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  • Selden Long
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  • Major Selden Herbert Long (6 October 1895 - 12 December 1952), was an English flying ace during the First World War. He was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories. He was also noted for the audacity of his trench strafing missions–an early form of close air support.
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Birth Date
  • 1895-10-06
Commands
  • 111
Branch
  • Infantry; aviation
death place
  • Cape Town, South Africa
Nickname
  • Tubby
Name
  • Selden Herbert Long
Birth Place
  • Aldershot, England
Awards
  • Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Mentioned in dispatches five times
death date
  • 1952-12-12
Rank
  • Major
Allegiance
  • UK
laterwork
  • Author of In the Blue
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  • Major Selden Herbert Long (6 October 1895 - 12 December 1952), was an English flying ace during the First World War. He was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories. He was also noted for the audacity of his trench strafing missions–an early form of close air support.