Cox George William Hunt joined the Airship Service in 1913 and had experience of working on kite balloons as well as rigids. He served as coxswain on the R29 and was also a member of the R33 breakaway crew. He later joined the R101 crew as Chief Coxn but lost his life when it crashed in Oct 1930.
He was a much-respected airship veteran. Born in 1888 he joined the RNAS in 1913 and was made a Flight Sergeant. He served on many non-rigid during the war. It was reported that on escaping from the burning R101 he returned to the wreckage in an attempt to rescue his friend Walter Potter who also perished.