Ed. Denstone College, Stafford RFC/RAF F/O, 28 Feb 1918 - Sep 1928, stationed at Martlesham; P/O 11 Oct 1940 - 23 Mar 1941 prev. "Partner and Pilot Aviation Co" in 1921 He was the pilot of DH Giant Moth G-AAAN "(CofR 1728) 8.28 to Associated Newspapers Ltd, London EC4 (based Stag Lane); named "Geraldine"; flown by Capt Charles Bernard Wilson and used by Daily Mail as in-flight photographic darkroom." m. 1930 in Croydon, May Bessie [Clarke] In 1931, he was sued by Imperial Airways for disputing the payment of a fare: "Charles Bernard Wilson, of the Press and General Air Services, Croydon, was sued at the Croydon Registrar’s Court yesterday by Imperial Airways, Ltd., for £11 1s., being the fares with certain expenses incurred by his wife and himself in travelling by air from Abbeville to Croydon. It was stated that Wilson, when flying from Paris to London, was forced to descend at Abbeville. He communicated by wireless with the pilot of an Imperial Airways liner coming from Paris, and he and his wife were picked up and brought to Croydon. Wilson, it was stated, had paid six guineas into court and alleged that the charges were excessive. For Imperial Airways it was stated that the usual practice was to charge a fare from the advertised starting place to the advertised place of landing. Wilson said that English aerodrome landing fares were the highest in Europe, and suggested that the appropriate charge for the Abbeville landing was 10s. The Registrar (Mr Alleyne Brown) said that Wilson, in no danger and suffering no privation, stopped the aeroplane solely for his own convenience, and then wanted pay only on the mileage basis. The Registrar awarded the company £1 in respect of the landing fee and allowed the rest of the claim, a total of £10 11s. Postings:
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