Keith Hampshire
Royal Australian Air Force officer
Died when: 68 years 68 days (818 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Keith MacDermott Hampshire, DSO & Bar, DFC (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 propeller-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, (1916–1990), also commanded RAAF squadrons in both the Pacific and Europe.
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