George Stainforth

George Stainforth
Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth (cigarette card)
Born(1899-03-22)22 March 1899
Bromley, London, England
Died27 September 1942(1942-09-27) (aged 43)
Egypt
Buried
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
RankWing Commander
CommandsNo. 89 Squadron RAF (1941–42)
No. 600 Squadron RAF (1941)
No. 30 Squadron RAF (1937)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsAir Force Cross

Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth, AFC (22 March 1899 – 27 September 1942) was a Royal Air Force pilot and the first man to exceed 400 miles per hour.