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Geoffrey Hornblower Cock
Group Captain Geoffrey Hornblower Cock (7 January 1896 – 16 February 1980) was a British World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He was the highest scoring ace to fly the Sopwith 1½ Strutter.
Military career.
Cock joined the 28th Battalion of the Artists Rifles Officers' Training Corps in December 1915. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 3 June 1916 with the rank of temporary second lieutenant. He trained with 25 Squadron until receiving Pilot's Certificate No. 2157 in
for pilot training, returning to active service in June 1915 flying with "FeldFlieger Abteilung (A) 205" (FAA 205), being wounded again in December 1915. He was posted to the Balkans with FA 28. In mid-1917 he was transferred to Jasta 11 in France and scored his first victory (over British ace Geoffrey Hornblower Cock), but was again wounded on 4 September 1917. He then joined Jasta 6 as Commanding Officer in November. He was promoted to Hauptmann in March 1918. Following the death of