Norman Prince (August 31, 1887 – October 15, 1916) was an American aviator and leading founder of France's Lafayette Escadrille.
Biography
He was born on August 31, 1887, in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was son of Frederick Henry Prince.
Prince attended the Groton School, graduated Harvard College, cum laude in 1908 and Harvard Law School in 1911.
Prince, under the alias 'George Manor' to conceal his flight training from his father, was the 55th American to be licensed to fly an airplane by the Aero Club of America. He passed his test on August 28, 1911, at Squantum, Massachusetts, flying a Burgess with a Wright motor.
