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- Caesar_Hull abstract "Squadron Leader Caesar Barrand Hull, DFC (26 February 1914 – 7 September 1940) was a Southern Rhodesian-born flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War (1939–45), noted for his part in the fighting for Narvik during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, and for his service in the Battle of Britain later that year, during which he was shot down and killed. Having won eight confirmed aerial victories during the war (including five as a biplane pilot over Norway), he was killed during a dogfight over London on 7 September 1940, barely a week after taking command of No. 43 Squadron RAF.From a farming family, Hull spent much of his childhood in South Africa and Swaziland, and was part of South Africa's boxing team at the 1934 Empire Games. After unsuccessfully trying to join the South African Air Force in 1935, he enlisted in the RAF and, on passing out as a pilot officer in August 1936, mustered into No. 43 Squadron at RAF Tangmere. Dedicating much of his early service to aerobatics, he performed the individual routine at the 1937 Hendon air show honouring the coronation of King George VI.Hull was greatly excited by the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and scored No. 43 Squadron's first victory of the conflict in late January 1940. Reassigned to Norway in May 1940 to command a flight of Gloster Gladiator biplanes attached to No. 263 Squadron, he shot down four German aircraft in an afternoon over the Bodø area south-west of Narvik, a feat that earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross. Wounded on 27 May 1940, he was appointed commander of No. 43 Squadron on his return to action at the end of August.Soon after his death, a monument to his memory was erected near his birthplace in Southern Rhodesia. This remained until 2004, when the plaque was transported to England and donated to the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. Further memorials to Hull were built in Bodø in 1977 and Purley, where his aircraft crashed, in 2013.".
- Caesar_Hull alias "Hull, Caesar Barrand".
- Caesar_Hull award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Caesar_Hull battle Battle_of_Britain.
- Caesar_Hull battle Norwegian_Campaign.
- Caesar_Hull battle World_War_II.
- Caesar_Hull birthDate "1914-02-26".
- Caesar_Hull birthPlace Southern_Rhodesia.
- Caesar_Hull birthYear "1914".
- Caesar_Hull deathDate "1940-09-07".
- Caesar_Hull deathPlace Purley,_London.
- Caesar_Hull deathYear "1940".
- Caesar_Hull militaryBranch Royal_Air_Force.
- Caesar_Hull militaryCommand "No. 43 Squadron (September 1940)".
- Caesar_Hull militaryUnit No._263_Squadron_RAF.
- Caesar_Hull militaryUnit No._43_Squadron_RAF.
- Caesar_Hull occupation 1934_British_Empire_Games.
- Caesar_Hull restingPlace Sussex.
- Caesar_Hull restingPlace Tangmere.
- Caesar_Hull serviceNumber "37285".
- Caesar_Hull serviceStartYear "1935".
- Caesar_Hull thumbnail Caesar_Hull_1940.jpg?width=300.
- Caesar_Hull wikiPageExternalLink Caesar_Hull.pdf.
- Caesar_Hull wikiPageExternalLink 10802112.Fighter_pilot_shot_down_over_Coulsdon_school_honoured_in_memorial.
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- Caesar_Hull alt "A black and white photograph of a man wearing a large coat".
- Caesar_Hull alt "A map of Norway, showing locations relevant to Hull's service".
- Caesar_Hull alternativeNames "Hull, Caesar Barrand".
- Caesar_Hull awards Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Caesar_Hull battles "Second World War *Norwegian Campaign *Battle of Britain".
- Caesar_Hull birthDate "1914-02-26".
- Caesar_Hull birthName "Caesar Barrand Hull".
- Caesar_Hull birthPlace "Near Shangani, Southern Rhodesia".
- Caesar_Hull branch "Royal Air Force".
- Caesar_Hull caption "Hull at RAF Wick in Scotland in early 1940".
- Caesar_Hull caption "Hull supported the Allied troops fighting at Narvik in late May 1940, during Operation Alphabet.".
- Caesar_Hull commands "No. 43 Squadron".
- Caesar_Hull dateOfBirth "1914-02-26".
- Caesar_Hull dateOfDeath "1940-09-07".
- Caesar_Hull deathDate "1940-09-07".
- Caesar_Hull deathPlace "Purley, Surrey, England".
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- Caesar_Hull laterwork "Member of South African boxing team at the 1934 Empire Games".
- Caesar_Hull name "Caesar Hull".
- Caesar_Hull name "Hull, Caesar".
- Caesar_Hull placeOfBirth "Shangani, Southern Rhodesia".
- Caesar_Hull placeOfDeath "Purley, England".
- Caesar_Hull placeofburial "Tangmere, Sussex, England".
- Caesar_Hull placeofburialLabel "Place of burial".
- Caesar_Hull rank Squadron_leader.
- Caesar_Hull servicenumber "37285".
- Caesar_Hull serviceyears "1935".
- Caesar_Hull shortDescription "Southern Rhodesian World War II flying ace".
- Caesar_Hull unit "*No. 43 Squadron *No. 263 Squadron".
- Caesar_Hull width "180".
- Caesar_Hull description "Southern Rhodesian World War II flying ace".
- Caesar_Hull description "Southern Rhodesian World War II flying ace".
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:1916_births.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:1940_deaths.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Aerobatic_pilots.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Aviators_killed_by_being_shot_down.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Aviators_killed_in_aviation_accidents_or_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Boxers_at_the_1934_British_Empire_Games.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Commonwealth_Games_competitors_for_South_Africa.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:People_from_Matabeleland_North_Province.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Rhodesian_World_War_II_flying_aces.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Rhodesian_boxers.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Rhodesian_military_personnel_killed_in_World_War_II.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_officers.
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- Caesar_Hull subject Category:South_African_boxers.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:The_Few.
- Caesar_Hull subject Category:White_Rhodesian_people.
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- Caesar_Hull comment "Squadron Leader Caesar Barrand Hull, DFC (26 February 1914 – 7 September 1940) was a Southern Rhodesian-born flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War (1939–45), noted for his part in the fighting for Narvik during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, and for his service in the Battle of Britain later that year, during which he was shot down and killed.".
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- Caesar_Hull depiction Caesar_Hull_1940.jpg.
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- Caesar_Hull name "Caesar Hull".
- Caesar_Hull name "Hull, Caesar".
- Caesar_Hull surname "Hull".