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  • Charles Woollven
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  • Captain Charles Henry Chapman Woollven (28 June 1897 – 7 January 1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Woollven was seconded from the Devon Regiment to the Royal Flying Corps. On 19 June 1916, he joined 25 Squadron as a pilot assigned to a Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2. He scored his first victory on 8 August, driving down a Roland C.II out of control. He accumulated triumphs through 1 May 1917, when he destroyed an Albatros D.III for his fifth. Along the way, he became a flight leader in early 1917.
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Birth Date
  • 1897-06-28
Branch
  • Infantry; aviation
Name
  • Charles Henry Chapman Woollven
Birth Place
  • Folkestone, Kent, England
Awards
death date
  • 1971-01-07
Rank
  • Captain
Allegiance
  • England
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  • Captain Charles Henry Chapman Woollven (28 June 1897 – 7 January 1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Woollven was seconded from the Devon Regiment to the Royal Flying Corps. On 19 June 1916, he joined 25 Squadron as a pilot assigned to a Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2. He scored his first victory on 8 August, driving down a Roland C.II out of control. He accumulated triumphs through 1 May 1917, when he destroyed an Albatros D.III for his fifth. Along the way, he became a flight leader in early 1917.