Geoffrey Wellum (1921–2018)
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Geoffrey Wellum was born in Walthamstow, England, and educated at Forest School. At age seventeen, he joined the RAF on a short-service commission in August 1939 and served with the 92nd Squadron throughout the Battle of Britain. In March 1942 he joined the 65[superscript th] Squadron as Flight mostra altro Commander and, later that year, led a group of eight Spitfires in the relief of Malta during Operation Pedestal. He later served as a test pilot on Typhoon fighter planes and as a gunnery instructor until the end of the war. He remained with the RAF after the war, retiring in 1961 to take a position as a commodities broker in London. He now lives in Cornwall, England mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: September 2009. Credit: PeterPanPan.
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- Data di nascita
- 1921-08-04
- Data di morte
- 2018-07-18
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Walthamstow, Essex, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Mullion, Cornwall, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
- Istruzione
- Forest School, Snaresbrook
- Attività lavorative
- military pilot
test pilot
commodity broker - Organizzazioni
- Royal Air Force (WWII)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Distinguished Flying Cross
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- Utenti
- 510
- Popolarità
- #48,631
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 16
- ISBN
- 20
- Lingue
- 4