Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Sergeant | Name Hubert Hunt | |
Born 18 September 1898
Manor Park, Essex, England ( 1898-09-18 ) Died 11 January 1981(1981-01-11) (aged 82)
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England Service/branch British Army
Royal Air Force Unit Bedfordshire Regiment
No. 22 Squadron RAF Awards Distinguished Flying Medal | ||
Sergeant Hubert Cecil Hunt (18 September 1898 – 11 January 1981) was a British World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Military service
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.
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.
Hunt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, which was gazetted on 1 November 1918. His citation read:
P/6434 Serjt.-Mech. Hubert Cecil Hunt (late Bedf. R).