serviceyears death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1905-1931 westhampnett , sussex , england 23 april 1931 westminster , london , england united kingdom companion george companion of the distinguished service order of the order of st michael and st first world war 23 february 1886 air vice marshal felton holt
 felton holt
felton holt

air vice marshal felton vesey holt cmg , dso , raf -lrb- 23 february 1886 -- 23 april 1931 -rrb- was a squadron and wing commander in the royal flying corps who became a brigadier general in the newly established royal air force just before the end of the first world war .
during the inter-war years holt remained in the air force , serving in several staff appointments before becoming air officer commanding fighting area .
holt was killed in a flying accident not long after taking up his final appointment .
he was flying in a de havilland dh .60 m moth from raf tangmere to take him back to raf uxbridge when it crashed at seahurst park near chichester , following a collision with an armstrong whitworth siskin .
holt managed to get out of the aircraft , but his parachute did not open in time .
