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Wing Commander Gwilym Hugh Lewis DFC (5 August 1897 – 18 December 1996) was a British flying ace during World War I. He was credited with 12 confirmed aerial victories. He went on to a very successful career as an insurance broker. Lewis was the next to last surviving British ace from the war, as well as the longest lived, dying eight months before his hundredth birthday. His wide range of friends included Prime Minister Winston Churchill, playwright Noël Coward, and fellow aces Stan Dallas, Mick Mannock, and George McElroy.

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rdfs:label	Gwilym Hugh Lewis (en) Gwilym Hugh Lewis (fr) Gwilym Hugh Lewis (pl)
rdfs:comment	Wing Commander Gwilym Hugh Lewis DFC (5 August 1897 – 18 December 1996) was a British flying ace during World War I. He was credited with 12 confirmed aerial victories. He went on to a very successful career as an insurance broker. Lewis was the next to last surviving British ace from the war, as well as the longest lived, dying eight months before his hundredth birthday. His wide range of friends included Prime Minister Winston Churchill, playwright Noël Coward, and fellow aces Stan Dallas, Mick Mannock, and George McElroy. (en) Gwilym Hugh Lewis (5 août 1897 - 18 décembre 1996) est un as de l'aviation britannique de la Première Guerre mondiale, crédité de 12 victoires aériennes confirmées. Il mène après la guerre une brillante carrière de courtier d'assurance. Lewis est l'avant-dernier as britannique à mourir (le dernier étant Cecil Arthur Lewis), ainsi que celui ayant vécu le plus longtemps, mourant huit mois avant son centième anniversaire, tandis que Lewis est mort à 98 ans en 1997. Parmi les nombreux amis qu'il se fit au cours de sa vie, on compte le Premier ministre Winston Churchill, le dramaturge Noël Coward et ses collègues as Roderic Dallas, Edward Mannock et George McElroy. (fr) Gwilym Hugh Lewis (ur. 10 grudnia 1897 w Birmingham, zm. 5 sierpnia 1996 w Londynie) – brytyjski as myśliwski okresu I wojny światowej. Autor 12 zwycięstw powietrznych. Najdłużej żyjący as RFC. Urodzony w Moseley, Birmingham ukończył Marlborough College i na ochotnika zgłosił się do armii w 1915 roku. Po trzech tygodniach poprosił o przeniesienie do Royal Flying Corps. Z powodu braku wolnych miejsc w szkołach lotniczych ukończył prywatnie cywilny kurs pilotażu w Hendon i w listopadzie po uzyskaniu licencji został przyjęty do lotnictwa. Po odbyciu wstępnego kursu otrzymał skierowanie do Central Flying School, gdzie w kwietniu 1916 roku uzyskał licencję pilota wojskowego. 29 maja 1916 roku został przydzielony do i po 4,5 godzinach treningów na samolocie DH2 został skierowany do akcji, jako (pl)
foaf:name	Gwilym Hugh Lewis (en)
foaf:nick	"Noisy" (en)
name	Gwilym Hugh Lewis (en)
birth place	Moseley, Birmingham, England (en)
dct:subject	1897 births 1996 deaths British Army personnel of World War I People educated at Marlborough College Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Flying Corps officers People from Moseley British World War I flying aces Military personnel from Birmingham, West Midlands Northamptonshire Regiment officers Officers' Training Corps officers Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment officers British people of Welsh descent
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5 University of London Upavon Officers' Training Corps English Channel George McElroy Moseley The Rat Trap LVG Lloyd's of London Bancourt 1897 births 1996 deaths British Army personnel of World War I People educated at Marlborough College Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Flying Corps officers Cecil Arthur Lewis Central Flying School Wargrave Winston Churchill Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Liquidator (law) Second lieutenant Airco DH.2 Albatros D.III Flying officer No. 32 Squadron RAF No. 40 Squadron RAF Northamptonshire Regiment Noël Coward Flight commander Flying ace Grahame-White Type XV Killed in action Royal Flying Corps Hendon People from Moseley British World War I flying aces Military personnel from Birmingham, West Midlands Northamptonshire Regiment officers Officers' Training Corps officers Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment officers British people of Welsh descent Marlborough College Pilot officer

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