Edward "Mick" Mannock was one of the greatest pilots in the British Army during WW1 and he was born in Ireland, His death took place today, July 26, in 1918. Some 240,000 Irish served in World War One ...

WHEN the RAF was formed a century ago Edward "Mick" Mannock had already been terrorising German pilots in the skies for the best part of a year. With his ruthless streak and hatred of the enemy, ...

The air aces of World War I - like the Red Baron - left a rich mythology that persists to the present day. But the man who was, perhaps, Britain's best pilot, remains little known. A 90-year-old photo ...

He had bad eyesight, poor health, a nervous personality and his first experience of enemy fire left him so shaken his fellow pilots thought he was a coward. Yet Edward “Mick” Mannock went on to become ...

On August 4, 1914, when Great Britain declared war on Germany, thousands of Irishmen were already in service with the British Army. Before the end of the first year of fighting, another 80,000 ...

A First World War pilot was honoured on Friday with a memorial in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery. The Minister with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe and British Ambassador Robin Barnett, attended ...

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