Father: Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander KB (1882-1962), MP for East Wolverhampton 1929-1945 - see http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/genealogy/SirGeoffreyMander/Mander.htm Mother: Rosalind Florence [Caverhill] Ed. Harrow; Chilllon College, Switzerland; Trinity College, Cambridge; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA RAeC Certificate 9557 dated 8 Oct 1930, taken at Midland Aero Club m. 29 Oct 1935, Fraulein Elizabeth Maria Dorothea [Mettlich] (one son Mervyn Nicholas Mettlich, b. 22 Jan 1943) "He and his wife are keen swimmers" prev. Paint manufacturer (Director of Mander Bros., Wolverhampton)
prev. exp. 50 hrs on DH Moth, Bristol Fighter and Avro 504 Address in 1940: Boningale Farmhouse, Albrighton, Salop Later moved to Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton, Staffs, (the house built by his grandfather, which is now owned by the National Trust): https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/birmingham-west-midlands/wightwick-manor-and-gardens Postings: 12FPP, 3FPP
4 accidents, 2 his fault: - 6 Feb 1942, he taxied his Magister N3884 'carelessly' into a barbed wire fence at Hawarden - 26 Aug 1942, his Master I T8274 was baulked whilst landing at Thornhill and he lost height and touched a barbed wire fence, instead of going round - 11 Jan 1943, after a heavy landing in Spitfire IX EN248 at Sealand, the undercarriage collapsed on soft unflagged ground - 5 Feb 1943, the propeller tip of his Hurricane II KX718 broke off during taxying, due to it 'picking up' a stone
"A well-behaved officer, and a good worker. As a pilot he is about average" ... "A reliable pilot who uses his common sense and shows good judgement" His C.O. at 3FPP added "F/O Mander has left the ATA for health reasons... I am exceedingly sorry that he has left" m. 27 Nov 1952 in Bristol, Janet Prangley [Philip]
Address 1962-1978: Pond House, Wilmington, Sussex d. 28 Mar 1978 - Eastbourne, Sussex
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