Captain O W (Wally) Epton FRAeS

Wally Epton began his Royal Air Force career as an aircraft apprentice at Halton and completed flying training at the RAF College Cranwell. He served for 20 years before retiring in 1978 as a Squadron Leader.

Tours of Duty with the RAF included flying Strike/Ground Attack Canberras, C130 Hercules and HS125 Dominie navigation trainers.

Wally also flew as a display pilot with the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight for 3 years flying Spitfires and Hurricanes, and was an early member of the Historic Aircraft Association.

Since retiring from the RAF, Wally has flown for the past 33 years as a business jet pilot concentrating on the Hawker 125 and Challenger CL-604 series worldwide. He currently holds UK, JAA and FAA ATPL’s with over 15,600 flight hours. He is also an instructor at Farnborough Aero Club in which he teaches aerobatics in the Chipmunk, and has a share in a Tiger Moth.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and sits on various committees serving General and Historic Aviation.

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