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Beauchamp-Proctor, Andrew Frederick Weatherby
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1894-1921
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A WW1 flying ace, Beauchamp-Proctor's victory total was 54; two (and one shared) captured enemy aircraft, 13 (and three shared) balloons destroyed, 15 (and one shared) aircraft destroyed, and 15 (and one shared) aircraft 'out of control'.[1] His 16 balloons downed made him the leading British Empire balloon buster. On 2 November, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, followed by the Victoria Cross on 30 November. He died in a flying acceident in 1921
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BC1414