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Edward "Sonny"
Hillman
Other name: Arthur John
Place of birth: Laindon, Essex
Year of birth: 10th May 1913
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Occupation: Pilot in the Spanish Republican Air Force
Date of arrival: 31st August 1936
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Date of departure: 5th October 1936
Date of death: 3rd July 1975 - Deewhy, New South Wales, Australia
Where killed:
Comments: Address; 24, Tudor Avenue, Gidea park, Essex. Left Victoria Station with Carter, Warsow, Crawford and Griffin. Arrived at Getafe airbase on 3/9/1936. Shot down 18/9/1936 flying a Dewoitine D.372 by the Italian Sottotenente; Adriano Mantelli Survived. 1939 working as a Flying Instructor in Derbyshire. June 1939 joined RAF in Nottingham. Commissioned in 1941 and worked at flight training bases. Flew with Swedish Airlines for 8 years after WWII.
Source: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/scw-1936.htm "Thye Fliers" by Brian Bridgeman. p116-117
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