Educated at St Andrews, Grahamstown, SA Arrived in the UK in 1928 prev. RAF (Pilot Offficer) 1935-37 Address in 1941: Newton House, Barn St, Marlborough, Wilts Postings: 2FPP, 8FPP, 9FPP, 14FPP, 15FPP He was described as 'a very capable and experienced pilot, and in every way satisfactory', but had a couple of problems during his ATA career, being placed on a weekly salary basis after writing cheques with insufficient funds to cover them in May-42, and suspended without pay for 3 days in Jan-43 for 'failing to surrender clothing coupons'.
He then 'committed misconduct' in Luton with Patricia, the wife of Flt Lt. (later Wing Cmdr) Kenneth Mackenzie DFC, while the latter was away as a wartime guest of the Germans. The divorce judge said that it was "a most lamentable feature of the case that a man who was an officer in the RAF should commit misconduct with the wife of a brother officer who was a prisoner in German hands." [Resigned] Later a de Havilland test pilot Download ATA Pilot Personal Record (.zip file): |
1933
ATAM
Kenneth and Patricia [Pruett], 7 Jun 1941
