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Henry Petre

English aviator, solicitor (1884-1962)

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Henry Aloysius Petre, DSO, MC was an English solicitor and aviator. He became Australia's first military aviator and a founding member of the Australian Flying Corps, the predecessor of the Royal Australian Air Force. Born in Essex, Petre forsook his early legal career to pursue an interest in aviation, building his own aeroplane and gaining employment as an aircraft designer and pilot. In 1912, he answered the Australian Defence Department's call for pilots to form an aviation school, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Australian Military Forces. The following year, he chose the site of the country's first air base at Point Cook, Victoria, and established its inaugural training institution, the Central Flying School, with Eric Harrison.

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Occupation: military personnel, aircraft pilot
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: June 12, 1884
Died: April 24, 1962

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