Edward Grange
Flight Lieutenant Edward Rochfort Grange was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. His postwar career included success as a businessman, and a return to aviation as a civilian inspector and auditor for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Edward Rochfort Grange | |
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| Born | 11 January 1892 Lansing, Michigan, United States |
| Died | 15 July 1988 Preston, Ontario, Canada |
| Service/ | Flying service |
| Years of service | 1915 - 1918 |
| Rank | Flight lieutenant |
| Unit | 1 Wing RNAS, No. 8 Squadron RNAS |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross, French Croix de Guerre |
| Other work | Civilian inspector and auditor of RCAF during World War II |
Grange graduated from the American Curtiss Flying School in September 1915 and joined the Royal Naval Air Service. He served in 1 Wing on the French coast, and scored his first victory there by destroying a seaplane on 25 September 1916. He moved on to 8 Naval Squadron. On 4 January 1917, while flying Sopwith Pup no. N1594, he destroyed an Albatros D.II and drove two others down out of control. Three days later, he sent another D.II down out of control, but was wounded in the process. He was returned to England, and served as an instructor for the rest of the war.