medals of Lanoe Hawker (VC, DSO,1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal) shot down by Manfred von Richtofen (The Red Baron)

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Major Lanoe Hawker was a leading figure in the development and use of fighter aircraft in the Royal Flying Corps. In 1915 he was awarded the Victoria Cross after destroying two German aircraft in one day. Hawker was killed in November 1916 by the German ‘Ace’ Manfred von Richtofen

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Size: 5752px × 2290px
Location: RAF Musuem, London, UK
Photo credit: © John Bingham / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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