William Bond | |
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Birth name | William Arthur Bond |
Born | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | 27 June 1889
Died | 22 July 1917 Sallaumines, France | (aged 28)
Memorial | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Royal Flying Corps |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 40 Squadron RFC |
Awards | Military Cross with Bar |
Captain William Arthur Bond MC & Bar (27 June 1889 – 22 July 1917) was a First World War flying ace credited with five aerial victories. [1]
Bond was wounded [1] while serving in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] in the Dardanelles in 1916. [1] After transferring to the Royal Flying Corps, Bond was posted to fly Nieuport fighters in No. 40 Squadron in early 1917. He flew Nieuport No. B1545 to five victories in a month, beginning on 10 May and ending on 9 June 1917. [1] [2]
He was appointed flight commander in July. On the 22nd, he was killed in action over Sallaumines while flying Nieuport No. B1688. Cause of his death is disputed; he is said to have either fallen to the guns of a two-seater observation plane from FA 235, or to anti-aircraft fire. [2]
After his death, his wife Aimee (later Aimée Stuart) wrote An Airman's Wife about him. [3]
Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-85532-961-1, ISBN 978-1-85532-961-4.
An Airman's Wife: A True Story of Lovers Separated by War. Aimee McHardy. Grub Street, 2007. ISBN 1-904943-94-2, ISBN 978-1-904943-94-5. "Winged Warriors – Derbyshire Fighter Pilots in World War 1" Barry M Marsden Ryestone Publications 2003 ISBN 0-9509999-3-8.
William Bond | |
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Birth name | William Arthur Bond |
Born | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | 27 June 1889
Died | 22 July 1917 Sallaumines, France | (aged 28)
Memorial | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Royal Flying Corps |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 40 Squadron RFC |
Awards | Military Cross with Bar |
Captain William Arthur Bond MC & Bar (27 June 1889 – 22 July 1917) was a First World War flying ace credited with five aerial victories. [1]
Bond was wounded [1] while serving in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] in the Dardanelles in 1916. [1] After transferring to the Royal Flying Corps, Bond was posted to fly Nieuport fighters in No. 40 Squadron in early 1917. He flew Nieuport No. B1545 to five victories in a month, beginning on 10 May and ending on 9 June 1917. [1] [2]
He was appointed flight commander in July. On the 22nd, he was killed in action over Sallaumines while flying Nieuport No. B1688. Cause of his death is disputed; he is said to have either fallen to the guns of a two-seater observation plane from FA 235, or to anti-aircraft fire. [2]
After his death, his wife Aimee (later Aimée Stuart) wrote An Airman's Wife about him. [3]
Nieuport Aces of World War 1. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-85532-961-1, ISBN 978-1-85532-961-4.
An Airman's Wife: A True Story of Lovers Separated by War. Aimee McHardy. Grub Street, 2007. ISBN 1-904943-94-2, ISBN 978-1-904943-94-5. "Winged Warriors – Derbyshire Fighter Pilots in World War 1" Barry M Marsden Ryestone Publications 2003 ISBN 0-9509999-3-8.