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Captain Michael Edward Gonne was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He was living in Ringwood, Hampshire when he enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers. In May 1917, when he had reached the rank of captain, he was sent to the Royal Flying Corps. He was assigned to 54 Squadron, and flew Sopwith Pup no. A6215 to victory on 25 September and 18 October 1917, destroying Albatros D.IIIs on both occasions. He upgraded to a Sopwith Camel for his last three wins in January 1918. His final tally was three enemy airplanes destroyed, two driven down out of control.

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  • Michael Gonne
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  • Captain Michael Edward Gonne was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He was living in Ringwood, Hampshire when he enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers. In May 1917, when he had reached the rank of captain, he was sent to the Royal Flying Corps. He was assigned to 54 Squadron, and flew Sopwith Pup no. A6215 to victory on 25 September and 18 October 1917, destroying Albatros D.IIIs on both occasions. He upgraded to a Sopwith Camel for his last three wins in January 1918. His final tally was three enemy airplanes destroyed, two driven down out of control.
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  • 3(xsd:integer)
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Birth Date
  • 1899(xsd:integer)
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  • Infantry, then flying service
death place
  • MIA in vicinity of Brie, France
Name
  • Michael Edward Gonne
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  • Heath Cemetery
Awards
death date
  • 1918-08-08(xsd:date)
Rank
  • Captain
placeofburial
  • Harbonnières, France
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  • Captain Michael Edward Gonne was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He was living in Ringwood, Hampshire when he enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers. In May 1917, when he had reached the rank of captain, he was sent to the Royal Flying Corps. He was assigned to 54 Squadron, and flew Sopwith Pup no. A6215 to victory on 25 September and 18 October 1917, destroying Albatros D.IIIs on both occasions. He upgraded to a Sopwith Camel for his last three wins in January 1918. His final tally was three enemy airplanes destroyed, two driven down out of control. Gonne went missing on 8 August 1918; he was last seen near Brie at 1315 hours. Although the cause of his death is unknown, he is buried in Heath Cemetery in Harbonnières, France.
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