Ed. High School and Technical School, ACTS Canute Field, IL (Hugh School Diploma) prev. US Air Corps, 99th Observation Sqn 1927-33; "pilot, instructor, radio operator, airplane and engine mechanic, parachute rigger" (sounds like a useful chap) prev. exp. 2,050 hrs m. 1930 Evelyn Beatrice [Fortune] Address in 1941: 804 Mulberry St, Macon GA Postings: 1FPP, 3FPP Suspended 8 Jul 1941 for 14 days for low flying; Reprimanded 29 Jan 1942 for "incorrect statement at official report" 3 accidents, 2 his fault: - 4 Jan 1942, he landed his Wellington on the wrong runway, swung off and collided with a parked Hampden; - 13 Jan 1942, he was unable to control the landing of another Wellington and the port wing hit the ground (not his fault, apparently), and - 21 Feb 1942, he overshot a landing in a Spitfire after the flaps failed to lower and hit a parked aircraft (his fault, apparently). "A very keen pilot" [Resigned] Later flew 'The Hump' with CNAC - see CNAC Captain George Arthur Robertson
m. 1947 in New York, Viola M [Makara]
Here are some of his Immigration cards for Brazil: - in 1949:
- in 1951: and in 1957:
d. 27 May 1995 in Florida See CNAC Captain George Arthur Robertson Download ATA Pilot Personal Record (.zip file): |
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