John Pinder (aviator)

John William Pinder
Born	14 February 1898 Deal, Kent, England
Died	16 August 1920 Icara, Brazil
Allegiance	England
Service/branch	Aviation
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 9 Naval Squadron RNAS, No. 213 Squadron RAF, No. 45 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Captain John William Pinder DFC was a World War I flying ace credited with 17 confirmed aerial victories.^[1]

After the war, Pinder was an aviation pioneer in South America. In August 1920, he was part of a group attempting the first flight between Brazil and Buenos Aires. Pinder teamed with Brazilian Lieutenant Aliathar Martins to make this flight in a Macchi M.9 flying boat. The aircraft disappeared. The bodies of Pinder and Martins were found on 27 August. Loss of a propeller had apparently crashed their aircraft.^[2]

Sources of information

^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/pinder.php
^ Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America. p. 158.

Reference

Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America. Dan Hagedorn. University Press of Florida, 2008. ISBN 0813032490, 9780813032498.

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Name	Pinder, John
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Short description
Date of birth	14 February 1898
Place of birth	Deal, Kent, England
Date of death	16 August 1920
Place of death	Icara, Brazil