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Major S.E. Adams 472 Pair: Major S.E. Adams, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (Major S.E. Adams. R.A.F.), minor official correction to BWM, good very fine (2) £240-280 Major Stanley Edward Adams born 1895; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery; attached Royal Flying Corps, October 1915; gaining his R.A.C. Aviators’ Certificate (no 2043), on a Maurice Farman Biplane, Castle Bromwich,15.11.1915; after training posted as a Pilot to 18 Squadron (Vickers F. B5’s, replaced in April by F.E. 2b’s), Auchel, France, March 1916; the squadron was mainly tasked with photo reconnaissance and artillery co-operation; on 29.5.1916, ‘When on Artillery Patrol over Petit Sains at 8.40am, and about 8,000ft up we saw a hostile machine coming towards us from Aix Noulette about 1,000ft above us. I [Second Lieutenant C.W. Arkle, Observer] immediately fired, in bursts, and he altered his course. By this time he was above us right over head. We turned and my pilot “stalled” the machine repeatedly so that I was able to fire at him. After turning round several times he went off over Cite Calonne and Lens. We followed until my drum was finished. Up to the time he went he was firing at us, but did not hit the machine’, Adams and Arkle were in action again later the same day, ‘At 9.10am while on Artillery Patrol, and about 8,000ft up, over Souchez we saw a machine (hostile) coming over the line. We immediately turned towards him. He was about 7,000ft and I fired a burst. He then turned and went back at 9.15am. He again tried to come over the lines. We immediately dived and I fired in bursts until we were 200 yards off. He turned and I fired the rest of my drum into him. The tracer bullets were orders, deCoratioNs, CampaigN medaLs aNd miLitaria WWW.spiNK.Com not very good on this occasion but the few I saw appeared to be going into the machine which dived and went in a direction towards Fresnoy. We were unable to follow as there were several other hostile machines above us; and we had only one gun on the machine; and only one mounting’; whilst on an Artillery Patrol with Lieutenant M.D.G. Scott as his Observer, 22.6.1916, ‘We went up on H.A. duty at 2pm and saw 13 hostile machines over Magnicourt from 7,000ft to 10,000. I [Scott] immediately opened fire on the leading machine when he was immediately above us. I had only fired off about 10 shots when the hostile machine had passed. The hostile machines were followed by one F.E. & 3 De Havilland Scouts. The next machine I fired at was the last while my pilot fired at the one next to it. After firing about a drum and a half my gun mounting broke off, my gun fell to the bottom of the nacelle, loosened the deflector bag & jammed a round in the bolt guide. My pilot kept on firing. While firing at the last machine I saw him turn round twice & then put his nose down & go straight for their lines. By this time all the hostile machines were over their own lines & all our ammunition had been fired off - seven and half drums in all’ (Combat Report refers); posted to 27 Squadron (Elephants), Fienvillers, France, August 1916; he flew bombing operations with the squadron throughout August- September; after a period of service with Headquarters, Adams was posted to 28 (Training) Squadron, April 1917; he was serving as Lieutenant (Temporary Major) in the Middle East when he contracted Malaria, July 1918; he was invalided to the UK in September and was in and out of service until passed permanently medically unfit, November 1919; during that time he was serving at 4 T.D.S., Cheshire, 21.3.1919, when he was involved in a flying accident, ‘taking off from a forced landing, the pilot was unable to clear some high trees and struck some with his wing tip’; Adams was admitted to Altrincham General Hospital with serious injuries; discharged November 1919. 473 Pair: Lieutenant J.L. Brewster, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, A Camel Pilot Who Was Shot Down and Killed, 21.5.1918 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J.L. Brewster. R.A.F.), VM officially renamed, good very fine (2) £160-200 Lieutenant Joseph Lamonby Brewster, born 1897; a native of Hampshire he was employed as an engineer prior to the Great War; joined the Royal Flying Corps as a Cadet, July 1917; commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant (On Probation), 8.11.1917; after training posted as a Pilot to 73 (Fighter) Squadron (Camels), Beavois, France, 1.5.1918; the squadron mainly flew fighter patrols and bomber escort, and on 21.5.1918 flying Sopwith Camel D6604 Brewster was last seen east of Armentieres under