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He was commissioned in the rank of Pilot Officer on February
19th, 1943 and promoted to Flying Officer on August 19th of the
same year.
Flying Officer Abbott numbered many New Zealanders amongst his
pupils at Spitalgate, where his flying time as an instructor
totalled approximately 600 hours, mainly on Blenheim aircraft.
He lost his life as the result of an aircraft accident crash on the
5th May, 1944 when engaged as an Instructor at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire
flying a Blenheim aircraft.
He crashed in Lincolnshire


5/2/7451 A. S. 2. Mrs. A. J. Abbott (Widow)
1123 hrs. as a pilot. 196 Sutherland Road,
Lyall Bay, WELLINGTON

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