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Caesar Hull

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 7, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 14:58, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hull in 1940

Caesar Hull, DFC (1914–1940) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace during the Second World War. From a farming family, Hull's early years were spent in Southern Rhodesia, South Africa and Swaziland. He joined No. 43 Squadron at RAF Tangmere in Sussex, England in 1935, and dedicated much of his pre-war service to aerobatics. He reacted to the outbreak of war with enthusiasm and took part in the fighting for Narvik during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, flying a Gloster Gladiator biplane. After being shot down in May, he returned to action in August as one of "The Few"—the Allied pilots of the Battle of Britain, in which he was shot down and killed on 7 September 1940. With eight confirmed aerial victories during the war, including five over Norway, Hull was the RAF's first Gladiator ace and the most successful RAF pilot of the Norwegian Campaign. He was buried among fellow fighter pilots at Tangmere, and a monument to his memory was erected near his birthplace in Southern Rhodesia. This remained until 2004, when the plaque was moved to England. (Full article...)