M.223  Flight Captain  William Bryan Shaw MBE
flag england  b. 4 Jul 1907, Manchester  1 Oct 1940 to 31 May 1945


  ATAM      

 

Ed. Clayesmore School, nr Winchester

m. 

prev. Engineer, Ransomes & Rapier Ltd, Ipswich

prev. exp. 175 hrs

Address in 1940: Whyteleafe, Westerfield Rd, Ipswich


 Postings: 4FPP, 16FPP, HQ Tech. Dept., 1FPP, RNAS Arbroath

 4 accidents, none his fault:

- 11 OCt 1941, forced landing in a Battle after engine failure due to glycol leak

- 25 Apr 1942, the tail of his Rapide ran over an engineer while taxying

- 11 Nov 1943, the tail wheel of his Beaufighter "fell into a hole"

- 15 Apr 1944, another taxying accident involving a broken tail wheel, this time in a Wildcat.

"A very good officer and pilot who sets a splendid example to the others". "He has given me every satisfaction in all his duties"


 d. 2003, Ipswich

 


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