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    Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC & Bar (24 May 1887 – 26 July 1918) was a British-Irish flying ace who served in the Royal Flying...
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  • 1940/1), Irish Gaelic footballer and father of professional golfer Paul Mick Mannock (1887–1918), British First World War fighter ace Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)...
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    to Boelcke's Dicta. Similar to the Dicta Boelcke was Mick Mannock's Rules of Combat: Mannock's fifteen rules on air combat Pilots must dive to attack...
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    usual precautions. One of the leading British air aces, Major Edward "Mick" Mannock, was killed by ground fire on 26 July 1918 while crossing the lines...
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    the future ace and 56 Squadron colleague Geoffrey Hilton Bowman and Mick Mannock. Soon afterwards, while teaching a student in an Airco DH.1, the aircraft...
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  • the Victoria Cross Ambrose Madden – recipient of the Victoria Cross Mick Mannock – recipient of the Victoria Cross James Murray – recipient of the Victoria...
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    Paddy Kelly, All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer[citation needed] Mick Mannock, recipient of the Victoria Cross has connections to Ballincollig John...
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    Inc. Kitty Mannock, a fictional character created by novelist Clive Cussler Mannock Baronets, a Baronetage of England title Mick Mannock (1887 – 1918)...
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    aggressive 'Tiger'-like spirit. With many aces amongst its ranks (such as Mick Mannock, Taffy Jones and Sydney Carlin), No. 74 (F) Squadron managed 225 victories...
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    (Mannock) Squadron which is the only squadron in the corps to not be named after a geographical location, but after a person, Edward Corringham "Mick"...
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    the history of aerial warfare, as Oswald Boelcke, Roderic Dallas, and Mick Mannock all derived the basic tactics of successful air-to-air combat from their...
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    known as The Red Baron—as well as British aces such as Albert Ball, Mick Mannock and Billy Bishop, who were all Victoria Cross recipients. Hostilities...
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    SPAD S.XIII Notable S.E.5 pilots Albert Ball, VC, DSO and two bars, MC Mick Mannock, VC, DSO & two Bars, MC & Bar James McCudden, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar...
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    pilots such as James McCudden and Mick Mannock emphasised mutual support and the advantages of attacking from height. Mannock expressed this in a list of aerial...
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  • July – Arthur Whitten Brown, English aviator (died 1948) 1887 24 May – Mick Mannock, British fighter ace (died 1918 in action) 22 September – Maurice Prévost...
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    V.C. and Albert Ball, V.C. who often hunted alone in his Nieuport. Mick Mannock V.C. flew Nieuports early in his career with 40 Squadron. His VC award...
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    them down. Robertson, pp. 100—103. Belich 2001. Payne, David. "Major 'Mick' Mannock, VC: Top Scoring British Flying Ace in the Great War." Archived 2017-06-21...
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    gallantry. These were Mick Mannock and James McCudden and, like Barker, both were "scout pilots" in the First World War. Barker, Mannock, and McCudden each...
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  • Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1979) 1887 – Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918) 1891 – William...
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    inaccurate portrayal of Bishop. There is some dispute about whether Bishop or Mick Mannock had the highest score of any British Empire First World War fighter ace...
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    Laventie CWGC cemetery. It has also been suggested that fighter ace Mick Mannock is buried in the same cemetery, as an unidentified British airman. Nelson...
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    luncheon that day for his friend "Noisy" Lewis; their mutual friend "Mick" Mannock pulled McElroy aside to warn him about the hazards of following a German...
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  • Hazel Ying Lee Lydia Litvyak Lee Lue Frank Luke Mike Mangold Edward "Mick" Mannock Charles McGee Karina Miranda Billy Mitchell Jorge Newbery O Edward O'Hare...
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  • victories during World War I. This list is complete. Billy Bishop Edward "Mick" Mannock Raymond Collishaw James McCudden Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor Donald MacLaren...
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    Mannock, Edward; Oughton, Frederick (1966). The Personal Diary of Major Edward 'Mick' Mannock. Neville Spearman. p. 119. Smith, Adrian (2001). Mick Mannock...
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    MC, DFC. Ernst Udet  German Empire Luftstreitkräfte 62 PLM, HOH, IC Mick Mannock†  United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force 61 Top British ace...
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  • One bomb strikes the submarine, but is a dud. July 26 – Major Edward "Mick" Mannock, the United Kingdom's highest-scoring ace of the war, is shot down by...
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    was flying ace Mick Mannock, and Caldwell thought highly of his tactical skills when engaging opposing aircraft. He also criticised Mannock; after the Briton...
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    September 2011 Ira Jones, King of Air Fighters: The Biography of Major "Mick" Mannock, VC, DSO, MC, Casemate Publishers, 2009, ISBN 1-932033-99-8, ISBN 978-1-932033-99-1...
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  • formed a friendship with one of the flight commanders, Captain Edward "Mick" Mannock, and it was with this Squadron that he earned his decorations for bravery...
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