H.D. Harvey-Kelly | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Bay" |
| Born | 9 February 1891 Teignmouth, Devon, England[1] |
| Died | 29 April 1917 (aged 26) Near Arras, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army Royal Flying Corps |
| Years of service | 1908–1917 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | No. 2 Squadron RFC Royal Irish Regiment |
| Commands | No. 19 Squadron RFC No. 56 Squadron RFC[2] |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | Charles Harvey-Kelly (brother) Lionel Dunsterville (uncle) |
Hubert Dunsterville Harvey-Kelly, DSO (9 February 1891 – 29 April 1917) was a British Army officer and military aviator.[3] During the First World War, he was credited with being the first Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilot to land in France, and of being the first RFC pilot to down an enemy aircraft. He was eventually shot down during Bloody April and died of head wounds in a German hospital.
The aircraft he flew while a lieutenant, the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, along with a plaque, hangs in the main hall of the Imperial War Museum in London.
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- ^ "Home of the Firebirds". www.56sqnfirebirds.org.uk.
- ^ "Kelly, Captain Hubert Dunsterville Harvey-, (9 Feb. 1891–29 April 1917), late Squadron Commander Royal Flying Corps; late Royal Irish Regiment". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U198723. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.