Edwin Moon

Edwin Moon
Edwin Moon in Moonbeam II, the first plane to take off from Southampton Airport
Born(1886-06-08)8 June 1886
Southampton, England
Died29 April 1920(1920-04-29) (aged 33)
Felixstowe, England
Resting placeSouthampton Old Cemetery
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Pioneer aviator and RNAS pilot
Spouse(s)Isabel Madeline Waldron
(from 1911–1920)
ChildrenDaughter Mary (b. 1915)
Parent(s)Edwin George Wade Moon
Catherine Esther Butt
AwardsDSO and bar
The Legion of Honour – Croix de Chevalier
Royal Humane Society silver medal

Squadron Leader Edwin Rowland Moon DSO* (8 June 1886 – 29 April 1920)[1] was an English aviation pioneer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force during the First World War. He was a prisoner of war and he was twice awarded a DSO.

  1. ^ "Edwin Rowland Moon 1886–1920". Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.