Father: William Thomas Shepherd, Mother: Lily Amelia [Williams], of 69 Coppetts Rd, Muswell Hill, London N10 Ed. Owens Grammar School prev. RAF Corporal Feb 1920 - May 1934; Commercial Refrigeration Sales Manager; Engineer Fitter RAeC Certificates 10391, 28 Feb 1932 at Northants; 19855, 26 Aug 1939 at Reading Fined 20s in 1938, for doing 39-47 mph in a 30 limit on Basingstoke Road. Alderman Tudor, one of the magistrates, said, "You spend many thousands of pounds widening roads so that motorists may go more quickly, and then you fine them. It does seem to me to be nonsense." (The Magistrates' Clerk, however, disagreed). prev. exp. 20 hrs Address in 1940: 39 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading Postings: (as Air Gunner, 1FPP, 3FPP), (as pilot, 5TFPP, 16FPP, 6FPP, 8FPP 3 accidents, 1 his fault: - 1 Jul 1942, he inadvertently retracted the undercarriage of his Master I M7420 or N7240, after landing at Bobbington - 4 Feb 1944, the hood of his Spitfire V AB167 blew off in flight - 15 Mar 1945, a wheels-up forced landing in Corsair III JS471 after engine failure.
"A hardworking officer with a good sense of discipline. A little underconfident, but is improving in this respect" ... "Flies better than he thinks he does" Lived at 3 Clifton Park Rd, Caversham, Reading (with Phyllis Emblin)
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