Father: James Pennycook, Mother: Agnes Punton [Dudgeon] m. 29 Dec 1920 in Lasswade, Elizabeth Dryden [Milne] Address in 1921: 3 Short Lane, Fife, Scotland prev. RASC Private in WWI; RAF (F/O from 15 Jun 1920, No 6 Flying Training School, 100 Sqn, Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, from 2 Nov 1920, CFS from 15 Nov 1921, 1 FTS from 15 feb 1922). 4 Jul 1922, dismissed after a Court Martial
Address in 1939: 1 West Park Place, Edinburgh Postings include: 5TFPP, 6FPP
5 accidents, all his fault: - 1 Sep 1941, a forced landing in Swordfish V4639 at Locherbie, after persisting too far in deteriorating weather conditions - 2 Nov 1941, another forced landing after persisting too far in bad weather, this time at Perton in Master I N7626 - 16 Feb 1942, he broke the tail wheel of Piper Cub BV894 when landing (badly) - 27 Feb 1942, he forgot to lower the flaps when landing Hurricane Z3387 at Kemble, overshot and ran into a wall, sustaining injuries including concussion, cuts and bruises - 13 Sep 1942, his Hurricane II JS273 over-ran the end of the runway when landing, and collided with a concrete block
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