Evander Shapard [SEP] conflict
Evander Shapard
Lieutenant Evander Shapard was a World War I flying ace from the United States serving in the Royal Air Force and credited with six aerial victories.
Biography.
The son of Lula (Holtzclaw) and Thomas Lipscomb Shapard, Evander Shapard was promoted to temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) on 5 January 1918. Posted to 92 Squadron in 1918, he scored six victories flying the S.E.5a.
See also.
- List of World War I flying aces from the United States
Reed,
Earl Frederick Crabb,
future Air Chief Marshal James Robb,
Evander Shapard,
Herbert Good,
and future Air Marshal Arthur Coningham.
Operational history Second World War.
Following the outbreak of the Second World War, No. 92 Squadron reformed on 10 October 1939 at RAF Tangmere, West Sussex. Initially it flew Bristol Blenheim Mk.IFs but in March 1940 the were replaced by the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I, which became operational on 9 May. No. 92 Squadron first saw action over