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James Green (RFC airman)

British World War I flying ace (1897–1917)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ6134909 ↗
Source-derived summary

Sergeant James Hubert Ronald Green (7 February 1897 – 15 December 1917) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

Early life

Green was born on 7 February 1897 in Buckland, Berkshire, the son of Walter and Annie Louisa Green; his father was a groom.

Death

Green was killed in a flying accident near Norwich on 15 December 1917. He was buried at Abingdon, Berkshire.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “James Green (RFC airman)” as british World War I flying ace (1897–1917). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful synthesis for locating the documentary relationships between formal authority, participants and affected communities. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1897, 1917—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1897-02-07. The account is most persuasive where James, Green and airman can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the history & society register because the source frames it as british World War I flying ace (1897–1917). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6134909. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1897 and 1917.

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This entry incorporates text from “James Green (RFC airman)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.