Pat Fillingham
English test pilot for the de Havilland company
About Pat Fillingham
Lived 1914 – 2003 (aged 89). Pat Fillingham was a British military flight engineer, test pilot and engineer.
William Patrick Ingram Fillingham (27 February 1914 – 17 July 2003) was an English test pilot for the de Havilland company. Fillingham flew 120 different types of aircraft during his career including all variants of the de Havilland Mosquito. Military aircraft were still produced and as well as the Dove and Heron, Fillingham is also recorded as flying in the same month de Havilland Vampire jet fighters, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk trainers and Mosquitos.
Family life and leisure Fillingham had married Sonja Couper in 1952 and they had a daughter and a son.
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Who was Pat Fillingham?
English test pilot for the de Havilland company
When was Pat Fillingham born?
Pat Fillingham was born on 27 February 1914 in Sutton Coldfield.
When did Pat Fillingham die?
Pat Fillingham died on 17 July 2003 in Dacorum.
What was Pat Fillingham's occupation?
Pat Fillingham was a military flight engineer, test pilot and engineer.
What nationality was Pat Fillingham?
Pat Fillingham was British.
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