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He joined the RAFVR in March 1938 and began his flying training at 21 E&RFTS, Stapleford. Later continuing at 26 E&RFTS, Oxford and 22 E&RFTS, Cambridge. He was called up to full time service in October 1939, after completing his training he was posted to CFS, Upavon for an instructors course. He then went to 14 FTS, Kinloss on the 15th of November, moved to 14 FTS, cranfield on the 19th April 1940, 6 EFTS, Sywell on the 24th of May and finally to 11 EFTS, Perth on the 11th of June. He was posted to 152 Sqn at Acklington on the 21st of june 1940.
He probably destroyed a Bf 109 on the 25th of July and destroyed another on the 5th of August. He was shot down by Bf 109’s of 11/JG 53 off Swanage on the 8th, in Spitfire K9894. He decided against baling out and crash landed in a field near Wareham. He was unhurt but the aircraft was a write off. On the 15th of August he claimed a Bf 109 destroyed, on the 17th a Ju 87 and on the 4th of September a Ju 88. He was posted away to CFS, Upavon on the 26th of September 1940 and from the 7th of October he was instructing at 6 FTS. Little Rissington. He was commissioned in January 1941, he remained there until the 17th of November 1941.
He was then sent to instruct in Canada, firstly at 39 SFTS, Swift Current, then briefly at 35 SFTS, North Battleford and finally at 32 OTU, Patricia Bay until June the 19th 1944. When he was posted away to return to the UK. He went to 109 OTU, Crosby on August the 27th to convert to transport aircraft and on the 1st of March 1945 he was seconded to BOAC at Whitchurch. He was released from the RAF in 1946 as a Flight Lieutenant. He then joined BOAC, later flying for British Caledonian and British Island Airways before retiring in 1978.
P/O. 15.1.41. F/O. 1.11.41. F/L. 1.11.42.