Joseph Joel Hammond

Joseph Joel Hammond
Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at the Ascot Racecourse (Mascot, NSW) in April 1911
Born	1886 Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand
Died	22 September 1918 (age 31) Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Cause of death	Killed in active service
Resting place	Indianapolis (Crown Hill) Cemetery, Indiana, United States of America
Nationality	New Zealand
Spouse	Ethelwynd Hammond
Aviation career
Known for	First pilot to fly at Sydney Airport
Air force	Royal Air Force, British Air Mission (United States)
Battles	World War I
Rank	Captain

Joseph Joel Hammond (1886 – 22 September 1918) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. On 18 April 1911 he was the first pilot to fly at the site of what would become Sydney Airport. On 17 January 1914 at Epsom showgrounds he took New Zealand's first military plane, a Blériot XI-2, for its first flight.