List of aerial victories of David Endicott Putnam

David Endicott Putnam (1898–1918) was an American fighter ace during World War I. Although he lodged combat claims for at least 34 victories, he was credited with only 13 confirmed aerial victories while flying combat for both French and American units. While 16 unconfirmed victories are listed, data on the remainder of the unconfirmed combat claims are unavailable.[1][2]

The victory list

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Confirmed victories in this list are numbered and listed chronologically, rather than in order of confirmation.

No. Date Foe Location
1 19 January 1918 Enemy two-seater Nogent-l'Abbesse, France
2 27 January 1918 Albatros Vaudesincourt, France[note 1]
Unconfirmed 1 12 February 1918 C-type
Unconfirmed 2 14 March 1918 Albatros Nauroy, France
3 15 March 1918 Rumpler C-type
Unconfirmed 3 12 April 1918 Scout Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit, France
Unconfirmed 4 12 April 1918 Scout Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit, France
Unconfirmed 5 23 April 1918 Enemy aircraft
Unconfirmed 6 23 April 1918 Enemy aircraft
Unconfirmed 7 23 April 1918 Enemy aircraft
Unconfirmed 8 15 May 1918 Enemy aircraft Somme Py, France
4 1 June 1918 Two-seater reconnaissance aircraft Le Godat
5 2 June 1918 Albatros Reims, France[note 2]
6 2 June 1918 Albatros Reims, France
7 5 June 1918 Albatros D.V Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Unconfirmed 9 5 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Unconfirmed 10 5 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Unconfirmed 11 5 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Unconfirmed 12 5 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Unconfirmed 13 14 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Northeast of Reims, France[note 3]
Unconfirmed 14 14 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Northeast of Reims, France[note 4]
Unconfirmed 15 14 June 1918 Enemy aircraft Northeast of Reims, France[note 5]
8 15 June 1918 Two-seater reconnaissance aircraft La Neuvilette
9 15 June 1918 Observation balloon[note 6] Mersy
10 30 June 1918 Rumpler C-type Viéville-en-Haye, France
Unconfirmed 16 12 July 1918 C-type
11 15 August 1918 Fokker D.VII Flirey, France
12 22 August 1918 Rumpler C-type Raulecourt, France
13 12 September 1918 Fokker D.VII Limey, France[1][2]

Abbreviations from sources utilized were expanded by editor creating this list.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Victory shared with three French pilots.
  2. ^ Victory shared with French aircrew.
  3. ^ Victory shared with French pilot.
  4. ^ Victory shared with French pilot.
  5. ^ Victory shared with French pilot.
  6. ^ As crucial artillery direction posts, observation balloons were heavily defended by antiaircraft guns and patrolling fighters. (per Guttman, pp. 7-9)

Citations

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Bibliography

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  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W. (1992). Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
  • Jon Guttman. Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 . Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-84176-877-4, ISBN 978-1-84176-877-9