Capt (later Lt-Col) George William Patrick Dawes
Capt (later Lt-Col) George William Patrick Dawes (25 January 1881 to 17 March 1960) of the Royal Berkshire Regiment was the first serving officer of the British Army to be awarded a Pilot's Certificate in England when he was awarded Certificate No17 for qualification on a Humber monoplane at Wolverhampton on 26 July 1910. He later served with the RFC during WW1 and with the RAF during WW2
Picture No
10847177
Media ID
48058491
Size
4000px x 2588px
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Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1960
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