Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Captain Lanoe Hawker, circa 1915 - TM Hawker On 25 July 1915, Captain Lanoe Hawker, a young pilot of the Royal Flying Corps, took ...

When people are asked to name a few wartime flying aces they tend to recall Battle of Britain hero Douglas Bader or Guy Gibson, leader of the famed Dambusters’ squadron. Article continues below ...

Hawker was the RFC's first Ace - deemed by the French media to be someone with more than 5 victories. His motto was "Attack Everything!" and this he did for his short life. Hawker had arrived at St.

A new film produced in North Ayrshire will tell the tale of one of the most pivotal figures in the history of aerial warfare, a largely forgotten hero of the First World War. Lanoe Hawker can be ...

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