Perfil de persona

Wood, Melville Cornelius

1890–1917

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Servicio militar

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS.

He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS.

He was apppointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS.

He served in HMS Empress as a seaplane pilot.

Aeronaves pilotadas

Service Aircraft Flown: Short 184 Seaplane

Anécdotas

Hoisted out into the water from HMS Empress for attack on Adana, Turkey, his Short 184 Seaplane was overweight and unable to climb.

He landed to off load but a bomb exploded blowing his machine to pieces

Referencias

  • Hiorth, D. (1995)
  • Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd)
  • MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)

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