Captain Frank Neville Hudson MC (born 4 November 1897, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Hudson flew with 15 Squadron during 1916. On 30 March 1916, Hudson was awarded a Military Cross; the citation text recounted how he had pressed on to complete a mission after suffering a serious head wound. In early 1917, Hudson transferred to 54 Squadron to fly a Sopwith Pup as a flight commander. On 27 January 1917, he set an enemy observation plane afire. He drove down another observation craft on 13 February. On 5 April, he teamed up with Reginald Charley, Maurice D. G. Scott, and another pilot; the quartet became balloon busters, destroying an observation balloon at Gouy. Hudson went on to drive two more enemy planes down, and destroy another,
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| - Captain Frank Neville Hudson MC (born 4 November 1897, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Hudson flew with 15 Squadron during 1916. On 30 March 1916, Hudson was awarded a Military Cross; the citation text recounted how he had pressed on to complete a mission after suffering a serious head wound. In early 1917, Hudson transferred to 54 Squadron to fly a Sopwith Pup as a flight commander. On 27 January 1917, he set an enemy observation plane afire. He drove down another observation craft on 13 February. On 5 April, he teamed up with Reginald Charley, Maurice D. G. Scott, and another pilot; the quartet became balloon busters, destroying an observation balloon at Gouy. Hudson went on to drive two more enemy planes down, and destroy another,
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| - Captain Frank Neville Hudson MC (born 4 November 1897, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Hudson flew with 15 Squadron during 1916. On 30 March 1916, Hudson was awarded a Military Cross; the citation text recounted how he had pressed on to complete a mission after suffering a serious head wound. In early 1917, Hudson transferred to 54 Squadron to fly a Sopwith Pup as a flight commander. On 27 January 1917, he set an enemy observation plane afire. He drove down another observation craft on 13 February. On 5 April, he teamed up with Reginald Charley, Maurice D. G. Scott, and another pilot; the quartet became balloon busters, destroying an observation balloon at Gouy. Hudson went on to drive two more enemy planes down, and destroy another, with his streak ending 11 July 1917. Two days later, Hudson was shot down between Bruges and Ostend by Jasta 20.
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