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William John Gillespie

William John Gillespie

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Lieutenant William John Gillespie was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]

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Gillespie was a student at Daysland, Alberta before joining the military. He was posted to 41 Squadron on 11 December 1917. He scored five victories between 25 March and 7 July 1918; all of them were of the "driven down out of control" type. On 18 August 1918, he was hospitalized with influenza and sat out the duration of the war.[2][3] Gillespie returned to Canada and died in Edmonton in 1967.

References

  1. [1]
    "William John Gillespie". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. [2]
    Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 167.
  3. [3]
    "William John Gillespie". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 6 February 2010.

Sources

  • 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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