Neil Smuts

Neil Ritz Smuts
Born	23 December 1898 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	Unknown
Allegiance	British Empire
Service/branch	Aviation
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 3 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Captain Neil Ritz Smuts (born 23 December 1898, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.^[1]

Smuts was credited with an Albatros D.V and four Fokker D.VIIs driven down out of control from 6 April 1918 until 4 October 1918.^[2]

Sources of information

^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/safrica/smuts.php Retrieved 9 February 2010.
^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 344.

References

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, 9780948817199.

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Name	Smuts, Neil
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Date of birth	23 December 1898
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
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