Edwin Flavell (RAF officer)
Ted Flavell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1922 Battersea, London, England |
| Died | 24 February 2014 (aged 91) Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1937–1968 |
| Rank | Squadron Leader |
| Service number | 56326 |
| Battles / wars | World War II: Palestine Emergency |
| Awards | Air Force Cross |
Squadron Leader Edwin James George "Ted" Flavell AFC (25 April 1922 – 24 February 2014) was the pilot of the No. 49 Squadron RAF Vickers Valiant bomber which dropped Britain's first live atomic bomb (Blue Danube) during Operation Buffalo at Maralinga, South Australia, on 11 October 1956.