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Edgar James Kain, DFC (27 June 1918 – 7 June 1940) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace who flew in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Kain developed an early interest in aviation and joined the RAF in 1936. He completed his flight training the following year and was posted to the RAF's No. 73 Squadron, flying the Gloster Gladiator and then the Hawker Hurricane. On the outbreak of the Second World War the squadron was dispatched to France. Kain began flying operational sorties during the Phoney War and gained his first aerial victory, a German bomber, in November 1939. He claimed his fifth aerial victory in March 1940, becoming the RAF's first flying ace of the Second World War as well as its first recipient of the Distinguished

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  • إدغار كاين (بالإنجليزية: Edgar James "Cobber" Kain)‏ هو طيار مقاتل نيوزيلندي، ولد في 27 يونيو 1918 في هاستينجس في نيوزيلندا، وتوفي في 7 يونيو 1940 في Échemines ‏ في فرنسا. (ar)
  • Edgar James Kain, DFC (27 June 1918 – 7 June 1940) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace who flew in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Kain developed an early interest in aviation and joined the RAF in 1936. He completed his flight training the following year and was posted to the RAF's No. 73 Squadron, flying the Gloster Gladiator and then the Hawker Hurricane. On the outbreak of the Second World War the squadron was dispatched to France. Kain began flying operational sorties during the Phoney War and gained his first aerial victory, a German bomber, in November 1939. He claimed his fifth aerial victory in March 1940, becoming the RAF's first flying ace of the Second World War as well as its first recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. His success early in the war and consequent media reports made him well known in Britain and the Dominions. The Phoney War ended on 10 May 1940, when the German invasion of France and the Low Countries began. Within 17 days, Kain had claimed a further 9 aerial victories. By early June, he was physically exhausted and ordered to return to England. On 7 June 1940, having bid farewell to his squadron and in a gesture to his comrades, he took off in a Hurricane to perform a series of low-level aerobatics over Échemines airfield. While performing one of these manoeuvres, he crashed at high speed and was killed instantly. At the time of his death he was ranked flying officer and was officially credited with 14 aerial victories. Subsequent research suggests he destroyed 16 enemy aircraft. Originally buried in Troyes Cemetery, his remains were relocated to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Choloy War Cemetery, near Nancy, after the war. (en)
  • Edgar James Kain, né le 27 juin 1918 à Hastings (Nouvelle-Zélande) et mort le 7 juin 1940 à Échemines, est un pilote de chasse et as de l'aviation néo-zélandais, ayant fait carrière dans la Royal Air Force (RAF) durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Passionné par l'aviation dès son plus jeune âge, Edgar Kain rejoint la RAF en 1936. Il suit une formation intensive en pilotage l'année suivante, au terme de laquelle il est affecté au 73e escadron de la RAF, d'abord aux commandes du Gloster Gladiator puis du Hawker Hurricane. Au déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, son escadron est envoyé en France et Edgar Kain commence très vite à participer aux sorties, dans le cadre de la drôle de guerre. Il remporte sa première victoire au combat aérien en novembre 1939, contre un bombardier allemand. Dès le mois de mars 1940, il compte à son actif cinq victoires au combat et devient le premier as de l'aviation de la RAF durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Edgar Kain est également le premier pilote de la Royal Air Force à recevoir la Distinguished Flying Cross. À la suite de ces succès, les médias de l'époque lui consacrent bon nombre de reportages qui le rendent célèbre en Grande-Bretagne et dans les dominions. À la fin de la drôle de guerre le 10 mai 1940, les Allemands envahissent la France, le Pays-Bas, la Belgique et le Luxembourg. Edgar Kain remporte neuf autres victoires aériennes en 17 jours, mais les combats l'épuisent physiquement et il est autorisé à retourner en Angleterre au début du mois de juin. Le 7 juin 1940, après avoir fait ses adieux aux membres de son escadron, il prend les commandes d'un Hawker Hurricane pour effectuer une série de voltige à basse altitude au-dessus de l'aérodrome d'Échemines. Après une manœuvre mal négociée, il perd le contrôle de son appareil qui vole à une vitesse vertigineuse. Le Hurricane s'écrase au sol et Edgar Kain meurt sur le coup. Comptant officiellement 14 victoires aériennes à son palmarès, il a réussi à se hisser au grade de flying officer, avant d'être fauché par ce terrible accident. D'autres recherches ont en outre permis de lui attribuer 16 victoires aériennes. Sa dépouille est d'abord inhumé au cimetière de Troyes, puis transférée au Commonwealth War Graves Commission après la guerre. (fr)
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  • إدغار كاين (بالإنجليزية: Edgar James "Cobber" Kain)‏ هو طيار مقاتل نيوزيلندي، ولد في 27 يونيو 1918 في هاستينجس في نيوزيلندا، وتوفي في 7 يونيو 1940 في Échemines ‏ في فرنسا. (ar)
  • Edgar James Kain, DFC (27 June 1918 – 7 June 1940) was a New Zealand fighter pilot and flying ace who flew in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Kain developed an early interest in aviation and joined the RAF in 1936. He completed his flight training the following year and was posted to the RAF's No. 73 Squadron, flying the Gloster Gladiator and then the Hawker Hurricane. On the outbreak of the Second World War the squadron was dispatched to France. Kain began flying operational sorties during the Phoney War and gained his first aerial victory, a German bomber, in November 1939. He claimed his fifth aerial victory in March 1940, becoming the RAF's first flying ace of the Second World War as well as its first recipient of the Distinguished (en)
  • Edgar James Kain, né le 27 juin 1918 à Hastings (Nouvelle-Zélande) et mort le 7 juin 1940 à Échemines, est un pilote de chasse et as de l'aviation néo-zélandais, ayant fait carrière dans la Royal Air Force (RAF) durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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