Father: John Hunter Stewart MBE, a civil servant; Mother: Jean Blair [Stevenson] of 89 The Glade, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey Ed. Selhurst Grammar School, Croydon prev. RAF: Acting P/O from 24 Jun 1939, P/O from 10 Apr to 7 Sep 1940 (he relinquished his commission due to ill-health) prev. exp. 150hrs
Postings: 2FPP, 4aFPP, 10FPP, 4FPP Off sick from 23 Jul to 27 Dec 1943 with 'bad eyes'
8 accidents, 3 his fault: - 17 Jun 1941, a forced landing in Defiant T5054 after an oil leak obscured the windscreen - 17 Jul 1941, the hydraulic and emergency system failed on his Spitfire K9850 - 15 Aug 1941, another forced landing , this time in Battle L5301, due to engine failure - 23 Aug 1941, the tail wheel structure of his Defiant N1560 failed - 7 Dec 1941, he turned across a strong wind after landing in Tiger Moth T6980 and it blew over onto a wingtip - 4 Jun 1942, a propeller blade of his Hurricane IIc HL670was damaged by a stone whilst taxying - 7 Feb 1943, one wheel of his Anson I EG326 ran off a narrow track into mud whilst taxying (OC Ground Control also blamed) - 20 Mar 1945, he landed in a strong wind in Corsair IV KD184, the starboard wing touched ground and was damaged (bent, probably)
"An intelligent and capable pilot who shows good judgement and whose flying is smooth and steady. Is most conscientious and has worked hard throughout" His elder brother, 2nd-Lieut. Robert Young Stevenson Stewart BA, b. 1916, d. 28 May 1942 on war service with the Royal Corps of Signals in India, and is commemorated at Imphal War Cemetery d. 1966 - Cambridge
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