serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name
1914 -- 1934 1939 -- 1941 director of heston aircraft co. british army royal air force no. aviation corps no. 8 squadron raf no. 1 armament training 41 camp , raf catfoss raf south farnborough squadron raf no. 3 squadron , slavo-british 25 march 1970 manchester , lancashire united kingdom 3rd rfc no. 56 squadron rfc battalion , royal warwickshire regiment no. 29 squadron distinguished cross service order military cross and bar distinguished flying world war i world war ii 2 may 1891 beery group captain geoffrey hilton bowman
 geoffrey hilton bowman
geoffrey hilton bowman

group captain geoffrey hilton `` beery '' bowman -lrb- 2 may 1891 -- 25 march 1970 -rrb- was an english world war i fighter ace credited with 32 victories .
after attaining the rank of major in the royal flying corps , he later became a group captain in the royal air force .
