It is with great personal sadness that I have to inform you that long time Shipdham member and aviator

Eddie Boulter passed away in early April.

Eddie was a consummate pilot, a thorough gentleman and as straight as the day is long.

He was one of the UK’s WWII heroes with a great career as a bomber pilot in one of the legendary

Pathfinder Squadrons who lead the way into battle over mainland Europe for the main RAF Bomber

Command force. (He completed 19 bombing sorties to Berlin alone)

April 2010

Eddie Boulter DFC

After the war he set up in business and became one of this country’s leading designers of modern, ef-

ficient, domestic and industrial boilers. He was a man for all people and able to mix comfortably within

the most senor Military circles and with famous Captains of Industry. He and Christine were able to

By Peter Bodle

count the likes of Sir Ivor Broom KBC, CBE, DSO,

DFC**, AFC, and Lady Jess, and Colin and Hazel

Chapman as personal friends, yet still take time

to sit over a coffee with a student pilot in the

clubhouse and chat about the minutia of flying

procedures and skills.

He will be greatly missed by many sections of

the aviation and military reunion circles where

he was well known for his gentle manner and

straight talking.

Eddie lived life to the max, and did more with his

time on earth than dozens of other men have,

put together

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Christine, Debbie , Sarah and his grandchildren at this time, and

when the hurt has passed, many of us at Shipdham will be proud to be able to say that Eddie had been

our friend.