Walter G. R. Hinchliffe Military person

Captain Walter George Raymond Hinchliffe DFC, aka Hinch (the surname is often incorrectly given as Hinchcliffe) (10 June 1894 – 13 March 1928) was a distinguished Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force flying ace in World War I who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. A pioneering military and civilian flying career was cut short when he attempted a treacherous flight across the Atlantic Ocean with Elsie Mackay in a single engined Stinson Detroiter.

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Birth date	June 10, 1894
Birth place	Liverpool
Date of death	March 13, 1928

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Military person

allegiance	United Kingdom
award	Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
military unit	No. 210 Squadron RAF Royal Artillery
service start	1914
service end	1918