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Edgar Taylor
Born(1897-09-27)September 27, 1897
Central Falls, Rhode Island
DiedAugust 24, 1918(1918-08-24) (aged 20)
Near Cul de Sac Ferme, France
Buried
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Allegiance United States
Service / branchRoyal Air Force (United Kingdom)
UnitRoyal Air Force
Battles / wars World War I

Edgar Taylor (9 January 1897 – 24 August 1918) was an American pursuit pilot and a flying ace in World War I.[1]

He died near Cul de Sac Ferme France in combat on 24 August 1918[2]

Biography

Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Taylor went to Canada and joined the Royal Air Force in 1917. After pilot training near Toronto, he was deployed to France and was assigned to No. 79 Squadron, equipped with Dopwith F1 Dolphin fighters, joining the unit on 24 April 1918. After shooting down one enemy aircraft, he went on to destroy four enemy observation balloons in nine days, however was brought down by ground fire when attacking a balloon on 24 August.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Franks (1992) Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 , Grub Street the Basement; First edition (May 1992), ISBN 0948817542
  2. ^ theaerodrome.com Edgar Taylor
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