William Rose Gent

William Rose Gent joined the airship service in 1915 and by 1919 had extensive experience of working on airships. Press reports list Flight Sgt W. R. Gent as a crew member of the R32. He was also an engineer on the R34. He joined the airship service in 1915. In 1925 he was part of the R33 crew when it broke away from its moorings. William Gent lived in Shortstown from at least 1925 until 1930 when he lost his life in the R101 crash