Frederick Rutland

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Frederick Rutland was a British naval aviator and World War I flying ace renowned for his reconnaissance work at the Battle of Jutland and later controversial activities as a spy.

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Frederick Joseph Rutland 1

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instanceOf World War I flying ace
human
military aviator
spy
activity provided intelligence on British and American naval aviation to Japan
allegiance Japan
United Kingdom
awardReceived Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Order
causeOfDeath suicide
conflict World War I
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1886-10-21
dateOfDeath 1949-01-28
detainedBy United States government
detentionReason suspected espionage for Japan during World War II
employer Douglas Aircraft Company
Imperial Japanese Navy
Mitsubishi
Royal Navy
familyName Rutland
givenName Frederick
hasHonorificPrefix Lieutenant
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath suicide by gas
militaryBranch Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Navy
militaryRank lieutenant
name Frederick Rutland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick Joseph Rutland
nickname Rutland of Jutland
notableFor aerial reconnaissance during the Battle of Jutland
espionage activities for Japan in the interwar period
notableWork reconnaissance at the Battle of Jutland
occupation businessperson
intelligence agent
naval aviator
test pilot
participantIn Battle of Jutland
placeOfBirth Brixham
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
residence Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Honolulu

Los Angeles
serviceNumber Royal Navy officer
sexOrGender male

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Frederick Rutland name Frederick Rutland self-linksurface differs
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Royal Naval Air Service notablePersonnel Frederick Rutland