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Joseph Callahan [Ireland]

Name:Joseph Creuss Callaghan
Country:Ireland
Rank:Major
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:18, 87
Victories:5
Born:1893
Place of Birth:
Died:2 July 1918Killed In Action
Place of Death:
Military Cross (MC)Joseph Callaghan

Notes
Callaghan transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and scored his first victory with an F.E.2b the following year. In January 1917, he became an aerial gunnery instructor at Turnberry where his aerial stunts earned him the nickname "Mad Major." In April 1918, he returned to combat as a Sopwith Dolphin pilot and commanding officer of 87 Squadron. By the end of June, he'd scored four more victories to become an ace. On 2 July 1918, Callaghan single-handedly attacked a group of as many as 25 German fighters. He was killed when his Dolphin was shot down in flames by Franz Büchner of Jasta 13.

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