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3 unusual facts about Henry Botterell


Henry Botterell

Prior to his war service Botterell worked as a clerk at the Bank of North America (now the Bank of Montreal).

He was returning from dropping four bombs on the railway station at Vitry when he saw the balloon.

On May 16, 1917, Botterell became a Probationary Flight Officer with the RNAS, where he was given the nickname "Nap" because of his supposed resemblance to Napoleon.



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