John Speaks
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Distinguished Flying Cross Citation
London Gazette Supplement, 8 February 1919
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World War I Aircraft Serial Numbers
Serial number of John Speaks' S.E.5a, which he flew while serving with 56 Squadron, RFC/RAF.
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Temporary 2nd Lieutenant, Royal...
London Gazette Supplement, 3 January 1918
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Transfer to the Unemployed List
London Gazette Supplement, 12 December 1919
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Distinguished Flying Cross Citation
8 October 1918 | France
Lt. (A./Capt.) John Speaks
A gallant and courageous officer. On 8th October he attacked, from a height of 100 feet, an enemy balloon on the ground, nine miles over the line, and set it on fire. Later, seeing a train, he descended to fifty feet and fired at it till it stopped. He then attacked and scattered horse transport, causing great confusion; and, before finishing his patrol, Lt. Speaks bombed a hostile town.
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