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Colonel Edward Meeker Haight (May 30, 1896 – December 5, 1975) was a
flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
when he served as a lieutenant in World War I. He was credited with five aerial victories, all against German fighter planes.The Aerodrome websit

Retrieved 4 March 2010.


World War I service

Haight scored his victories in just over a month, from 28 September through 30 October 1918, while flying a Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés, Spad.


Between the World Wars

Postwar, Haight pursued a career in the U. S. flying service, although he interrupted his service time at some point for approximately six years. He flew as an airline pilot in Central America, and maintained his reserve commission. He was recalled to active duty for World War II.''Brownsville Herald'' , 3 May 1954

Retrieved 23 December 2017.


World War II and beyond

During World War II, he rose to the rank of colonel and briefly commanded Randolph AFB in 1942. In 1950, he was culled from the officer's ranks and chose to enlist as a noncommissioned officer rather than leave the military; this allowed him to complete his 30 years for retirement. He retired on 3 May 1954 at Randolph AFB, after serving four years as a master sergeant in the
School of Aviation Medicine The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) is the United States Air Force (USAF) organization focused on education, research, and operational consultation in aerospace and operational medicine. USAFSAM was founded in 1918 t ...
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Relation

His son 2nd Lt Edward Haight was Missing in action on 18 July 1944 during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.Edward Haight at Find a grave memorial
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See also

* List of World War I flying aces from the United States


References


Bibliography

* ''Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918''. Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey. Grub Street, 1992. , . * ''SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War I.'' Jon Guttman. Osprey Publishing, 2002. , . 1896 births 1975 deaths Commercial aviators United States Army Air Service pilots of World War I United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Army Air Forces colonels United States Air Force non-commissioned officers {{US-mil-bio-stub