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| rdfs:comment | - Captain Guy Patrick Spence Reid was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Reid transferred from infantry duty to the Royal Flying Corps; he was posted to 20 Squadron in early 1916. He racked up five wins beginning 7 February, when he won the first clash between Fokker Eindekkers and the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b by driving off the German plane with a smoking engine. He received the Military Cross on 26 February 1916. By 6 September 1916, he had run his score to five. He was the second earliest of the 44 aces that would serve in 20 Squadron during the war.
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| Birth Place | - Puerto Cruz, Teneriffe, Canary Islands
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| placeofburial | - Newport Cemetery, Lincolnshire
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| abstract | - Captain Guy Patrick Spence Reid was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Reid transferred from infantry duty to the Royal Flying Corps; he was posted to 20 Squadron in early 1916. He racked up five wins beginning 7 February, when he won the first clash between Fokker Eindekkers and the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b by driving off the German plane with a smoking engine. He received the Military Cross on 26 February 1916. By 6 September 1916, he had run his score to five. He was the second earliest of the 44 aces that would serve in 20 Squadron during the war.
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