M.135 First Officer  Guy Lovell Pickering 

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b. 24 Aug 1901, Bromley, Kent  22 Jul 1940 to 30 Nov 1945 

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Ed. University College London

m. 1923 Victoria Mary [Emberson, d. 1991], 1 son b. 1927

1926: "DANGEROUS MOTOR-CYCLING. Guy Lovell Pickering, 14, Mount Park-Avenue. Purley Oaks, was fined £3 at Epsom Petty Sessions Monday for driving a motor-cycle and side-car dangerously at Epsom on Sunday, August 15th. —P.C. Rose and P.C. Weeding estimated defendant’s speed at 33 to 35 miles an hour. —Pickering pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit, but he denied driving dangerously. He estimated that he was driving at 28 to 30 miles an hour. He mentioned that he had never been involved in an accident.— There were eight previous convictions against Pickering, two for speed."

prev. an Advertising Agent; RAFVR Sgt. (Link Trainer Instructor) Feb-Jul 1940

Address in 1940: 62 Eastdean Ave, Epsom, Surrey

Next of Kin in 1940:  [wife] Lorna Geraldine Pickering

Postings: 1FPP, 15FPP, 14FPP, 6FPP, 7FPP, 9FPP, 1FPP

6 accidents (4 his fault)

"A keen pilot, but at the moment [Feb-42] rather nervous and lacking in judgement, probably as a result of recent accidents. A good officer."

"Has been employed on instructional duties. By his hard work coupled with a cheerful disposition he has contributed a lot to the high standard of pupils who have passed through IFTS." [Oct-43 - Feb-45]

d. 4 May 1947 at the Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory, Cape District, S. Africa 


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