Edmonds, Walter Godfrey Courtney
Title
Edmonds, Walter Godfrey Courtney
Description
Eight items.
The collection concerns Godfrey Edmonds (b. 1911, Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, and photographs.
He flew as a pilot with and became a member of the Guinea Pig Club when he crashed on a training flight in March 1940 and was badly burned. He returned to flying in October 1941.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anita Turton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
The collection concerns Godfrey Edmonds (b. 1911, Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, and photographs.
He flew as a pilot with and became a member of the Guinea Pig Club when he crashed on a training flight in March 1940 and was badly burned. He returned to flying in October 1941.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anita Turton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
2022-01-15
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Edmonds, WGC
Collection Items
Three men in swimming costumes
Two photographs. The first shows three men wearing swimming costumes standing in line with a towel in front of them. Building behind on right. The second is of the same three men at the same location with the middle man now lifted up by the others.
Two children in front of car
Two children (boy and girl) standing in front of MG MGA sports car.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Guinea Pig Club reunion
Five men in a crowd in civilian dress talking. Some holding drinks. Three men are members of the Guinea Pig Club. Archibald McIndoe is standing second from the left wearing a bowtie.
Detail of flights from log book
Page showing sorties up to the one in Anson on which he crashed on 4 March 1940 and his first trip on return to duty on 10 October 1941.
Walter Edmonds’ Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book Two
Walter Edmonds’ second Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 1st February until 10th October 1945. Flew as a pilot with No. 1 Parachute Training School.
Served at RAF Ringway.
Aircraft flown were C-47 Dakota, Anson, Whitley, Wellington.
He flew no…
Served at RAF Ringway.
Aircraft flown were C-47 Dakota, Anson, Whitley, Wellington.
He flew no…
Walter Edmonds’ Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book One
Walter Edmonds’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 30th May 1939 until 30th January 1945. During this time he trained as a pilot. Trained at No. 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, No. 13 Flying Training School. Posted to 76 Squadron in…
Godfrey Edmonds: Injuries and recovery
Twelve photographs of Godfrey at different stages of treatment and reconstruction.
Godfrey Edmonds information
Includes hospitalization, identify card and notes. Mentions RAF hospital Halton and number of operations at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. Two versions of this document.
Collection Tree
- Edmonds, Walter Godfrey Courtney