Will Hubbard

Will Hubbard
Born 25 February 1895
Todmorden
Died 1 July 1969
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Allegiance England
Service/branch Infantry; aviation
Rank Captain
Unit Warwickshire Yeomanry, No. 3 Squadron RAF
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross

Captain Will Hubbard was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.[1]

Among the aces with whom he cooperated in scoring his victories were William Tipton, Douglas John Bell, Lloyd Hamilton, and Adrian Franklyn.[2]

Honors and awards

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC ) Lieut. Will Hubbard.

A bold and determined fighter in the air and against troops on the ground. On the 26th of August he engaged three enemy two-seaters, shooting down one out of control. Owing to his pressure pump being shot away in the combat he reached our lines with great difficulty, landing only 150 yards west of our front line. Undisturbed by the fact that the machine was under direct observation and subjected to heavy fire he removed all the instruments and pegged the machine down before leaving. In all he has accounted for five enemy aeroplanes.[3]

Sources of information

  1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/hubbard1.php Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/hubbard1.php Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  3. ^ (Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30989/supplements/12967 Retrieved 28 February 2010.

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