Edward Corringham Mannock
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British military officer
First World War flying ace
Royal Air Force officer
Royal Flying Corps officer
human
Edward Corringham Mannock was a renowned British First World War flying ace and squadron leader, credited with a high number of aerial victories and remembered as one of the most effective and respected pilots of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Corringham Mannock canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British military officer
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First World War flying ace ⓘ Royal Air Force officer ⓘ Royal Flying Corps officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Distinguished Service Order with two Bars NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ Military Cross with Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | air combat ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Commonwealth War Graves Commission records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1918-07-26 ⓘ |
| employer | General Post Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Corringham Mannock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorial | Arras Flying Services Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
No. 40 Squadron RFC
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No. 74 Squadron RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Mick Mannock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the highest-scoring British aces of World War I
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developing air combat tactics ⓘ leadership as a squadron commander ⓘ |
| occupation |
fighter pilot
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military aviator ⓘ squadron leader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brighton
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England ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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near Lestrem ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | socialist ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Canterbury
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Wellingborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfVictories | over 60 aerial victories ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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