Talk:William Stanley Jenkins

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Where is the source for "William Stanley Jenkins scored his first two confirmed aerial victories while still admitted to a hospital"? I don't even see this mentioned in the article. — RockMFR 21:36, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

"...he moved on to 210 Squadron on either 15 or 19 May 1918; being admitted to a hospital may have confused the record."

"Jenkins used his Sopwith Camel to destroy a German Albatros D.V fighter on 27 May 1918. On 6 June, he teamed with fellow Canadian John Gerald Manuel to destroy an enemy reconnaissance two-seater plane over Doulieu. It appears that while Jenkins was still technically convalescent, he was not too ill to fight."

"He returned to duty on 2 August 1918."

This is admittedly not a model of clarity in the original, and I will tinker with it.

Georgejdorner (talk) 17:21, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Changes made.

Georgejdorner (talk) 22:16, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Wrong William Stanley Jenkins
This article has mixed data concerning the Canadian WW1 flying ace and my father also called William Stanley Jenkins who was born in Liss, Hampshire, England in 1908 and was killed when the Bell Airacobra he was testing at Boscombe Down crashed on 11th February 1942. The References 11-16 all relate to my father's service career and not to his namesake to whom the article really refers. (Longerfellow (talk) 17:46, 28 August 2011 (UTC))

I checked references 11-17. The tipoff to the researching editor should have been the lack of mention of the Canadian's DFC in The London Gazette; they are meticulous in rendering military honors in print.

I excised the original text and am preserving it below, in case someone else is searching for the British William Stanley Jenkins.

"Details of his subsequent career and promotions are unavailable until he was promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer on 10 April 1934. On 10 October 1936, he was again promoted, from Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant. On 1 April 1939, he was promoted to Squadron Leader and on 11 March 1941, he was promoted from Squadron Leader to Wing Commander.

"Jenkins was killed while working as a test pilot in the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A & AEE) on February 11, 1942. He was flying Bell Airacobra I number AH573 from Boscome Down, Wiltshire, when his engine failed and the plane spun into the airfield.  Jenkins was killed in the crash. "

What a freak of chance that two gallant men share this name...and I am reluctant to dim either one's luster.

Georgejdorner (talk) 17:05, 29 August 2011 (UTC)