Captain George Henry Hackwill MC was an English World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. His most notable victory was his role in shooting down a German Gotha G.V, over Essex on the night ofJanuary 1918. This was the first victory ever achieved in combat between aircraft at night.
George Henry Hackwill was born in Langtree, North Devon, England. At the outbreak of the war he was an employee of the National Provincial Bank.
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