Lt. Cdr. "Fairy" Filmer

Thanks for posting that. I was sorry to hear about Filmer’s passing, but he had obviously had a very full and long life. My condolences to his family and friends.

He was a thoroughly charming gentleman who helped me a great deal with my Skua book, and was obviously a talented pilot and a fearless dive bomber. What a waste for the Allies that he and half his squadron were stuck in prison camps for the greater part of the war. It was a privilege to talk about the Norwegian campaign with him and I am saddened that his contributions to the book will be published posthumously.

He was also known as ‘Kik’, though I don’t know why.

RIP