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B6299, FL Norman M. MacGregor, No. 10 Sqn RNAS, Téteghem, France, November 1917
Norman Miers MacGregor entered the RNAS on
February 1916 and was assigned to HMS President. He was assigned to No. 6 Squadron in 1917
and scored four kills there. After that he moved
to the No. 10 Squadron. His first victory with this
unit was also the most significant of all of his kills,
as he shot down the first Fokker Dr.I of the Great
War on September 15, with German ace Kurt Wolff,
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victor in 33 combats and commander of the Jasta
11 at controls. MacGregor added two more victories, both when flying this Camel. He accrued 325
operational flight hours during the war and was
transferred to RAF´s unemployed list on January
10, 1919, at the rank of captain. He was later reactivated as a flight lieutenant on April 10, 1921, serving
until June 5. His Camel B6299 sported the colours
of the B Flight of the No. 10 (Naval) Sqn, i.e., white and red stripes on the nose of the aircraft and
distinctive letter B on both sides of the fuselage.
Later the aircraft served briefly with No. 9 (Naval)
Sqn, before being transferred to the training depot
at Chingford.
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