Louis
Bennett
Name: Louis Bennett
Jr.
Country: United States
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Units: 40
Victories: 12
Date Of Birth: September 22, 1894
Place of Birth: Weston, West Virginia
Date Of Death: August, 1918
While attending Yale, Bennett went to Canada to join the Royal
Flying Corps in October 1917. He was fond of shooting down
balloons. During his brief but remarkable nine day career, Bennett
flew 25 sorties and shot down nine enemy balloons piloting an
S.E.5a. On August 24, 1918, after destroying his last two
balloons, his aircraft burst into flames when it was hit by ground
fire. He was captured and taken to an aid station where he died
from his injuries.
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