Name: Louis Bennett Jr. Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Squadrons: 40 Victories: 12 Born: 22 September 1894 Place of Birth: Weston, West Virginia Died: 24 August 1918 Place of Death: Notes A student at Yale, Bennett went to Canada to join the Royal Flying Corps in October 1917.Like American Frank Luke, he was fond of shooting down balloons. During his brief but remarkable nine day career, Bennett flew 25 sorties against the Germans and shot down nine enemy balloons from an S.E.5a. On 24 August 1918, after destroying his last two balloons, his aircraft burst into flames when it was hit by ground fire. Upon crashing, he was captured and taken to an aid station where he died from his injuries. Bennett received no medals for his actions in combat. Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997