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Dec 06, 1898 Saint Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec, Canada Died on 15 Aug 1983 (aged 84)
Canadian flying ace
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About Robert Kenneth Whitney
- Robert Kenneth Whitney DFC (6 December 1898 - 1983) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 5 victories.Whitney joined 60 Squadron on 21 February 1918; they were equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5as.
- He did not win until 7 July, when he set a DFW reconnaissance afire.
- He destroyed another on the 18th.
- On 8 August, he scored a double victory, destroying a Hannover reconnaissance plane (a shared win with John Doyle), and flaming another DFW, whose crew parachuted to safety.
- Whitney's last victory, tallied the following day, was the destruction of another Hannover; this was another triumph shared with Doyle.
