Charles Woollven

Charles Henry Chapman Woollven
Born	28 June 1897 Folkestone, Kent, England
Died	7th January 1971
Allegiance	England
Service/branch	Infantry; aviation
Rank	Captain
Unit	Devon Regiment, No. 25 Squadron RFC
Awards	Military Cross

Captain Charles Henry Chapman Woollven (June 28, 1897 – January 7, 1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.^[1]

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.^[2]

Sources of information

1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/woollven.php
2. ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 390. 

References

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, 9780948817199.

Persondata
Name	Woolven, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 June 1897
Place of birth	Folkestone, Kent, England
Date of death	7 January 1971
Place of death

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