M.339 2nd Officer  James Henry Read 
 flag england b. 18 Dec 1918, Maidenhead 

11 Mar 1941 to  7 Oct 1942 (as pilot)

3 May 1943 to 30 Sep 1945 

(as Airfield Controller/Maps and Signals / Adjutant) 


  

   ATA

"small scar on right side of chin"

   

 

Father: Thomas Henry Read, a District Inspector, Bus Company; Mother: Agnes Sybil [Sandalls]

Ed. Maidenhead College

prev. RAF F/O, Ser No 39682, Hawkinge, 9 Mar 1937 to 4 Dec 1940; F/O from 8 Nov 1939; "Invalided out of RAF"

m.  ? 1940 in Kent, Cissie [Bryant]

prev. exp. 350 hrs on Tiger Moth, Hart, Magister, Tutor, Hind, Battle, Audax in England and France

Address in 1941: The Spinney, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead


 Postings: 1FPP

"A keen and satisfactory pilot"

[Contract Terminated]

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As Airfield Controller / (Assistant Adjutant / Maps and Signals 3 May 1943 to 30 Sep 1945)

Postings: 14FPP, 4FPP

Off sick from 28 Sep to 22 Dec 1943 with "Anxiety State"

"A good airfield controller who shows initiative and common sense at all times"


[divorced]

m. 1952 in Maidenhead, Rosetta Vittoria [Paloaro]

They lived at 'The Retreat', Cookham Dean; his parents still lived at 'The Spinney'

d. 13 Jan 2013 - Ashford, Kent


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