Orlando Bridgeman

Second Lieutenant Orlando Clive Bridgeman (29 November 1898 – 21 December 1931) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Biography Bridgeman was the fourth son of Brigadier-General the Honourable Francis Bridgeman and his wife Gertrude Cecilia (née Hanbury). His father was the second son of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford. He was educated at Harrow School. In early 1917, soon after his 18th birthday, Bridgeman joined the British Army as a cadet, and on 17 March was appointed a probationary temporary second lieutenant on the General List, attached to the Royal Flying Corps, being confirmed in that rank in August. Bridgeman was posted to No. 70 Squadron RFC, flying the Sopwith Camel. He was wounded on 25 August after being shot up by Hermann Göring of Jagdstaffel 27.