Hilton, D'arcy Fowlis MC (Lieutenantt)

Survived 1917-May-05

Hilton was the Canadian-born son of American parents. He and his first wife were divorced in 1916 after two years of marriage. He immediately went to England and joined the RFC. He was commissioned a Lieutenant on 1916-11-21. Hilton earned his Royal Aero Club Certificate No. 4717 on 1917-05-05. He was then assigned to fly a Nieuport 17 with 29 Sqn. After the war his first wife sued for divorce via act of legislature in 1922. He was then estranged from his family until early in World War II when his son was killed in aerial combat.