Peter Hall (RNZAF officer)

Peter Hall
Born(1922-05-16)16 May 1922
Opotiki, New Zealand
Died22 May 2010(2010-05-22) (aged 88)
Cumbria, England
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service/branchRoyal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service1941–1945
RankFlight Lieutenant
UnitNo. 140 Squadron
No. 488 Squadron
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross & Bar

Peter Francis Locker Hall, DFC & Bar (16 May 1922 – 22 May 2010) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the confirmed destruction of eight German aircraft and one more probably destroyed.

Born in Opotiki, Hall joined the RNZAF in 1941. After completing flight training he went to the United Kingdom to serve with the Royal Air Force, initially with 140 Squadron. He was later posted to 488 (New Zealand) Squadron, shooting down several German aircraft over England and France, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar. He was repatriated to New Zealand in early 1945. He later worked in the aviation industry in England before starting a furniture business. Hall died in 2010, aged 88.


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