Robert Kipp was credited with at least ten aerial victories.
17 Facts About Robert Kipp
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Robert Kipp eventually was sent to the United Kingdom in early 1943, and was posted to No 418 Squadron in November, flying the de Havilland Mosquito heavy fighter.
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Robert Kipp achieved the first of his aerial victories the following month, which began a successful six-month period of operations.
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Robert Kipp was discharged from the RCAF at the end of war but rejoined the service several months later.
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Robert Allan Kipp was born in the city of Kamloops in British Columbia, Canada, on 12 October 1919, the son of Walter and Clara Kipp.
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Robert Kipp was studying pharmacology at the time of his enlistment in the Royal Canadian Air Force in late June 1940.
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Robert Kipp spent several months at No 12 Advanced Flying School before proceeding to No 60 Operational Training Unit at High Ercall for familarisation on the de Havilland Mosquito heavy fighter.
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Robert Kipp's new unit was a Article XV squadron, formed under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and composed mostly of RCAF flying personnel.
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Two more Fw 190s were destroyed over the town of Saarburg, while Robert Kipp was flying back to the squadron's base in the United Kingdom.
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Robert Kipp is a skilful and tenacious pilot whose determination to complete his mission successfully has been most commendable.
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Success was achieved and by his careful planning and audacious tactics, Squadron Leader Robert Kipp played a prominent part in the results obtained.
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Robert Kipp has destroyed three enemy aircraft, two of them in one sortie at night.
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Early the following month, Robert Kipp was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
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Robert Kipp has completed very many sorties and his careful planning, tactical ability and iron determination have brought him much success.
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Robert Kipp ended the war credited with having shot down ten German aircraft, with an eleventh shared with another pilot, and one shared as probably destroyed.
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Robert Kipp is credited with damaging one aircraft and destroying seven aircraft on the ground.
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Robert Kipp was killed when it crashed into the ground.