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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning abstract "Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC (17 July 1892 – 7 August 1917), of the British Royal Naval Air Service, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship.Dunning was born in South Africa on 17 July 1892 the second child of Sir Edwin Harris Dunning of Jacques Hall, Bradfield, Essex, he was educated at Royal Naval Colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth.Dunning landed his Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney on 2 August 1917. He was killed five days later, during his second landing attempt of the day, when an updraft caught his port wing, throwing his plane overboard. Knocked unconscious, he drowned in the cockpit.He is buried at St Lawrence's Church, Bradfield, beside his mother. A plaque in the church states "The Admiralty wish you to know what great service he performed for the Navy. It was in fact a demonstration of landing an Aeroplane on the deck of a Man-of-War whilst the latter was under way. This had never been done before;and the data obtained was of the utmost value. It will make Aeroplanes indispensable to a fleet;& possibly, revolutionise Naval Warfare. The risk taken by Squadron Commander Dunning needed much courage. He had already made two successful landings;but expressed a wish to land again himself, before other Pilots did so;and in this last run he was killed. My Lords desire to place on record their sense of the loss to the Naval Service of this gallant Officer."In memory of Dunning, the Dunning Cup or Dunning Memorial Cup is given annually to the officer who is considered to have done most to further aviation in connection with the Fleet for the year in question. In the 1950s and 1960s it was awarded to Royal Air Force squadrons which achieve the highest standard on courses at the Joint Anti-Submarine School.".
- Edwin_Harris_Dunning award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning birthDate "1892-07-17".
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning deathYear "1917".
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dunning Memorial Cup".
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning wikiPageWikiLinkText "Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning".
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning awards Distinguished_Service_Cross_(UK).
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning battles World_War_I.
- Edwin_Harris_Dunning birthDate "1892-07-17".
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning name "Dunning, Edwin Harris".
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- Edwin_Harris_Dunning comment "Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC (17 July 1892 – 7 August 1917), of the British Royal Naval Air Service, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship.Dunning was born in South Africa on 17 July 1892 the second child of Sir Edwin Harris Dunning of Jacques Hall, Bradfield, Essex, he was educated at Royal Naval Colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth.Dunning landed his Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney on 2 August 1917.".