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[[Image:Dunning Landing-on Furious In Pup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sqn Cdr E. H. Dunning landing on [[HMS Furious (47)|HMS ''Furious'']] in his [[Sopwith Pup]].]] |
[[Image:Dunning Landing-on Furious In Pup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sqn Cdr E. H. Dunning landing on [[HMS Furious (47)|HMS ''Furious'']] in his [[Sopwith Pup]].]] |
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'''Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning''', [[Distinguished Service Cross (UK)|DSC]] ([[17th July]] [[1892]] - [[7th August]] [[1917]]) was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship. |
'''Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning''', [[Distinguished Service Cross (UK)|DSC]] ([[17th July]] [[1892]] - [[7th August]] [[1917]]), of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship. |
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Dunning landed his [[Sopwith Pup]] on [[HMS Furious (47)|HMS ''Furious'']] in [[Scapa Flow]], [[Orkney]] on [[2nd August]] [[1917]]. He was killed five days later during another landing on the ship. |
Dunning landed his [[Sopwith Pup]] on [[HMS Furious (47)|HMS ''Furious'']] in [[Scapa Flow]], [[Orkney]] on [[2nd August]] [[1917]]. He was killed five days later during another landing on the ship. |
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Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC (17th July 1892 - 7th August 1917), of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship.
Dunning landed his Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney on 2nd August 1917. He was killed five days later during another landing on the ship.
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