serviceyears laterwork branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date nickname rank article_title name
1914 -- 1918 disappeared attempting east-west crossing of atlantic ocean british army royal air force 13 march 1928 liverpool , england united kingdom royal raf artillery no. 10 squadron rnas/no . 210 squadron distinguished flying cross 10 june 1894 hinch , known as raymond to his family captain walter g. r. hinchliffe
 walter george raymond hinchliffe
walter g. r. hinchliffe

captain walter george raymond hinchliffe , aka hinch -lrb- the surname is often incorrectly given as hinchcliffe -rrb- -lrb- 10 june 1894 -- 13 march 1928 -rrb- 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 .
