Killed in Action
On 7 June, Thayre and Cubbon shot down and killed the 5-victory ace Leutnant Weissner of Jasta 18. On 9 June 1917, their F.E.2d aircraft, No. A6430, received a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire from K Flak Battery 60 near Warneton and both men were killed.
The nineteen victories they shared included five D.IIIs shot down in flames, eleven destroyed, an Albatros C reconnaissance two-seater set afire, and another destroyed. Another D.III was driven down out of control. To that, Thayre added his victory with Davidson—a Fokker E.III fighter destroyed.
Along with his gunner Cubbon, Thayre was posthumously awarded a Military Cross and a Bar in lieu of a second award on 18 July 1917.
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