aircraft fitter

AN aircraft fitter who dreamed of being a pilot killed himself because his eyesight wasn't good enough.

Freeman was born in Ayr, the daughter of an aircraft fitter and a nurse.

He trained as an aircraft fitter, but when it became clear that war was imminent he volunteered to be a pilot.

William, who worked as an aircraft fitter, claimed to have flown with T. E. Lawrence.

Money was scarce in those pre-medicare days, especially if Jim, who worked as an aircraft fitter at Canadair, was sick or on strike.

Mike Cox also left; likewise, Fred Kirk (a trained aircraft fitter), after spotting a job in aviation.

Glyn Houston as Harry, the aircraft fitter working on the Hurricane fighter (uncredited)

However, he returned to the Royals as he was unable to find suitable employment as an aircraft fitter in the Midlands.

Defence Force (RAAF) also offer opportunities to become an aircraft fitter as an adult trainee (17 to 35).

During the war, he made guest appearances for clubs including Luton Town while serving as an aircraft fitter in the Royal Air Force.

Originally an aircraft fitter with Metropolitan-Vickers at Trafford Park, he began to play with local dance groups during his spare evenings.

John Samuel Collins, Aircraft Fitter, Royal Navy Aircraft Yard, Fleetlands, Ministry of Defence.

During the Second World War he worked as an aircraft fitter at the Metro-Vickers factory in Trafford Park and played with local dance bands in the evenings.

He served for three years as an apprentice at RAF Halton, followed by a posting to RAF Kenley as an aircraft fitter.

Donald Ivor Ernest Richards, Aircraft Fitter, 781 Squadron, HMS Daedalus, Ministry of Defence.

He served a joinery apprenticeship with Willie Gray in Kelso and when the Second World War broke out he joined the RAF, serving as an aircraft fitter in India.

He worked for Air Atlanta as an aircraft fitter and was a keen rugby fan, playing as prop with Garryowen and was captain of their third team and had a girlfriend - Jenna Barry.

Mark Wells, an aircraft fitter, was going home after a night out spent celebrating his 32nd birthday when, 30 yards from his front door, he dropped his house keys through the bars of the drain and fell in as he tried to retrieve them.

It is my father's 80th birthday in a couple of weeks time and during WWII he was in the RAF and worked as an aircraft fitter on Lancaster bombers and has very fond memories of the airplane.

He was called up to the services where he joined the Fleet Arm and decided to sign on for nine years where he trained as an aircraft fitter, spending most of his time touring the world on board H. M. S. Eagle.

During the Second World War Merchant worked as an aircraft fitter for the Bristol Aeroplane Company, but he managed to spend the 1944 summer season at Chessington Zoo Circus, partnering the clown Fiery Jack (real name Fred Zetina).