1. Samuel Kinkead went on to serve in southern Russia and the Middle East postwar.
18 Facts About Samuel Kinkead
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Samuel Kinkead was the second son, with an elder brother named Thompson Calder Kinkead, born circa 1893.
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Samuel Kinkead joined the Royal Naval Air Service in September 1915.
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Samuel Kinkead took pilot training at Eastbourne in South Africa.
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Samuel Kinkead earned his wings by the end of 1915.
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Samuel Kinkead served in 2 Wing RNAS during the Gallipoli Campaign.
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Samuel Kinkead scored on 28 August 1916 while flying a Nieuport, and was credited with a third victory while flying a Nieuport.
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Samuel Kinkead fell ill with a serious case of malaria and was shipped home to convalesce.
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Samuel Kinkead was assigned to 1 Naval Squadron to fly Nieuports on the Western Front.
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Samuel Kinkead had become the leading ace out of the 18 in his squadron, now renumbered 201 Squadron when it was folded into the newly formed Royal Air Force.
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Out of the victories whose details are recorded, Samuel Kinkead claimed 23 enemy planes 'out of control' including three shared.
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Samuel Kinkead destroyed five, and shared in the destruction of two others.
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Samuel Kinkead volunteered to serve with No 47 Squadron RAF after war's end, when they were sent into Russia to intercede in the Russian Civil War.
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Samuel Kinkead served as B Flight Commander under Raymond Collishaw.
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Samuel Kinkead shot down three Russian fighters during this campaign: on 30 September 1919, at Chernyi Yar; on 7 October, at Dubovka; and on 18 October at Peskovatka.
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Samuel Kinkead was a member of the British 1927 Schneider Trophy team, retiring in the Gloster IV after five laps.
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Samuel Kinkead ruled out mechanical failure of the aircraft because they were too well maintained but said Kinkead was killed by a combination of factors including recovering from a bout of malaria that would have him feeling 'a bit below par.
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Samuel Kinkead is an exceptionally good pilot, and a clever and plucky fighter, and has performed very fine work, both on offensive patrols and on low flying missions.