Facts: - issue: dilok nicholas chudadhuj dara jane chudadhuj - death place: bangkok , thailand - mother: ravi kayananda - spouse: pamela srisalai suchatwut smee galyani vadhana mahidol kokeaw prakaykavil na chiengmai - death date: september 14 , 1990 - father: prince chudadhuj dharadilok - birth date: august 19 , 1922 - name: varananda dhavaj - birth place: bangkok , siam Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of varananda dhavaj .
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prince varananda dhavaj -lrb- ; rtgs : waranon thawat -rrb- , born mom chao varananda dhavaj chudadhuj -lrb- ; rtgs : waranonthawat chuthathut -rrb- -lrb- august 19 , 1922 -- september 14 , 1990 -rrb- was the son of prince chudadhuj dharadilok and mom ravi kayananda .although he was the only son of a senior thai prince , he was disqualified from succession to the throne because his mother was not prince chudadhut 's formal wife .following the death of his father , the prince was raised by his uncle king prajadhipok .he joined the monarch in virtual exile in england .he enlisted in the raf on february 24 , 1942 under the name nicky varanand , and served as pilot in the normandy campaign during world war ii .he would serve at total of 15 years in the raf , finally resigning as a group captain to fly commercial aircraft for thai airways international .he later created his own airline , air siam , which went bankrupt in 1977 .in 1973 , he also became an adviser to the ministry of agriculture .