Hubert Cecil Hunt | |
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Born | Manor Park, Essex, England | 18 September 1898
Died | 11 January 1981 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 82)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit |
Bedfordshire Regiment No. 22 Squadron RAF |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Medal |
Sergeant Hubert Cecil Hunt DFM (18 September 1898 – 11 January 1981) was a British World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. [1]
Having first served in the Bedfordshire Regiment, by 1918 Hunt was serving as an observer/gunner in the Royal Air Force's No. 22 Squadron with the rank of Sergeant-Mechanic, flying in the Bristol F.2b. [1]
He gained his first victory on 28 May 1918, driving down a two-seater over Merville– La Bassée, while being piloted by Lieutenant Chester William McKinley Thompson. On 8 August he destroyed two Fokker D.VII over Brebières with pilot Lieutenant Thomas Henry Newsome. His remaining victories were while flying with Lieutenant Cyril Edward Hurst, accounting for a two-seater over Fresnoy on 16 August, three fighters in a single action between Maricourt and Péronne on the 25th, and driving down a Fokker D.VII south of Vitry on the 31st. [1]
Hunt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, which was gazetted on 1 November 1918. His citation read:
Hubert Cecil Hunt | |
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Born | Manor Park, Essex, England | 18 September 1898
Died | 11 January 1981 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 82)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit |
Bedfordshire Regiment No. 22 Squadron RAF |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Medal |
Sergeant Hubert Cecil Hunt DFM (18 September 1898 – 11 January 1981) was a British World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. [1]
Having first served in the Bedfordshire Regiment, by 1918 Hunt was serving as an observer/gunner in the Royal Air Force's No. 22 Squadron with the rank of Sergeant-Mechanic, flying in the Bristol F.2b. [1]
He gained his first victory on 28 May 1918, driving down a two-seater over Merville– La Bassée, while being piloted by Lieutenant Chester William McKinley Thompson. On 8 August he destroyed two Fokker D.VII over Brebières with pilot Lieutenant Thomas Henry Newsome. His remaining victories were while flying with Lieutenant Cyril Edward Hurst, accounting for a two-seater over Fresnoy on 16 August, three fighters in a single action between Maricourt and Péronne on the 25th, and driving down a Fokker D.VII south of Vitry on the 31st. [1]
Hunt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, which was gazetted on 1 November 1918. His citation read: