Geoffrey Forrest Hughes
Australian aviator and flying ace in both wars
Died when: 56 years 63 days (674 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, MC, AFC (12 July 1895 – 13 September 1951) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War.He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour.
After a postwar award of the Air Force Cross, he returned to Australia and completed university.He became a businessman and a solicitor in the family law firm while retaining his interests in aviation.
From 1925 through 1934, he was president of the Royal Australian Aero Club, and largely responsible for government support of the club.
Despite his business concerns, he returned to military duty during the Second World War.He commanded an aviation training school and rose to the rank of group captain before surrendering his commission in April 1943.
After the war ended, he moved into public life and the political realm.
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