George McElroy

Name:George Edward Henry "McIrish" McElroy
Country:Ireland
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps Royal Air
ForceUnits:24, 40
Victories:47
Date Of Birth: May 14, 1893
Place of Birth:Donnybrook
Date Of Death: July 31, 1918
Place of Death:Laventie

Before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps, McElroy spent time in the trenches until he was badly wounded in a gas attack. He was Ireland's highest scoring ace and Edward Mannock's star pupil. Five days after Mannock was killed in combat, McElroy's S.E.5a was shot down over Laventie by antiaircraft fire. The Royal Air Force lost two of its finest pilots in less than one week.