Charles Rumney Samson
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| Date of birth | July 8,1883 |
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| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Crumpsall |
| Greater Manchester | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | February 5,1931 |
| Died | Salisbury |
| United Kingdom | |
| Battles and wars | First World War |
| Years of service | 1897–1929 |
| Books | Fights and Flights |
| Awards | Order of St Michael and St George |
| Air Force Cross | |
| Mentioned in dispatches | |
| Croix de guerre 1914–1918 | |
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| ID | 898893 |
About Charles Rumney Samson
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson, CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC was a British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal Navy and was the first person to fly an aircraft from a moving ship. He also commanded the first British armoured vehicles used in combat.
