| Godfrey Bembridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1895 |
| Died | 12 September 1941 (aged 46) |
| Place of birth | Winkleigh, Devon, England |
| Place of death | Sywell, Northamptonshire, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 65 Squadron RFC/No. 65 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Air Force Cross |
| Other work | Pilot Instructor during World War II |
Flight Lieutenant Godfrey Brembridge AFC (1 March 1895–12 September 1941) was a World War I flying ace who was credited with five victories .[1]
He joined the Royal Flying Corps in July 1917. He flew a Sopwith Camel for 65 Squadron, driving down three enemy airplanes between 18 December 1917 and 9 March 1918, and destroying two others.[2] After the war he emigrated to the Transvaal in South Africa where he started an orange farm, became father to 2 daughters and a son, John Henry. In the thirties, the family returned to England while the children went through school but with onset of the second world war in 1939, he re-joined the RAF, this time as a Pilot Instructor of vast experience and was a great asset to the Air Force who were in great need of additional pilots.
Ironically, Godfrey Bremridge was killed doing what he loved best, in a flying accident[citation needed] on 12 September 1941. He was buried at the churchyard of St Peter & St Paul at Sywell, Northamptonshire.[3]
Sources of information[]
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/bremridge.php Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920.
- ↑ http://www.haileybury.com/honour/HAILEYBURY%201941.htm Retrieved 9 February 2011.
References[]
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.
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