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Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, MC, AFC (12 July 1895 – 13 September 1951) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour. After a postwar award of the Air Force Cross, he returned to Australia and completed university. He became a businessman and a solicitor in the family law firm while retaining his interests in aviation. From 1925 through 1934, he was president of the Royal Australian Aero Club, and largely responsible for government support of the club. Despite his business concerns, he returned to military duty during the Second World War. He commanded an aviation training school and rose to the rank of group captain before surrendering his commission in April 1943. After the war ended, he mov

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  • جيوفري فورست هيوز (ar)
  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (cs)
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  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (fr)
  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (pl)
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  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (* 12. července 1895 – 13. září 1951) byl Australan, který se zasloužil o rozvoj letectví ve své zemi. Díky 11 potvrzeným vzdušným vítězstvím se řadí mezi letecká esa první světové války. (cs)
  • جيوفري فورست هيوز (بالإنجليزية: Geoffrey Forrest Hughes)‏ هو عسكري أسترالي، ولد في 12 يوليو 1895 في Darling Point ‏ في أستراليا، وتوفي في 13 سبتمبر 1951 في Lewisham ‏ في أستراليا بسبب سرطان الرئة وذات الرئة. (ar)
  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, MC, AFC (12 July 1895 – 13 September 1951) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour. After a postwar award of the Air Force Cross, he returned to Australia and completed university. He became a businessman and a solicitor in the family law firm while retaining his interests in aviation. From 1925 through 1934, he was president of the Royal Australian Aero Club, and largely responsible for government support of the club. Despite his business concerns, he returned to military duty during the Second World War. He commanded an aviation training school and rose to the rank of group captain before surrendering his commission in April 1943. After the war ended, he mov (en)
  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, né le 12 juillet 1895 et mort le 13 septembre 1951, est un aviateur australien et un as de la Première Guerre mondiale. Il remporte 11 victoires aériennes et est décoré de la Croix militaire pour sa bravoure. Après avoir été décoré de l'Air Force Cross après la guerre, il retourne en Australie et termine ses études universitaires. Il devient un homme d'affaires et un avocat dans un cabinet familial tout en conservant ses intérêts pour l'aviation. De 1925 à 1934, il est président du Royal Australian Aero Club, et est en grande partie responsable du soutien du gouvernement au club. Malgré ses préoccupations commerciales, il reprend ses activités militaires pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il commande une école d'aviation et atteint le rang de group captain avant d (fr)
  • Geoffrey Forrest Hughes (ur. 12 lipca 1895, zm. 13 września 1951) – australijski as myśliwski okresu I wojny światowej, adwokat. Odniósł 11 zwycięstw powietrznych. Odznaczony Military Cross i Air Force Cross. Geoffrey Forrest Hughes urodził się w Darling Point w Sydney, jako drugi syn adwokata Sir Thomasa Hughesa. W 1914 roku rozpoczął studia na Uniwersytecie w Sydney. 1 kwietnia 1918 roku został promowany na kapitana. W maju został odznaczony Military Cross. W lecie 1918 roku powrócił do Anglii, gdzie w latach 1918-1919 służył w jednostce treningowej. (pl)
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