M.486  First Officer Eric John Burdick West
 flag england b. 3 Sep 1902, Dover   10 Jun 1941 to 30 Sep 1945

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ata eric west MAMM Manx Aviation & Military Museum

   

 

Ed. Cardiff High School. B.Sc.

Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (AMICE) in 1929

RAeC Certificate 13360 at N Devon Flying Club on DH60 Gipsy Moth, dated 2 Nov 1935

m. 1939 in Cardiff, Iris Lilian [Gardiner]

prev. Deputy County Surveyor, Devon County Council

prev. exp. 60hrs 35 min on DH.60

Address in 1941: Melfort High Wall, Barnstaple, Devon


 Postings: 3FPP, 2FPP, 5FPP, 9FPP

1 accident, his fault:

- 23 Jan 1943, he made a poor landing in Hurricane IIc KX399, bounced into soft ground and overturned.

Off sick from 23 Jan to 25 Jun 1943 after this flying accident

"A quiet consciencious type of officer, who is absolutely reliable"


 d. 26 Oct 1974 - Exeter, Devon


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