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Geoffrey Cock [England]

Name:Geoffrey Hornblower Cock
Country:England
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:45
Victories:13
Born:7 January 1896
Place of Birth:Shrewsbury, Salop
Died:
Place of Death:
Military Cross (MC)Geoffrey Cock

Notes
Cock joined the army in December 1915. After transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in June 1916, he was assigned to 45 Squadron. Credited with 13 victories, he was the highest scoring ace to fly the Sopwith 1½ Strutter. After 97 sorties against the enemy, Cock was shot down over Warneton on 22 July 1917 by Wilhelm Reinhard of Jasta 11. A prisoner of war until December 1918, he remained in the Royal Air Force until he retired as a Group Captain in 1943.

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