Guy Turner (1912-1982) [Flight-Sergeant, Royal Air Force]

[Dave Pattern]

• born 18 January 1912
• died 5 December 1982 in Dorset

Records:

• 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – Glen Dene, Outlane (father “joiner”)

Links:

• https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/TurnerG.htm
• https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/227899
• https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N2657

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Huddersfield Examiner (27/Jul/1940)

IN THE FORCES

Outlane Flight-Sergeant Wounded

Official notification has been received that Flight-Sergt. Guy Turner, of Outlane, was seriously wounded in action over the Channel recently, when he came down in a burning plane. His many friends will wish him a speedy recovery.

Flight-Sergt. Turner is twenty-eight years of age. He is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner, of Glendene, Outlane, and joined the Royal Air Force at the age of sixteen. Seven weeks ago he was reported missing. It was then found that he was shot down over France, but managed to escape and get to Calais, where he secured a boat for Southampton. Before the war he lived at Westerham, in Kent, but when on leave stayed with his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Harrison, of Wynton House, Outlane. He returned to his base after a short leave as recently as Wednesday of last week.

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (30/Jul/1940):

IN AND ABOUT

ADVENTURE AT BOULOGNE

Another school magazine, “The Roydsian,” tells of the adventures of an Old Boy Flight-Sergeant Guy Turner, during the evacuation of Boulogne.

“He was flying some 10.000 feet above the port when his engine was disabled and his undercarriage shot away by a cannon. Planing down, he reached earth about ten miles away in enemy territory, but was compelled to land upside down on account of the damage sustained by his machine. This he accomplished with no mishap worse than a bruised nose. He set fire to his plane, hid under a hedge for several hours, and after further adventures succeeded in reaching our own lines.”

Huddersfield Examiner (24/Aug/1940):

Wounded Flight-Sergeant Making Progress

Flight-Sergeant Guy Turner, of Outlane, who was seriously wounded in action over the Channel a little time ago, when he came down in a burning plane, is reported to be making favourable progress towards recovery.

He is twenty-eight years of age and has been in the Air Force since he was sixteen. He is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner, of Glendene, Outlane. His wife is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Harrison, of Wynton House, Outlane.

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (16/Dec/1982):

Outlane golf course flyer dies aged 70

A man who, as a war-time pilot bound for Yeadon, ran out of fuel and had to land on one of the fairways at Outlane Golf club, has died aged 70.

Former Roydsian Mr Guy Turner had been living in Gillingham, Dorset.

His emergency landing created quite a stir at the time, but a local relative pointed out today: “He chose to put down the plane on a location he knew like the back of his hand, namely the first fairway right at the bottom of his wife’s garden.”

Mr Turner ran a successful antiques business in Gillingham after retiring from the RAF as a squadron-leader.

He was born at Outlane and went to Royds Hall School. He was a Hurricane pilot during the Battle of Britain, based at the famous Biggin Hill base, and was badly burned when his plane was shot down, though he managed to clamber out of the cockpit and parachute to safety.

He returned to Outlane after the war to work in Saxton’s cattle haulage business, but only for two years before rejoining the RAF.

He leaves a widow.

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