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Collett, Charles Herbert Distinguished Service Order (Flight Commander)
Killed in Flying Accident 1915-August-09
Birth Date: unkown date (age 27)
Born: Calcutta, West Bengal, India
James Francis Herbert Collet & Teresa Pilley
Home: Woodleigh, Southampton, England
Decorations: Distinguished Service Order, MiD x 2
Service
RAF
RAF
Unit
3 (GR) Wing- Wing (RNAS)
3 (GR) Wing- Wing (RNAS)
Base
Eastern Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
Rank
Fltight Commander
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Position
pilot
pilot
Service Numbers
37779
37779
1913-10-21: RAeC cert.#666 from CFS Upavon.
1914-09-22: Flt. Lt Collet flew 200 miles to Dusseldorf and bombed the Zeppelin shed there. Despite being hit, he returned safely. For this act he received the Distinguished Service Order
1915-08-19: Collett died of injuries from an air crash at Imbros, Turkey.
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