Barker, William George
1894 - William George Barker was born 3rd of November in Dauphin, Manitoba.
1914 - Barker joined the Canadian Mounted Rifles.
1916 - William George Barker spent a year in the trenches before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in April.
1916 - He qualified as an observer and shot down his first enemy aircraft from the rear seat of a B.E.2d. Posted to England in November.
1917 - Baker soloed after 55 minutes of dual instruction and received a pilot's certificate.
- William George Barker was back in France flying an R.E.8 until wounded by anti-aircraft fire on 7th of August.
- In November 1917, his squadron was reassigned to Italy where Barker's Sopwith Camel became the single most successful fighter aircraft of the war.
1918 - Barker shot down 46 enemy aircraft before Camel #B6313 was retired from service and dismantled on 2nd of October.
- Barker joined 201 Squadron for ten days in France.
- He encountered sixty Fokker D.VIIs flying in stepped formation.
1930 - William George Barker died March 12, near Ottawa when he lost control of his Fairchild KR-21 biplane trainer during a demonstration flight.
Barker received the Victoria Cross (VC).
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