Croye Pithey
(1895-1920)
South African World War I flying ace
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Lieutenant Croye Rothes Pithey DFC* (19 August 1895 – 21 February 1920) was a South African World War I flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories. He was one of the war's handful of bomber pilots to become a balloon buster; he may have been the only pilot to do it twice. He was also celebrated for his feats of visual and photographic reconnaissance under hazardous circumstances.
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19 August 1895 Natal, South Africa
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| Died |
21 February 1920 (aged 24)
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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