William Mann Military person

Air Commodore William Edward George Mann CB, CBE, DFC (20 April 1899 – 4 May 1966) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and a flying ace of the First World War credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories. In later years, he specialized in signals and communications work, and was instrumental in developing mobile radars and signal units for the RAF in the Second World War.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 20, 1899
Birth place
Brentford
Date of deathMay 04, 1966

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award
Legion of Merit
Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of the British Empire
military operations
World War II
World War I
military commandRAF Ismailia
military unit
No. 6 Squadron RAF
No. 25 Squadron RAF
No. 208 Squadron RAF
service start1917
service end1945

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