Coming soon
The biography of Wing Commander S H P Spry DFC AFC DFM RAF
Wing Commander S H P Spry DSO DFC AFC DFM RAF was the youngest son of a Brigadier from a Guards regiment. Born during the First World War (1916 is the best estimate from records) he enjoyed a privileged background (Norton nanny, clockwork train set, and 2 oranges in his stocking at Christmas) and attending public school. Unlike his brothers who all joined their father's regiment, Spry rebelled. He has no desire to wear puttees, spurs and a stripe down his trouser leg but instead yearned to be a fighter pilot in the RAF. He would often gaze into the Summer skies and watch the fighter pilots practice their up-diddly-up-ups and decided that this would be the life for him. He refused to accept his allocated place to study the classics at Oxbridge, choosing instead to feed his craving for aviation matters by joining the Royal Air Force in 1934.
Yours aye
Spry
Last edited by Wg Cdr Spry; 19th Sep 2013 at 08:39.