M.60 * First Officer  Gerald Wilfred Pearson Derbyshire

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 31 Mar 1913, Surrey 1 May 1940 to 17 Mar 1944

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m. 1934 in London, Ida F [Sharman]

m. 1942 in Eton, Bucks, Imogen D [Duncan]

prev. Pilot Officer in RAF Reserve Mar-34 to Apr-35;

RAF Apr-35 to Jul-38.

Accident Report: 

On 10 Feb 1938 the pilot of Hector K9723 was on a night flying exercise when he became lost in bad weather whilst flying over the East Coast, he force-landed the aircraft in a ploughed field near Filey whereupon the aircraft overturned. It is not known whether there were any injuries sustained. The investigation reported: "The pilot...found difficulty in stowing the Verey pistol and as a result lost direction".

Pilot - P/O Gerald Wilfred Pearson Derbyshire RAF. Probably uninjured.


d. Jan 1970 - Devon


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