Leonard Taplin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian fighter ace
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Place of Birth: Unley, South Australia, Australia
About Leonard Taplin
- Lieutenant Leonard Thomas Eaton Taplin (16 December 1895 – 8 July 1961) qualified as a flying ace during World War I.
- During his service in Palestine, he helped pioneer the use of aerial photography for cartography.
- He then transferred to the Western Front and was credited with 12 official aerial victories.
- Postwar, he was an aviation pioneer in Australia, and a leading citizen in his adopted hometown.
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