After training as a pilot in the United States, Godwin flew Liberator bombers in Coastal Command. During the latter part of 1944, he flew from North Scotland on 16-hour patrols well north of the Arctic Circle supporting Russian Convoys. Post-war, he flew transport aircraft and carried out many missions during the Berlin Air Lift. For two years he flew the C-124 ‘Globemaster’ during an exchange appointment with the USAF. A flying instructor, he was a member of Transport Command’s examining and standardisation unit. He commanded RAF Benson with Argosy squadrons and later became the Air Commander in Hong Kong. After retiring from the RAF, he continued flying a Chipmunk towing gliders.

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