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Geoffrey Hooper [Australia]

Name:Geoffrey Herbert Hooper
Country:Australia
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:11, 20
Victories:11
Born:15 April 1891
Place of Birth:Sydney
Died:
Place of Death:
Military Cross (MC)
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Notes
Joining the Royal Engineers on 1 November 1915, Hooper served as a Bristol Fighter pilot after transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in August 1916. Posted to 11 Squadron on 12 April 1917, he and his observers scored three victories during the summer of 1917. Following a rest and instructor duty with 38 Training Squadron, Hooper was reassigned to 20 Squadron on 14 September 1918. By the end of the month, he and his observer claimed six Fokker D.VII's. He scored his final victory the following month on the morning of 10 November 1918, downing his seventh Fokker D.VII near Charleroi. Hooper later served with the Royal Australian Air Force.

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