P il ot ▁Ober le ut nant ▁U eb el acker ▁and ▁observer ▁Haupt mann ▁Ros er ▁were ▁both ▁killed .) ▁For ▁this ▁fe at ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross , ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁military ▁pilot ▁( and ▁the ▁first ▁f ighter ▁pilot ) ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁V C ▁following ▁William ▁Bar n ard ▁Rh odes - M oor house ' s ▁pione ering ▁award ▁for ▁bra very ▁during ▁a ▁bomb ing ▁ra id , ▁and ▁Regin ald ▁War ne ford ' s ▁award ▁for ▁an ▁anti - Ze ppel in ▁attack ▁on ▁an ▁air bor ne ▁Deutsch es ▁He er ▁air ship , ▁using ▁aer ial ▁bomb ing ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁down . ▁ ▁This ▁particular ▁sortie ▁was ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁which ▁Captain ▁Haw ker ▁under to ok ▁during ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁constant ▁oper ational ▁flying ▁and ▁fighting . ▁He ▁claimed ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁more ▁vict ories ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁Sc out ▁or ▁flying ▁an ▁F . E . 2 . ▁ ▁Haw ker ▁was ▁posted ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁with ▁some ▁seven ▁victory ▁claims ▁( inc . ▁one ▁captured , ▁three ▁destroyed , ▁one ▁' out ▁of ▁control ' ▁and ▁one ▁' for ced ▁to ▁land ') ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁flying ▁ace , ▁and ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁considerable ▁fame ▁within ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁R FC . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁shooting ▁down ▁three ▁aircraft ▁in ▁one