PropertyValue
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Bill Waterton
rdfs:comment
  • Squadron Leader Bill Waterton GM AFC* (18 March 1916 – 17 April 2006) was a Canadian test pilot and correspondent for the Daily Express. He was awarded the George Medal for saving the flight data when he landed at great risk the prototype Gloster Javelin after it lost its controls during a test flight.
owl:sameAs
Unit
  • 242
  • AFDU
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
serviceyears
  • 1939
Birth Date
  • 1916-03-18
Branch
  • Royal Air Force
death place
  • Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Name
  • Bill Waterton
Birth Place
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Awards
death date
  • 2006-04-17
Rank
  • Squadron Leader
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
laterwork
  • Test Pilot
  • Aviation correspondent
servicenumber
  • 42288
Birth name
  • William Arthur Waterton
abstract
  • Squadron Leader Bill Waterton GM AFC* (18 March 1916 – 17 April 2006) was a Canadian test pilot and correspondent for the Daily Express. He was awarded the George Medal for saving the flight data when he landed at great risk the prototype Gloster Javelin after it lost its controls during a test flight.