control; he was reported missing and later as killed in action, ‘Captain Hubbard and Lieutenant Graham each shot down an EA but Drew-Brook and JL Brewster were also brought down, the former being reported a prisoner. They appeared to be the victims of Leutnant Lehman and Leutnant Biebig, both of Jasta 5’; Brewster has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN Lieutenant H.A.A. Brosse Flight Lieutenant D.P. Capper 474 Pair: Lieutenant H.A.A. Brosse, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H.A.A. Brosse. R.A.F.), good very fine (2) £100-140 Lieutenant Hugh Alfred Arvid Brosse, born 1894, a native of Muswell Hill, London; prior to the war was employed as an Airship Designer by John Wulffing, 1913-1914; served ‘in German E. Africa 13 months’ (service papers refer), prior to joining the Royal Naval Air Service, 7.10.1917; gained R.A.C. Aviators’ Certificate in a B.E. 2c Biplane at R.N.A.S. Cranwell, 15.3.1918; posted as a Pilot to 273 Squadron (D.H. 9’s), R.N.A.S. Yarmouth, August 1918; the squadron was tasked with coastal reconnaissance and on 16.9.1918, when flying with Second Lieutenant Fenn as his Observer, ‘While on the Yellow Patrol with 2 Yarmouth Boats and 1 Yarmouth B.H.P. D.H.9 at approximately 11.45. I sighted 5 Hostile Seaplanes in formation at about 500 feet flying towards the Coast about 2-3 miles north of Shipwash Light Vessel; another Hostile Seaplane was afterwards sighted flying behind the others. I was flying at 4,000 feet. I waited some minutes for the other D.H. 9 to dive with me meanwhile I endeavoured to get my gun in action but found that owing to an oil leak in the C.C. Gear it was only possible to fire one round for every stroke of the hand pump. As the other D.H. 9 did not show any signs of coming down but remained with the boats I went down to 1,000 feet alone meanwhile manoeuvring for position behind the Hostile Aircraft and withholding our fire until within effective range. As I was descending the Hostile Aircraft altered their course to due south right into the sun slowly drew away from me out of sight despite my speed being 90 miles per hour... After landing at the Base we found 5 bullet holes in our fuselage’; after the war he was employed as Director and Works Manager, A Behn (London) Ltd. Wireless Manufacturers and served in the Reserve of Air Force Officers until 12.8.1932. 245 475 Pair: Flight Lieutenant D.P. Capper, Royal Naval Air Service & Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D.P. Capper. R.A.F.), very fine, with a related prize medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1915), the reverse engraved ‘H.M.S. Indus B.A.A.S. 2nd Tug of War 1916’ (2) £100-140 Flight Lieutenant Douglas Parode Capper, born Sydney, Australia, 1898; son of Lieutenant-Commander Capper, R.N.; initially enlisted in the Royal Navy as Boy Artificer, 1914; served at H.M.S. Indus (Training Establishment, Devonport); transferred as Probationary Flight Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service, 25.7.1916; gained RAC Aviators’ Certificate (no. 4129), flying a Maurice Farman Biplane, R.N.A.S. Cranwell, 23.12.1916; after training at RNAS Eastchurch, he was posted as an Observer to 202 Squadron (D.H. 4’s), Bergues, Dunkirk, June 1918; the squadron was tasked with bombing and reconnaissance missions over Belgium; and on 27.6.1918, when flying an escort operation with Lieutenant Moffett, ‘Encountered 5 Phaltz machines over Ostend. Fired several bursts at two machines which separated from formation and attempted to cut our machine off’ (Squadron Record Book, refers); on 21.8.1919, when flying an escort operation with Lieutenant Ringrose, ‘Observed 4 E.A. N. of Zeebrugge. Enemy Monoplane dived on machine when 8 miles N. of Zeebrugge, and closed to within 70 yards of tail, during which time Observer fired 50 rounds. E.A. then turned away and dived towards land. E.A. Monoplane dived very fast and appeared to have more speed than D.H. 4 on the level’; two days later whilst flying with Moffett, ‘On return journey when off Zeebrugge, observed 2 E.A. Monoplanes about 1,500 feet below and a long way astern of machine. E.A. gave chase, one shortly giving up, the second catching up with machine, being on same level and 150 yards astern, when Observer opened fire. At 80 yards tracers appeared to enter his fuselage and he turned sharply and dived away. E.A.’s shooting was erratic. The fuselage of the machine was of dull brown colour, tail painted white with plain black cross on rudder’; continued to serve with the squadron until March 1919; briefly posted to 110 Squadron before being discharged, October 1919.
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