Norman Prince
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Norman Prince was a leading founder of France's Lafayette Escadrille
with Bill Thaw, Elliott C. Cowdin, Frazier Curtis, and Greeley S. Curtis, Jr.
Norman was son of Frederick H. Prince
and had graduated from Harvard Law School and was practicing law in Chicago when he joined a group to build and race a plane in the Gordon Bennett Cup Race. They hired Starling Burgess to build their plane in his boat yard in Marblehead, Massachusetts
in 1912. Norman's family owned an estate in Pau, France "Villa Ste. Helene", and Norman spoke fluent French.
Norman sailed to France in January 1915 and finally persuaded the French to allow the founding of the American Escadrille in April 1916. As an aviator Norman Prince flew 122 aerial combats in which he brought down five hostile planes. Prince was killed in October 1916. He is buried in the National Cathedral.
Lafayette Escadrille
The Lafayette Escadrille , was an escadrille of the French Air Service, the Aéronautique militaire, during World War I composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters.-History:Dr. Edmund L...
with Bill Thaw, Elliott C. Cowdin, Frazier Curtis, and Greeley S. Curtis, Jr.
Norman was son of Frederick H. Prince
Frederick H. Prince
Frederick Henry Prince was an American stockbroker, investment banker and financier.He was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, the son of Frederick O. Prince, former Mayor of the city of Boston and Helen Henry Prince. He studied at Harvard University, but left in his sophomore year to get an early...
and had graduated from Harvard Law School and was practicing law in Chicago when he joined a group to build and race a plane in the Gordon Bennett Cup Race. They hired Starling Burgess to build their plane in his boat yard in Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...
in 1912. Norman's family owned an estate in Pau, France "Villa Ste. Helene", and Norman spoke fluent French.
Norman sailed to France in January 1915 and finally persuaded the French to allow the founding of the American Escadrille in April 1916. As an aviator Norman Prince flew 122 aerial combats in which he brought down five hostile planes. Prince was killed in October 1916. He is buried in the National Cathedral.