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FLIGHT DECK
CAPTAIN KENNETH WAKEFIELD
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Dakota

REMARKS: More About Kenneth Here
CAPTAIN STYEPHEN WAITE
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Dakota

REMARKS: More About Kenneth Here
CAPTAIN BRIAN WALLIS
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: BAC 1-11

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CAPTAIN MIKE WALLIS
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: BAC 1-11

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GALLERY
CAPTAIN TOM WALTERS
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet

REMARKS: EX BOAC. With Dan Air he was the chief Comet trainer  in the early 1970s. Now retired
CAPTAIN DON WARBURTON R.I.P
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Ambassador / Comet / HS 748

REMARKS: Ambassador & Comet fleets. Became Comet Fleet Manager in the 1970's before taking Command on HS748 fleet.
CAPTAIN JIM WARDS
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet

REMARKS: Retired
GALLERY
CAPTAIN JOHN WATERS
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / HS 748 / Boeing 737

REMARKS: Onto BA at takeover - now retired.
CAPTAIN CHRIS WATSON
BASE: London Gatwick / Manchester

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748 / Boeing 727 / Boeing 737

REMARKS: Joined from RAF as SFO on HS 748 at LGW then to MAN on 727
More about Captain Watson Here
GALLERY
FIRST OFFICER PETE WATTS
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 707

REMARKS: Left Dan Air in 1979
CAPTAIN ERIC WATSON
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 727

REMARKS: Retired
CAPTAIN PETER WATSON
BASE: Blackbushe

TYPES FLOWN: DC3 / Bristol Freighter / Avro York

REMARKS: Retired
GALLERY
CAPTAIN BRYN WAYT
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / BAC 1-11 / Boeing 737

REMARKS: Retired
GALLERY
CAPTAIN P"INKY" WEBBER R.I.P
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 727

REMARKS: Retired
FIRST OFFICER WELDON
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN:

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CAPTAIN RON WELLS
BASE: London Gatwick / Manchester

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 727 / Boeing 737

REMARKS: F/O on Comet later Boeing 727. went on to command Boeing 737 at Manchester
CAPTAIN BRIAN WESTCOTT
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / BAC 1-11

REMARKS: Comet F/O then Command on BAC 1-11 fleet. Now retired.
CAPTAIN RED WHELAN R.I.P
BASE: Manchester

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / DC3 / Boeing 727

REMARKS: Captain of G-BDAN which crashed in Tenerife
FIRST OFFICER GRAHAM WHITE
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Boeing 737

REMARKS: Left Dan Air to fly with Virgin Atlantic
CAPTAIN PETE WHITE
BASE: Aberdeen

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748

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CAPTAIN S WILLER R.I.P
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 727

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GALLERY
CAPTAIN TONY WHITE
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748 /BAC 1-11 / Boeing 727

REMARKS: F/O On HS 748 fleet, then onto BAe1-11 and B737 fleets.- Joined BA at takeover, where he gained command on B737 and latterly B777. Retired in 2013 More about Captain White Here
GALLERY
CAPTAIN TONY WIGGINGTON
BASE: Aberdeen

TYPES FLOWN:

REMARKS: With Dan Air 1980-86. Joined BMI where he still flies
CAPTAIN ALAN WILLIAMS
BASE: Bournemouth / London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748 / Boeing 737

REMARKS: EX hs748 (Bournemouth)  F/O F/O B737 (Gatwick) Went on to Command B737 on takeover. Twin Brother of Capt Brian Williams
GALLERY
FIRST OFFICER BOB WILLIAMS
BASE: London Gatwick / Manchester

TYPES FLOWN: Boeing 737

REMARKS: Onto Zoom Airlines where he became chief pilot
GALLERY
CAPTAIN BRIAN WILLIAMS
BASE: Aberdeen / Bristol

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748

REMARKS: Twin brother of Capt Alan Williams
SENIOR FIRST OFFICER KEITH WILLIAMSON
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet

REMARKS: Retired
GALLERY
CAPTAIN BRIAN WILSON
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 727 / Boeing 737

REMARKS: Joined BA as a Captain at the takeover.
CAPTAIN WARREN WILSON
BASE: Aberdeen / Bristol

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748

REMARKS: Twin brother of Capt Alan Williams
GALLERY
CAPTAIN JOHN DE WITT
BASE: Aberdeen

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748

REMARKS: Retired
CAPTAIN MALCOLM WOOD
BASE: Manchester

TYPES FLOWN:

REMARKS: Now with Thomas Cook Airways, Manchester
CAPTAIN BILL WOODS R.I.P
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 727

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CAPTAIN CHRISTOPER WOODMAN
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748 / BAC 1-11 / BAe 146

REMARKS: More About Captain Woodman Here
GALLERY
FIRST OFFICER DAVE WOODNUTT
BASE: Aberdeen

TYPES FLOWN: HS 748

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CAPTAIN CLIVE WOODWARD
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet

REMARKS: Retired
CAPTAIN JOHN WOOLFE
BASE: Manchester

TYPES FLOWN: Boeing 727

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GALLERY
CAPTAIN JOE WRIGHT
BASE: London Gatwick

TYPES FLOWN: Comet / Boeing 737

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GALLERY
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