Lieutenant Alfred John Haines was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Haines flew a Sopwith Camel in Italy as part of 45 Squadron. He destroyed an Albatros D.V on 4 February 1918. On 7 June, he set two Albatros D.IIIs afire. He destroyed an Aviatik on 23 July; on the 29th, he destroyed two Austro-Hungarian Phönix D.Is. On 10 August 1918, he was flying at 10,000 feet and took a direct hit from antiaircraft cannon. His body fell into "No Mans Land". The Austro-Hungarians returned his body under flag of truce.
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| - Lieutenant Alfred John Haines was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Haines flew a Sopwith Camel in Italy as part of 45 Squadron. He destroyed an Albatros D.V on 4 February 1918. On 7 June, he set two Albatros D.IIIs afire. He destroyed an Aviatik on 23 July; on the 29th, he destroyed two Austro-Hungarian Phönix D.Is. On 10 August 1918, he was flying at 10,000 feet and took a direct hit from antiaircraft cannon. His body fell into "No Mans Land". The Austro-Hungarians returned his body under flag of truce.
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| - Vicinity of Asiago, Italy
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| - Evesham, Worcestershire, England
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| - Lieutenant Alfred John Haines was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Haines flew a Sopwith Camel in Italy as part of 45 Squadron. He destroyed an Albatros D.V on 4 February 1918. On 7 June, he set two Albatros D.IIIs afire. He destroyed an Aviatik on 23 July; on the 29th, he destroyed two Austro-Hungarian Phönix D.Is. On 10 August 1918, he was flying at 10,000 feet and took a direct hit from antiaircraft cannon. His body fell into "No Mans Land". The Austro-Hungarians returned his body under flag of truce.
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