Ed. Sedgeley Board School m. 1934 in Kingswinford, Staffs, Ruth I Horner prev. Aircraft Charge Hand Address in 1941: 'Regina', Dudley Rd, Sedgley, Staffs Postings: 9FPP, 6FPP, 12FPP, 3FPP
Off sick from 22 Mar to 4 Apr 1943 with hypertension 4 accidents, 1 his fault: - 3 May 1942, he failed to stop his Whitley K7221 swinging into wind and hitting a pile of earth - 26 Jun 1942, the undercarriage of his Spitfire retracted whilst taxying, due to a technical fault - 13 Sep 1942, Forced landing in a field in Fairchild Argus EV772, after engine failure - 24 Oct 1943, Another forced landing after engine failure, at Burscough airfield in Grumman Tarpon I (Avenger) FN883 Awarded an OBE in the 1946 Honours List Lived at: Harbour Rd, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire d. 6 Jan 2002 - Pembrokeshire Download ATA Pilot Personal Record (.zip file): |
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