James Tennant (RFC officer)
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James Tennant | |
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Born | Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | 27 February 1896
Died | 1966 South Western Surrey Age 70 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | No. 20 Squadron RFC |
Awards | Military Cross |
Relations | Wife: Kathleen Mary Buckton (married in 1928) |
Lieutenant James Tennant MC (born 27 February 1896, date of death unknown) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1]
Military service
Tennant worked in a bank in Newton Stewart, Scotland, before the war. In 1917 he was assigned to No. 20 Squadron as a gunner/observer flying the F.E.2d two-seater. He scored his first aerial victory on 9 June 1917, the same day the squadron lost Francis Cubbon and Frederick Thayre. Four days later, on 13 June, Tennant was teamed with fellow ex-bank clerk Harry Luchford;[2] Tennant would score six victories in a row with Luchford, beginning that day and ending on 17 August 1917.[1]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "James Tennant". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Guttman & Dempsey (2009), p. 83.
- Bibliography
- Guttman, Jon & Dempsey, Harry (2009). Pusher Aces of World War I. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-417-6.
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