M.255 First Officer  Francis Gilson 'Binkie' Pattrick, LMSSA
 flag england b. 17 Jan 1916, Shouldham Thorpe, King's Lynn, Norfolk 

19 Feb 1941 to 31 Jul 1942 

5 -13 April 1944


 

     

 

Father: Capt. Arthur Devereux Pattrick, (d. 12 Aug 1915 in Gallipoli), Mother: Alice Isobel Mary Gilson [Hoff]

Ed. Uppingham; Magdalene College, Cambridge

Member of University of London Air Squadron 1937-8

 prev. Doctor at St Mary's Hospital, London W2

prev. exp. 145 hrs on Avro Tutor, Hawker Hart, Audax, Miles Hawk

Address in 1941: Westbriggs Wood, Wormegay, King's Lynn


 Postings: 1FPP, 15FPP

4 accidents, 1 his fault:

- 25 Apr 1941, a forced landing in Miles Master T8895, after engine failure

- 27 Sep 1941, the tailwheel of his Hampden B2080 collapsed after landing; he had ignored the tailwheel indicator light

- 5 Jul 1942, his Airacobra EX227 ran off the runway, after brake failure

- 6 Apr 1944, a forced landing in Oxford V3436 following port engine failure.

 

 "An exceptionally keen pilot" ... "Only part-time but does most useful work when available"

[Resigned]


Resident Medical Officer at Redhill County Hospital, Edgware in June 1943

Flt-Lt, RAF Medical Branch from 9 Sep 1943

 

m. 1950 in Newcastle, Hope Annandale [Smith] (suicide, 1974)

m. 1976 in Downham, Ethel M [Wales]

 

 d. 30 Mar 2000 - Downham, Norfolk


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