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George McElroy [Ireland]

Name:George Edward Henry "McIrish" McElroy
Country:Ireland
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:24, 40
Victories:47
Born:14 May 1893
Place of Birth:Donnybrook
Died:31 July 1918Killed In Action
Place of Death:Laventie
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Bar
Military Cross (MC) and 2 Bars
George McElroy

Notes
Before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps, McElroy spent time in the trenches until he was badly wounded in a gas attack. He was Ireland's highest scoring ace and Edward Mannock's star pupil. Five days after Mannock was killed in combat, McElroy's S.E.5a was shot down over Laventie by antiaircraft fire. The Royal Air Force lost two of its finest pilots in less than one week.

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