David K. Stone: Lord Hugh Trenchard

Artist: David K. Stone
1922 - 2001
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1979
Image Size: 20.75 by 17.75 inches
Overall Size: 25.625 by 22.625 inches
Medium: Oil on Masonite

Hugh Trenchard was commissioned in the British Army in 1891, and served with distinction in the British Empire's colonial forces, becoming a courageous and respected leader. In 1912, at age 39, he resolved to fly, having recognized the potential of military aviation. Within a week, he had soloed and earned his military pilot rating. As a lieutenant colonel, he became the senior staff officer of the Central Flying School. At the outbreak of World War I, Trenchard was ordered to the position of Commandant of the Military Wing -- the Royal Flying Corps -- and commanded the First Royal Flying Corps wing in France. His influence on air policy was quickly felt, and he was appointed General Officer in Charge of the RFC. Knighted in 1918, after the Armistice he advised Winston Churchill on the necessity of "making a sound framework on which to build a Service which while giving us now the few essential squadrons, adequately trained and equipped, would be capable of producing whatever time may show to be necessary in the future." He accomplished his goal by insisting on high training standards, finding the best men and machines, and setting up schools to meet his exacting criteria. His policy-making decisions had far-reaching effects during the Second World War, and even today.

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