Edward Cartner

Edward Cartner (b. 1939) was brought up in Northumberland, UK where his father was a policeman in the county. After attending King Edward VI Grammar School in Morpeth he trained as a teacher of English, then Physical Education at Bede College, Durham University and Carnegie College, Leeds. Cartner was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1964 where he served until 1993. Eight of his appointments during that time were associated with parachute instructor duties where, in the United Kingdom, the RAF is responsible for all military parachute training.