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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).

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

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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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