Henry Moody
| Henry Michael Moody | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 Welshampton, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 23 April 1931 (aged 32–33) Seahurst Park, Sussex, England |
| Buried | Brookwood Cemetery (51°17′44″N 0°37′21″W / 51.295555°N 0.622532°WCoordinates: 51°17′44″N 0°37′21″W / 51.295555°N 0.622532°W) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1917–1931 |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Unit |
No. 45 Squadron RAF No. 28 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front • Italian Front |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Flight Lieutenant Henry Michael Moody was a British World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. His sixth triumph was over German ace Alwin Thurm. He served in the Royal Air Force post-war, until killed in a flying accident in 1931.
Henry Michael Moody was born in Welshampton, Shropshire, one of twin boys born to The Reverend Henry Moody, vicar of Welshampton and Rural Dean of Ellesmere, and his wife Evelyn. His twin brother Second Lieutenant Charles Angelo Moody served in No. 1 Squadron RFC, and was killed in Belgium on 21 August 1917, aged 18, and is buried at Tyne Cot.
Henry Moody was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Flying Corps, was appointed a flying officer on 21 June 1917, and confirmed in his rank on 8 August.
Moody was posted to No. 45 Squadron, operating in northern France, and flying the Sopwith Camel single seat fighter. He gained his first aerial victory on 4 September by driving down 'out of control' a Type C reconnaissance aircraft north-east of Comines. He repeated this feat on 11 September over Westroosebeke, then on 20 September shared in the shooting down in flames of a third Type C over Passchendaele with Second Lieutenants Emerson Smith and Raymond Brownell. On 13 November Moody drove down a Junkers J.I north-east of Comines, before his squadron was transferred to the Italian Front. There, on the morning of 31 December, he drove down an Albatros D.III over Pieve di Soligo, and 45 minutes later he and Brownell forced a Albatros D.V down near to Asolo, killing the pilot, German ace Alwin Thurm. On 11 January 1918 Moody destroyed an Albatros D.III over Corbelone, and on 30 January he destroyed another over Susegana for his eighth and final victory.
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