Nash joined the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1916. His original flying assignment was to 3 Wing to fly Sopwith 1½ Strutters. During Bloody April 1917, he was assigned to Raymond Collishaw's Black Flight of Sopwith Triplanes. On 21 May 1917, he opened his scorebook by destroying an Albatros D.III over Ypres Staden. On 2 June, he cooperated with Collishaw, Ellis Vair Reid, and William Melville Alexander in forcing down a German observation plane. On the 5th, Nash again joined Collishaw and Reid, as well Desmond Fitzgibbon and another pilot, in another victory; this time, they set an Albatros reconnaissance plane aflame. The next day, Nash destroyed another Albatros recon plane, and sent down two Albatros D.III's out of control.[1] On 25 June 1917, Nash was shot down behind enemy lines in Belgium by Karl Allmenröder and became a prisoner of war. He was repatriated after war's end, and returned to Canada in 1919.[2]
^ abAbove the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. p. 289.
^"Gerald Ewart Nash". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
References
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN0-948817-19-4, ISBN978-0-948817-19-9.
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gerald, ewart, nash, group, captain, 1896, april, 1976, world, flying, went, high, command, during, world, born, 1896, 1896hamilton, ontario, canadadied10, april, 1976, 1976, aged, welland, ontario, canadaallegiancegeorge, british, empireservice, branchaviatio. Group Captain Gerald Ewart Nash 12 May 1896 10 April 1976 was a World War I flying ace who went on to high command during World War II 1 Gerald Ewart NashBorn 1896 05 12 12 May 1896Hamilton Ontario CanadaDied10 April 1976 1976 04 10 aged 79 Welland Ontario CanadaAllegianceGeorge V of the British EmpireService wbr branchAviationRankFlight lieutenantUnitNo 3 Wing RNAS No 10 Squadron RNASOther workBecame Group Captain during World War II Contents 1 World War I 2 World War II 3 Sources of information 4 ReferencesWorld War I EditNash joined the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1916 His original flying assignment was to 3 Wing to fly Sopwith 1 Strutters During Bloody April 1917 he was assigned to Raymond Collishaw s Black Flight of Sopwith Triplanes On 21 May 1917 he opened his scorebook by destroying an Albatros D III over Ypres Staden On 2 June he cooperated with Collishaw Ellis Vair Reid and William Melville Alexander in forcing down a German observation plane On the 5th Nash again joined Collishaw and Reid as well Desmond Fitzgibbon and another pilot in another victory this time they set an Albatros reconnaissance plane aflame The next day Nash destroyed another Albatros recon plane and sent down two Albatros D III s out of control 1 On 25 June 1917 Nash was shot down behind enemy lines in Belgium by Karl Allmenroder and became a prisoner of war He was repatriated after war s end and returned to Canada in 1919 2 World War II EditNash served as a Group Captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II He retired in 1945 Sources of information Edit a b Above the Trenches A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 1920 p 289 Gerald Ewart Nash www theaerodrome com Retrieved 18 February 2010 References EditAbove the Trenches a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 1920 Christopher F Shores Norman L R Franks Russell Guest Grub Street 1990 ISBN 0 948817 19 4 ISBN 978 0 948817 19 9 This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Ewart Nash amp oldid 1089131669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
