| 词条 | William Portwood Erwin |
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| name =William Portwood Erwin | image = William Portwood Erwin.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = William Portwood Erwin, 1918 | birth_date ={{Birth date|1895|10|18}} | death_date = c. August 1927 (disappeared) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place =Ryan, Oklahoma, USA | death_place =Pacific Ocean | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname =Bill | allegiance = {{flag|United States|23px}} | branch = Air Service, United States Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant | unit = Air Service, United States Army
| commands = | battles = World War I | awards =Distinguished Service Cross, French Croix de Guerre | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant William Portwood Erwin was an American World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.[1] On 19 October 1927, he disappeared during the Dole Air Race from Oakland, California to Hawaii. Early lifeWilliam Portwood Erwin was the son of W. A. Erwin of Chicago.[2] The younger Erwin, born elsewhere, was a Chicago native also. Two sources claim he was born in Amarillo, Texas.[1][3] World War I{{See also|Aerial victory standards of World War I}}Erwin was assigned to the 1st Aero Squadron on 19 July 1918. As a Salmson 2A2 pilot, he scored his victories between 15 September and 22 October 1918; half of them were with gunner Arthur Easterbrook.[3] PostwarErwin died during the Dole Air Race between Oakland, California and Hawaii.[3] He flew the Dallas Spirit, a custom aircraft built by the Swallow Airplane Company on credit for the attempt. Erwin failed to return from a search for two other missing competitors, the Miss Doran and The Golden Eagle, and is presumed drowned 19 August 1927.[2] See also{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War I|Biography}}
References1. ^1 {{cite book |title=American Aces of World War 1 |page= 84 }} {{Refbegin}}{{Refend}}2. ^1 The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/erwin.php Retrieved on 11 April 2010. 3. ^1 2 Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 37. Bibliography
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