Edward Maitland (RAF officer)
Air Commodore Edward Maitland Maitland, CMG, DSO, AFC, FRGS (born Edward Maitland Gee; 21 February 1880 – 24 August 1921) was an early military aviator who served in the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. He was a noted pioneer of lighter-than-air aviation.
Edward Maitland Maitland | |
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Brigadier General Edward Maitland c.1918 | |
| Born | 21 February 1880 London, England |
| Died | 24 August 1921 (aged 41) Humber River, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army (1900–18) Royal Air Force (1918–21) |
| Years of service | 1900–21 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held | RAF Airship Base, Howden (1920–21) RNAS Pulham (1916–17) No. 1 Squadron RFC (1911–14) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
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