Born in East London to West Indian parents who had migrated to Britain in the early 1960s, Flight Lieutenant Trevor Edwards thought becoming a pilot was out of reach for a person with his background. On a training exercise while serving in the RAF Regiment, Trevor contracted trench foot, resulting in the amputation of his toes. Whilst learning to walk again he was inspired to pursue a new role as a pilot, after initially failing tests at the start of his career, and later became a Jaguar pilot. He left the RAF in 1997 to join British Airways.
Summary
They had to cut off my toes.
Born in East London to West Indian parents who had migrated to Britain in the early 1960s, Flight Lieutenant Trevor Edwards thought becoming a pilot was out of reach for a person with his background. On a training exercise while serving in the RAF Regiment, Trevor contracted trench foot, resulting in the amputation of his toes. Whilst learning to walk again he was inspired to pursue a new role as a pilot, after initially failing tests at the start of his career, and later became a Jaguar pilot. He left the RAF in 1997 to join British Airways.
