How did Edward Mannock die?

Answer 1

His death was another of those mysteries of WW1 aerial combat. Major Edward Corringham Mannock was flying a patrol mission to tutor Lt. D. C. Inglis. While flying at low altitude he came under fire from a German trench and a lone rifle bullet set fire to his fuel tank. According to Inglis, Mannock nosed straight down and crashed just as he had hoped Von Richthofen had(*). About a year later on July 18, 1918, Mannock was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for his "fearless courage, remarkable skill, devotion to duty, and self-sacrifice." * Mannock refused to drink a toast in honor of the death of the Red Baron and commented: "I hope he roasted all the way down".

Answer 2

Edward Mannock, a notable World War I fighter ace, died in combat on July 26, 1918. He was engaged in aerial combat when his plane was hit by enemy fire and crashed. The exact details of his death, including who shot him down, are not definitively known.