My father-in-law, Harry Studwell, who has died aged 93, spent almost his entire career as an engineer in the RAF, retiring as a wing commander before moving into the private sector with an engineering firm.
Harry was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the eldest of five sons of Hilda (nee Ballard), a barmaid, and Harry Studwell, a labourer and gardener. He went to Portsmouth North grammar school, leaving school at 14 to work as a labourer and then painter and decorator.
