The Association has learned of the death of Lt Albert Mansfield Spong RN on 24 March 2014.
From Records
1945 – 1946 on transfer from RAF as a pilot under training he spent time at 760 Sqn, No. 2 Naval Air Fighter School and 759 Sqn.
1953 – 1957:
781 Sqn for refresher flying
796 Sqn as a Squadron Pilot
705 Sqn for helicopter training
848 Sqn (Malaya) as Squadron Pilot
OC Helicopter Flight HMS Protector during Antarctic deployment
845 Sqn during Suez crisis
750 Sqn as a Squadron Pilot