Charles Woollven
Charles Henry Chapman Woollven | |
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Born |
28 June 1897 Folkestone, Kent, England |
Died | 7 January 1971 |
Allegiance | England |
Service/branch | Infantry; aviation |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Devon Regiment, No. 25 Squadron RFC |
Awards | Military Cross |
Captain Charles Henry Chapman Woollven (28 June 1897 – 7 January 1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]
Woollven was seconded from the Devon Regiment to the Royal Flying Corps. On 19 June 1916, he joined 25 Squadron as a pilot assigned to a Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2. He scored his first victory on 8 August, driving down a Roland C.II out of control. He accumulated triumphs through 1 May 1917, when he destroyed an Albatros D.III for his fifth. Along the way, he became a flight leader in early 1917.[2]
Sources of information
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/woollven.php
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 390.
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, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.