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John Quested (aviator)

John Bowley Quested
Born (1893-12-14)14 December 1893
Elham, Kent, England
Died 11 March 1948(1948-03-11) (aged 54)
Buried at St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service 1914–1920
Rank Major
Unit Army Service Corps
No. 11 Squadron RFC
No. 48 Squadron RFC
No. 40 Squadron RFC
Commands held No. 1 Aerial Gunnery Range
No. 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot
No. 79 Squadron RAF
Awards Military Cross
Croix de Guerre (France)

Major John Bowley Quested MC (14 December 1893 – 11 March 1948) was a British World War I flying ace from England. He was credited with eight aerial victories, the most notable of which was over Gustav Leffers.

Quested was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 11 November 1914. In April 1915, he began flying as an observer/gunner in 11 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 December 1915.

On 6 July 1916 he was appointed a flying officer, and transferred to the General List, to become a pilot of the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2bs of 11 Squadron. He scored his first aerial victory on 16 August 1916, driving a Roland C two-seater reconnaissance biplane down out of control over Fampoux. On 2 September, he repeated and doubled the feat, driving down two Rolands over Bapaume. On the 15th, he destroyed another enemy fighter aircraft in the same area, the same day as being appointed a flight commander with the rank of captain. A week later, on 22 September, he became an ace by shooting down and destroying an Aviatik C two-seater over Longeast Wood.

On 20 December 1916, Quested drove an Albatros D.I down out of control over Monchy-le-Preux, and a week later, on the 27th, he supposedly destroyed another over Wancourt, killing the pilot. However, his observer identified it as a Nieuport 16; it seems a captured French aircraft was being used against them. This seventh victim of Quested was German ace Gustav Leffers. In turn, about an hour later, Quested was forced down behind British lines by another German ace, Wilhelm Cymera.


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