Keith Hampshire (RAAF officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Keith Hampshire (RAAF officer)

Royal Australian Air Force officer

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1982

Profession: aircraft pilot, surfer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Keith MacDermott Hampshire, (10 September 1914 – c.
17 November 1982) was a pilot and ace of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War.
He saw action in twin-engine propellor-driven aircraft, flying intruder, ground attack and night fighter missions. Hampshire is notable for three achievements in particular: becoming the first person to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) twice while posted to RAAF units; commanding front-line squadrons in both the Pacific and European theatres, and; destroying at least seven (and perhaps as many as 10) enemy aircraft in air combat, all of them during 1944.His younger brother, John Hampshire (1916–1990), also commanded RAAF squadrons in both the Pacific and Europe.