1891 - 1977
Hippolyte De La Rue Australian Aviator
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| First Name |
Hippolyte
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| Middle Name |
De La
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| Last Name |
Rue
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| Birthday |
13th March, 1891
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| Birthplace |
Auburn, New South Wales
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| Died |
18th May, 1977
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| Place of Death |
Kew, Victoria
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Air Commodore Hippolyte Ferdinand (Frank) De La Rue, CBE, DFC (13 March 1891 – 18 May 1977) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Joining the Mercantile Marine as a youth, he became a pilot in Britain's Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. In 1918, he was given command of No. 223 Squadron in the newly formed Royal Air Force. The following year he took charge of No. 270 Squadron RAF in Egypt. Returning to Australia, De La Rue joined the short-lived Australian Air Corps in 1920, and became a founding member of the RAAF in March 1921. Specialising in maritime aviation, he led seaplane formations based at Point Cook, Victoria, during the 1920s and early 1930s.
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