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Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1. Viscount Trenchard, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO war ein britischer Offizier, der die Royal Air Force federführend mitbegründete und im Ersten Weltkrieg als erster Chief of the Air Staff führte. In diesen Funktionen stieg er zum Marshal of the Royal Air Force auf und erwarb sich den Ruf als Father of the RAF ...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (3 February 1873 – 10 February 1956) was a British officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. He has been described as the "Father of the Royal Air Force."
- 1893–1930
Viscount Trenchard, of Wolfeton in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1936 for Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Baron Trenchard.
11. Apr. 2024 · Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (born Feb. 3, 1873, Taunton, Somerset, Eng.—died Feb. 10, 1956, London) was a British officer and air marshal who helped lay the foundations of the Royal Air Force (RAF). Trenchard entered the army in 1893 and served in the South African War and later in Nigeria.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Der Titel wurde 1936 dem ersten Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Trenchard, 1. Baron Trenchard verliehen. Er war im Ersten Weltkrieg Oberkommandierender der in Frankreich stationierten Heeres-Luftstreitkräfte und im folgenden Jahrzehnt Oberkommandierender der neu gebildeten Royal Air Force gewesen.
A dashing cavalry officer. On the outbreak of the South African War in October 1899 Trenchard was sent to South Africa. Promoted to captain in February 1900, he was told to raise and train a mounted company which brought together a bunch of boisterous, aggressive horsemen, many of them Australian.
14. Mai 2018 · History. British and Irish History: Biographies. Hugh Montague Trenchard 1st Viscount Trenchard. Trenchard, Hugh, 1st Viscount Trenchard. views updated May 14 2018. Trenchard, Hugh, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873–1956). Soldier and airman. ‘Boom’ Trenchard began his service career as an infantryman.
