Richard Hillary

Richard Hope Hillary
Born(1919-04-20)20 April 1919
Sydney, Australia
Died8 January 1943(1943-01-08) (aged 23)
near Greenlaw, Scotland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom, British Empire
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1939–1943
RankFlight Lieutenant
UnitNo. 603 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars
Memorial to Richard Hillary and his crew near Charterhall

Flight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary (20 April 1919 – 8 January 1943) was an Anglo-Australian Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Second World War. He wrote the book The Last Enemy about his experiences during the Battle of Britain.