Captain Frederic Hope Laurence was a World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 flying ace

Flying ace

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

 credited with five aerial victories.

Laurence was a flight commander with 70 Squadron when he began his victory list. He was flying a newly arrived Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel

The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...

 when he drove down a German two-seater on 28 July 1917 in a victory shared with his flight. Then, he drove down four Albatros D.V

Albatros D.V

|-See also:-Bibliography:*Bennett, Leon. Gunning for the Red Baron. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. ISBN 1-58544-507-X....

s during October; his last win was shared with Frank Hobson

Frank Hobson

Captain Frank Harold Hobson was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.Hobson was born in West Bridgford, Nottingham on 8 October 1894. He originally served in the Royal Engineers, but transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. In September 1917, he scored his first victory while...

 and four other pilots.

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