Wilson, Eunice

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Wilson, Eunice

PERSONAL: Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; daughter of Joseph Arnold (an engineer and aircraft designer) and Lucy (Thirkill) Wilson. Ethnicity: "English." Education: Attended Birmingham School of Art. Hobbies and other interests: Family history research.

ADDRESSES: Home—143 Harbord St., London SW6 6PN, England.

CAREER: Fashion designer in England, Ireland, Spain, and Italy; designer for companies such as Lotus Ltd., Dolcis, and C.J. Clark; consultant to shoe companies in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand; currently writer. Royal Air Force, archivist of 247 (F) Squadron.

MEMBER: ISRA, Royal Air Force Historical Society.

WRITINGS:

A History of Shoe Fashion, Pitman (London, England), 1969.

Dangerous Sky: A Resource Guide to the Battle of Britain, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1995.

The Records of the Royal Air Force: How to Find the Few, Federation of Family History Societies (England), 1991.

Also author of other books, including (with Joanna Gale) Fashion Bags, Batsford (London, England); RAF Quiz Book, Grub Street (London, England); and D-Day Quiz Book, Grub Street. Shorter works include "Night on Ben Talaidh," Whittaker & Brown (Tobermory, Mull, Scotland), 2004. Contributor to flying and aviation magazines, to periodicals of the fashion industry, and to genealogy magazines.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A biography of Wing Commander Erik Haabjorn, Royal Norwegian Air Force; a history of Rudloe Manor of the Royal Air Force.

SIDELIGHTS: Wilson told CA: "I don't know what first got me interest in writing. I began writing as a child and like words. My work is especially influenced by history and I tend to be haphazard when writing." Her favorite book that she has written is "the one about the crash on the Island of Mull."

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