Little is known of F/S Wood at this time. He was an observer when he and his fellow crew members were killed after their Blenheim was shot down by a destroyer off Gravelines. view details

He flew with P/O Wenman during the Battle of Britain.

In late 1940/early 1941, George Wood contacted the mother of Sgt. John Woodcock (a fellow observer on the Squadron), after the latter was lost after a mission to Lorient on 23/11/1940. They exchanged several letters before July 1941.