Frank Newbury

ONEALM · 19 December 2004, 08:22 AM

Greetings -

Another New Jersey boy question. Frank J. Newbury, Jr., Princeton University '17, Trenton, NJ native and observer with the 96th Aero was credited with 2 victories according the Air Service circular published 9 Feb 1920.

Does anyone have the date or other particulars for these? I do not have a 96th Aero history at hand.....

Thanks in advance - and happy holidays,
Mike

Graeme · 19 December 2004, 01:10 PM

Mike

I have the first victory as a Fokker DVII destroyed 10:15 Clery-le-Grand on 26 September 1918; the only details I have for the second is the date, 4 October.

Graeme

Frank_Olynyk · 19 December 2004, 02:28 PM

Mike,
From my US WW1 Victory List, on Sept 26, 1918 Newbury was the observer in Breguet 14B2 #20, one of 6 aircraft credited with an u/i a/c (Fokker?) OOC, at 1015 in the region of Cunel, at 4200 meters. The official confirmation is in 1st Army GO 28 paragraph 4, where it is credited as a Squadron victory (I don't remember if the crews were named in the GO). Newbury's pilot was 1Lt Belmont F Beverly. Do you middle names for either of them?

The second claim, on Oct 4, at 1635, was a Pfalz, dark gray fuselage, b&w stripes at region of Landres-St Georges, crashed, at 2000 meters. In this case there were "only" three aircraft involved; in this case Beverly and Newbury were in #21. Credit is in GO 17 paragraph 20, again as a Squadron victory.

Frank.

ONEALM · 20 December 2004, 06:07 AM

Frank & Graeme -

Thanks for the assist - i't exactly what I was looking for.

Frank -
Newbury's middle name is John and he was a Jr. If you need any more on him I have a fair amount. Beverley's middle name I don't have to hand, but when I run into it, I'll send it along.

Thanks again Gentlemen - and happy holidays !
Mike