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Edward Mannock



Major Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock, VC, DSO and 2 bars, MC and bar (24 May, 1887–26 July, 1918) was a British First World War flying ace and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross. Mannock was a ruthless pilot who is regarded as one of the finest patrol leaders and mentors of novice pilots of the war, though he is not as well known as others like Manfred von Richthofen or Albert Ball.



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