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Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 – 5 February 1931) 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. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation in 1918, Samson held command of several groups in the immediate post-War period and the 1920s.

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  • Charles Rumney Samson
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  • Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 – 5 February 1931) 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. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation in 1918, Samson held command of several groups in the immediate post-War period and the 1920s.
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Birth Date
  • 1883-07-08(xsd:date)
Commands
  • Naval Air Station Eastchurch, Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, No. 3 Squadron RNAS, No. 3 Wing RNAS, HMS Ben My Chree, RNAS Great Yarmouth, No. 4 Group, Mediterranean Group, No. 6 Group
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Name
  • Charles Rumney Samson
Birth Place
  • Crumpsall, Manchester
Title
  • --01-01
  • --04-01
  • (As principal ship of the RNAS composite unit)
  • Air Officer Commanding No. 6 Group
  • Officer Commanding HMS Ben My Chree
  • Officer Commanding Mediterranean Group
  • Officer Commanding No. 4 Group
death date
  • 1931-02-05(xsd:date)
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Years
  • 1916(xsd:integer)
  • 1918(xsd:integer)
  • 1921(xsd:integer)
  • 1924(xsd:integer)
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  • Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 – 5 February 1931) 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. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation in 1918, Samson held command of several groups in the immediate post-War period and the 1920s.
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