Air Commodore Henry John Francis Hunter CBE, MC (29 December 1893 – 12 September 1966) was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, and later a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II.
[4] His younger brother Thomas Vicars Hunter also served in the Rifle Brigade and Royal Flying Corps during World War I, but was killed in 1917.
After passing out from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Hunter was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) on 5 February 1913.
[20] He was posted to the RAF Depot at Uxbridge as a supernumerary on 25 May 1922,[1] before attending a course at the Senior Officers' School, Woking, from 26 May to 18 August.
[22] Hunter was transferred to the staff of the RAF Training Base at Leuchars on 8 November 1925,[23] receiving promotion to wing commander on 1 January 1926.
[24] Hunter attended the Royal Naval War College from 14 March 1927, and from 3 January 1928 was Officer Commanding, Flying, aboard the carrier HMS Hermes.
225 (Bomber) Group in southern Sumatra, operating from an airfield at Prabumulih, codenamed "P2", in a vain attempt to stem the Japanese advance.
[1] However, despite some local successes, the ABDACOM forces were soon overwhelmed, and following the Battle of Palembang all Allied personnel were evacuated from the island by 16 February.
[38] After the end of the war, on 18 January 1946, Hunter reverted to the retired list, retaining the rank of Air Commodore.
He also competed at Monte Carlo in 1928, but again did not progress through from the first round, being beaten by the Czech Friedrich Rohrer,[41] who had represented his country at the 1924 Olympics.
[44] However he had the consolation of being RAF Doubles Champion, partnered with Squadron Leader Richard Saul, for several years.