Father: Col. Arthur Pole Welman of Wexford, Eire Ed. Stoke House School; Bedford College m. 1940 in Whitby, Margaret [Barringer] Next of Kin (wife) Mrs M Welman, Woodburn, Ocean Rd, Whitby, Yorks. Later changed to (mother) Mrs Geraldine Mary [Brereton], 27 Wilesden Park, Stran Millis, Belfast prev. Mgf Chemist from 1936; RAF P/O 19 Aug 1939 - 25 Dec 1940 (Upwood, Hunts); "Intelligence" prev. exp. 260 hrs on Blenheim, Battle, DH 82, Oxford, Heyford Postings: 1FPP, 3FPP, 4bFPP
"A good and very hard working pilot, but very sensitive" ... "Proved an excellent instructor until his health failed"
Contract Terminated by ATA - "Psychologically unfit for full ferry duties" Post-ATA, a pilot for TACA Airways, the national airline of El Salvador. m. 15 Sep 1944 in Florida, USA, Mary Allie [Black] (b. 1921 in Georgia, USA) (one daughter, Susan Talmadge b. 22 May 1946 in Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Mary Black was a stewardess for TACA Airways They sailed together, from Trinidad to Florida, in Sep 1945
Emigrated to Georgia, USA. Petition for Naturalization in 1950: He is described as a "Medical Representative"
m. 23 May 1953 in Vance, NC, Rebecca Virginia Holley [Sikes] (d. 2003) m. 21 Nov 1961 in Amherts, NY, Joyce [Millington] (d. 1981) m. Priscilla [Hammond]
d. 26 Dec 2004 - Erie Co., New York "After emigrating to the United States, he worked as a sales representative for several companies before moving to Amherst in 1967 to take a job as district sales manager for the Weatherhead Co., [responsible for sales of fluid power components, hydraulic pumps, motors and valves] A horseman in his younger years, he participated in fox hunts. His other interests included sailing, golf and skiing." - Buffalo News, 30 Dec 2004 Download ATA Pilot Personal Record (.zip file): |
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