Edward Mortlock Donaldson
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Edward Mortlock Donaldson
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| Birth name | Edward Mortlock Donaldson |
| Nickname(s) | Teddy |
| Born |
12 February 1912 Negeri Sembilan, British Malaya |
| Died | 2 June 1992 (aged 80) Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Hampshire |
| Buried at | St Andrew's Church, Tangmere, West Sussex |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Years of service | 1931–1961 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held | RAF Flying College RAF Fassberg High Speed Flight RAF Milfield RAF Colerne No. 151 Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Other work | Air Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph |
World War II
Air Commodore Edward "Teddy" Mortlock Donaldson CB, CBE, DSO, AFC & Bar (12 February 1912 – 2 June 1992) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace of the Second World War, and a former holder of the airspeed world record.
Born in Negeri Sembilan, then part of British Malaya, his father C.E. Donaldson was a judge. One of four brothers, three of whom would serve as fighter pilots with the RAF, and gain the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Educated in England at the King's School, Rochester and Christ's Hospital, he then studied at McGill University in Canada.
Donaldson joined two of his brothers in the RAF in 1931, granted a short service commission his first posting being to No. 3 Squadron flying Bristol Bulldogs.
In 1932 he was runner up in the R.A.F. Wakefield Boxing Championship, which he won the following year. In 1933 the crack-shot won the RAF's Gunnery Trophy One, known as the Brooke-Popham Air Firing Trophy, and won it again in 1934. In 1935 he became a stunt pilot as a member of the No. 3 Squadron aerobatic team of five Bulldogs, which he led in 1937 and 1938 at the International Zurich Rally.
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