Victor Huston
| Victor Henry Huston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 October 1890 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Died | 10 April 1941 (aged 50) Coventry, England |
| Allegiance | Canada United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit |
11th Hussars Canadian Army Service Corps No. 18 Squadron RFC |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Major Victor Henry Huston MC (13 October 1890 – 10 April 1941) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He was the only ace in his squadron.
Huston was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, one of nine children of William Wentworth Huston and Elizabeth Victoria (née Simpson). His parents had lived for some time in Cape Town, South Africa, but had returned to Northern Ireland in 1889. Huston served in the 11th Hussars, before emigrating to Canada, where he married Sarah Bailie in Vancouver in November 1912. His attestation papers describe him as a motor engineer, 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall, and a member of the Church of England.
Huston enlisted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1914 and was assigned to the Canadian Army Service Corps. He was commissioned as a lieutenant on 13 September 1915. He was seconded for service in the British Army's Royal Flying Corps on 8 December 1916, and was appointed a flying officer the same day. On 17 December Huston was posted to No. 18 Squadron RFC to fly the FE.2b.
He gained his first victory on 15 February 1917, when he and observer Second Lieutenant P. S. Taylor destroyed a Type C reconnaissance aircraft over Grévillers. On 5 April he and his observer Second Lieutenant Giles Blennerhasset were credited with two Albatros D.IIs driven down out of control over Inchy. Huston was then paired with observer Lieutenant E. A. Foord for his remaining three victories, destroying a Albatros D.III on 24 April, then a Halberstadt D north-west of Cambrai on 13 May. Huston shared his sixth and final victory with Flight Sub-Lieutenant Harold Spencer Kerby, both pilots being credited with destroying an Albatros D.V north-west of Havrincourt on 27 May.
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