Biographical Data
Trapp, George Leonard If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Flight-Lieutenant (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	01/07/1894	Death	13/11/1917
Place	New Westminster	Place	(Killed in action)
Area	BC	Area
Country	Canada	Country	Belgium (Killed in action)

 

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Biography
His two brothers were also killed-in-action while in air service in the First World War. His sister was married to Air Marshall Raymond Collishaw.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1917). He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1917). He served in #10 (Naval) Squadron 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS 1917.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Camel
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Anecdotes
He was the brother of Stanley and Don Trapp. He had 6 victories in World War One. He was shot down and killed-in-action on 13/11/1917. Engaging enemy two-seater, his Sopwith Camel was seen to break up in the air near Fortheim, Belgium.

 

References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-15 00:00:00

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