Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

British military officer

Also known as: Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton, Baron Trenchard of Wolfeton(Show More)

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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. After being invalided home in 1912, he learned to fly and in 1913 became assistant commandant of the Central Flying School, Upavon, Wiltshire....