prev. Scots Greys, Highland Light Infantry; RFC then RAF 1914-1919, 1921-22 (retired due to ill health) pre-WWII racing and professional pilot - about 7,000 hrs exp on light types
d. 15 Sep 1942 (Died in ATA Service) - Liberator III FK217 swung on take off at Boscombe Down, hit a hangar and caught fire. Flt-Eng FH Moseley also killed; 2 other aircraft damaged. Tony Phelps (q.v.), who was due to fly in the Liberator, wrote about it later: "Not Ken. It just couldn't be Ken. One of the Grand Old Men of flying. A founder member of the ATA and one of the best pilots who ever lived." His ashes were scattered off the coast of Scotland on 22 Sep 1942. Download ATA Pilot Personal Record (.zip file): |
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