Merrill Taylor
Merrill Taylor | |
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| Born | 15 April 1893 Singhampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 7 July 1918 (aged 25) Hamel, France |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Canada United Kingdom |
| Branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 9 Naval Squadron/No. 209 Squadron RAF |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Croix de Guerre (France) |
Merrill Samuel Taylor (15 April 1893 – 7 July 1918) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with seven aerial victories while flying a Sopwith Camel fighter for the Royal Naval Air Service and, later, the Royal Air Force. He touched off the air battle that resulted in the death of the war's leading ace, Manfred von Richthofen, on 21 April 1918. On 2 May 1918, he killed German ace Hans Weiss for his fifth victory. Taylor was killed in action by Franz Büchner on 7 July 1918.