HIN - Walter George Raymond Hinchcliffe - n.d.
'Walter George Raymond Hinchliffe, Fighter ace'. Published in 'Gun Fire: A Journal of First World War History', No. 59. Paper relating to Hinchliffe's service during World War One, created using Hinchliffe's logs and diaries.
| Archive level description: | Sub-sub series |
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| Physical Description: | 1 item |
| Previous ID: | R/LF374.H.P35 |
| Summary: | 'Walter George Raymond Hinchliffe, Fighter ace'. Published in 'Gun Fire: A Journal of First World War History', No. 59. Paper relating to Hinchliffe's service during World War One, created using Hinchliffe's logs and diaries. |
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| Date: | n.d. |
| Reference Number: | HIN |
| Custodial History: | Transferred from Special Collections and Archives Reference Library in 2015 |
| Biographical/Administrative Information: | Captain Walter George Raymond Hinchliffe DFC (10 June 1894 - 13 March 1928), was a distinguished Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force flying ace in World War I who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. A pioneering military and civilian flying career was cut short when he attempted a treacherous flight across the Atlantic Ocean with Elsie Mackay iin a single engined Stinson Detroiter. Hinchliffe was born in Liverpool in 1894 and was educated at Liverpool College between 1910 and 1914, where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. |