Edwin Harris Dunning
Royal Navy officer (1892-1917) · Died at 25
Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC, of the British Royal Naval Air Service, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship.
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Dunning's Sopwith Pup veering off the flight deck of HMS Furious during his fatal attempt to land on the carrier while underway, August 7, 1917
Dunning memorial plaque at St. Lawrence church in Bradfield, Essex
Colour drawing of the Beardmore-built Sopwith Pup N6453, flown by Sqn Cmdr Dunning for the first aircraft landing on an aircraft carrier, on 2 August 1917Awards
About this person
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1917 · aged 25