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rdfs:label
  • Thomas Hunter (aviator)
rdfs:comment
  • Captain Thomas Vicars Hunter was a First World War flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He had a leg amputated because of wounds suffered as an infantryman; he was the first known military pilot to qualify as a pilot and fly combat despite that disability.
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serviceyears
  • 1914
Birth Date
  • 1897-04-02
Branch
  • Infantry, then flying service
death place
  • Italy
Nickname
  • Sticky
Name
  • Thomas Vicars Hunter
Birth Place
  • London, England
death date
  • 1917-12-05
Rank
  • Captain
placeofburial
  • Carmignano Di Brenta Communal Cemetery, Italy
abstract
  • Captain Thomas Vicars Hunter was a First World War flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He had a leg amputated because of wounds suffered as an infantryman; he was the first known military pilot to qualify as a pilot and fly combat despite that disability.