Walter Carl Simon

Walter Carl Simon
Walter Carl Simon, 1918
Born	(1890-09-14)September 14, 1890[1] New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died	16 May 1971 Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)
Rank	2nd Lieutenant
Unit	Royal Air Force No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 139 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Lieutenant Walter Carl Simon (1890–1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.

Biography[]

Flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter for the British, he and his observer scored five victories on the single day of 30 July 1918; he thus became the first American "ace in a day". When the war ended, he went to Lima, Peru, where he was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and became Vice-director of the Naval Flying School at Ancon, headed by Captain Juan Swayne Leguia, former RAF pilot in World War I and son of Augusto B. Leguia, president of Peru.^{[2][self-published source?]}

See also[]

• List of World War I flying aces from the United States

References[]

Sources of information[]

• The History of Peruvian Aviation

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