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2nd Officer |
Francis Cyril Delacour De Labilliere |
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b. 8 Mar 1900, Perth, Scotland |
15 May to 7 Nov 1940 |
1938
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1947 |
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Father: Rev. Charles Edgar Delacour de Labilliere, Mother: Evelyn Georgina [Harington] of Langatoch Vicarage, Monmouth (later moved to Heatherlands, Bingham Ave, Lilliput, Dorset)
RAeC Certicate 16356, 20 Sep 1938 at Portsmouth Aero Club
prev. a book-keeper; Assistant Flying Instructor to the Barnstaple and N Devon Flying Club; RAF Link Trainer Instructor
prev. exp. 363 hrs
Postings: ---
2 accidents, both his fault:
- 29 Jun 1940, he persisted too far in bad weather and got lost in a Tiger Moth
- 3 Nov 1940, damaged his Puss Moth after landing in a field
Contract Terminated - "Disciplinary reasons, in respect of both his flying competence and also his conduct both on and off duty"
"We cannot possibly recommend you to consider his application [to BOAC]"
Temporary Sub-Lieut then Lieut, RNVR from 28 Feb 1941 - 1945
Address in 1947: The Mount, Studland, Dorset
Royal Aero Club Certificate 22595, 14 Apr 1947
d. 29 Aug 1952 - Southern Rhodesia
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