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SHOLTO DOUGLAS (JACK SORSOLEIL COMBAT REPORT)
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SHOLTO DOUGLAS (1893 - 1969) Marshall of the R.A.F. After serving as a squadron commander during the First World War, he became Director of Staff Duties and then Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at the Air Ministry. During World War II, he served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command and Air Officer Commanding in Chief of RAF Middle East Command where he advocated Operation Accolade, a planned British amphibious assault on Rhodes and the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea. Very rare World War I-date D.S. as Commanding Major of the 84 Squadron, 1p. large 4to., [France], Feb. 16, 1918, a 'Combats in the Air' report in which 2nd Lt. Jack V. Sorsoleil documents his second 'kill', an Albatross DV. JACK SORSOLEIL MC (1898-1956) was a Canadian member of the RFC who would accumulate 14 'kills' and would also serve during World War II. In part: '...we dived on a 2-seater (Rumpler) and fired a long burst into him. Lieut. McCudden finally drove this machine down. In the meantime five Albatross appeared above us. The leader dived and I turned quickly and succeeded in getting on his tail...firing both guns. Suddenly he burst into flames and went vertically down. The remainder of the Hun patrol dived but I managed to get away and contour chase over the lines and home...' Signed by Douglas at bottom as Major and Commander of 84 Squadron. Several file holes, lightly toned, else very good.
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SHOLTO DOUGLAS (JACK SORSOLEIL COMBAT REPORT)
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