M.166 * Flight Captain  Alfred William Sims 
 flag england  b. 20 Oct 1898, London 16 Oct 1940 to 4 Dec 1944 

   1932

  ATAM    

 

 Father: Alfred Sims (a publican who owned the 'Golden Key' pub, Edgeware Rd, d. 1906), Mother: Lydia Marie [Pennie] (prev. Mrs Webber (Richard Webber, also a publican, d. 1895), later Mrs Kiely (Sgt. Richard Kiely d. 1918 in France), d. 1920)

RAeC Certificate 10603 dated 5 Jul 1932, taken at Kent Flying Club

Address in 1932: Wellington Rd, Walmer, Kent

prev. motor engineer; garage proprietor

Member of the Civil Air Guard

Address in 1939: The Savage, Deal, Kent


 Postings: 7FPP

 One accident, his fault:

- 26 Jan 1943, whilst taxying his Wellington Ic X3166 at Sherburn, the starboard wheel fell into a hole filled with water, the wing dropped and 'touched' a packing case

 

m. 1942 in Dover, Kent, Joan Mary [Stanshall]


 

 

 d. 20 Feb 1977 Deal, Kent


* ATA file not seen

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