Walter Carl Simon
World War I flying ace
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| Intro | World War I flying ace | |
| A.K.A. | Walter Carl Simon | |
| A.K.A. | Walter Carl Simon | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Pilot Aviator Flying ace | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 14 September 1890, New Orleans | |
| Death | 16 May 1971Kingsport (aged 80 years) |
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Lieutenant Walter Carl Simon (1890–1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Biography
Flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter for the British, he and his observer scored five victories on the single day of 30 July 1918; he thus became the first American "ace in a day". When the war ended, he went to Lima, Peru, where he was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and became Vice-director of the Naval Flying School at Ancon, headed by Captain Juan Swayne Leguia, former RAF pilot in World War I and son of Augusto B. Leguia, president of Peru.
Sources of information
- The History of Peruvian Aviation