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British TPs and FTEs were photographed at a recent reunion by the Editor of the Aeroplane magazine and published in the August 06 issue.
The 59 ageing aviators photographed have made enormous contributions to aircraft development and safety. The numbers would have been more than doubled but for the sacrifices made by so many of their compatriots when flight testing to and beyond the limits.
Can anyone provide names to the 25 in the back row and the 34 in the front row ?
Sad to hear that Dickie Martin who is in the picture mentioned above (he is the chap with the eye patch) passed away recently. I worked with him for a number of years. A true aviator. God bless you Dickie.
British TPs and FTEs were photographed at a recent reunion by the Editor of the Aeroplane magazine and published in the August 06 issue.
The 59 ageing aviators photographed have made enormous contributions to aircraft development and safety. The numbers would have been more than doubled but for the sacrifices made by so many of their compatriots when flight testing to and beyond the limits.
Can anyone provide names to the 25 in the back row and the 34 in the front row ?
I too would like to see the phot. Is it in the Aeroplane mag? In the UK the tp/fte list is slowly but steadily reducing....
Excuse my ignorance - is Ken Wallis the gentleman who holds records for flights in his own design Gyrocopter(?) which featured in an early James Bond film? Whether he is or not it is good to see such a collection of vintage aviators!
In the Aeroplane August 2006 photo, "Sox" Hosegood is seated fourth from the left, wearing a hat. He was Chief Helicopter Test Pilot at Bristol Helicopters in the late 1940's and throughout the 1950's at the time of the Bristol Sycamore and the Type 173 which led to the Belvedere helicopter. His classic comment on flying the 173 for the first time - " I found it difficult to move in any direction except backwards!".
He gave me my first flying job when I left the RN in 1968 and for that I shall be forever grateful.
I'm not quite sure I'm in the right place, but here goes. Saw the picture of Dicky Martin and thought you might like to know (possibly do know already) that there is a Memorial Service being held for him in Cheltenham College Chapel on Sunday 26th November at 2.00pm.
Similarly (you may well already be aware) that John Charnley, ex RAE Farnborough, Martlesham Heath and Bedford is giving a lecture on 'The Contribution of RAE to All-Weather Landing' to the Farnborough Branch of the RAeS on Tuesday 5th December at 7.30. It may be of interest to those of you nostalgic for the RAE of the 50s and 60s.
Thankful to have some responses to my efforts to name the 59 superb aviators in the photo taken recently at Popham airfield on the occasion of a reunion of TPs and FTEs.
Dick Richardson, Popham airfield manager, has provided a listing of attendees of the reunion dinner. I have undertaken the task of identifying each of the 59 for posterity. Sadly the suriving numbers are dwindling but "We Will Remember Them"
The photo is very wide angle to cover the two rows but resolution is high as indicated by the above extracts. Will chop the photo in half and rediscover the method for posting photos. There are 25 in the back row and 34 in front.
Watch this space for a listing of the male attendees.
Back Row L-R David Lockspeiser,Geoff Worrall, Neville Duke,?, Bob Thompson, ?,George Aird,?,Brian Wilby,?,Dave Southwood, Clive Rustin?,?,Sir Charles Masefield,?,Jock Reid,Duncan Simpson,Alistair Christie,John Farley,Chris Roberts,Eric Brown,Roy Radford,?,?
Front Row L-R Roy Moxam,John Fairey,Alan Smith,Sox Hosegood,Mike Oliver,Vic Lockwood,Mike Goodfellow, ?,Jimmy Dell, ?,?,?,Len Houston,Brian Powell,Malcom Muir, John Allam, Dick Whittington,Harry Rayner, ?,Peter Baker,Geoff Cairns,?,Peter Ayerst, Ken Wallis,Dickie Martin, Tony Blackman,Desmond Penrose, Peter Henley, Tommy Thompson,Sir David Evans,Reggie Spiers,Roger Topp,Jack Sherburn,Alex Henshaw
REAR ROW FROM LEFT 1 DAVID LOCKSPEISER 2 GEOFF WORRALL 3 NEVILLE DUKE No 4 Course ETPS 1946 4 5 BOB THOMPSON 6 7 GEORGE AIRD 8 9 BRIAN WILBY 10 11 DAVE SOUTHWOOD 44 ETPS 1985 12 CLIVE RUSTIN 20 ETPS 1961 13 14 15 SIR CHARKES MASEFIELD 16 17 JACK REID 18 DUNCAN SIMPSON 45 ETPS 1986 19 ALISTAIR CHRISTIE 14 ETPS 1955 20 JOHN FARLEY 22 ETPS 1963 21 CHRIS ROBERTS 36 ETPS 1977 22 ERIC BROWN 23 ROY RADFORD 18 ETPS 1959 24 MIKE BROOKE 34 ETPS 1975 25
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT 1 ROY MOXAM 18 ETPS 1959 2 JOHN FAIRLEY 3 ALAN SMITH 4 SOX HOSEGOOD 5 MIKE OLIVER 6 VIC LOCKWOOD 34 ETPS 1975 7 MIKE GOODFELLOW 16 ETPS 1957 8 9 JIMMY DELL 10 11 12 13 LEN HOUSTON 14 BRIAN POWELL 15 MALCOM MUIR 16 JOHN ALLUM 17 DICK WHITTINGTON 9 ETPS 1950 18 HARRY RAYNER 19 20 PETER BAKER 12 ETPS 1953 21 GEOFF CAIRNS 22 23 PETER AYERST 24 KEN WALLIS 25 DICKIE MARTIN 4 ETPS 1946 26 TONY BLACKMAN 13 ETPS 1954 27 DESMOND PENROSE 17 ETPS 1958 28 PETER HENLEY 29 TOMMY THOMPSON 25 ETPS 1966 30 SIR DAVID EVANS 31 REGGIE SPIERS 14 ETPS 1955 32 ROGER TOPP 10 ETPS 1951 33 JACK SHERBURN 34 ALEX HENSHAW
Is that the same Duncan Simpson that was CTP of the Kingston Division of HSA from 1970 to 1978? If so, I suggest the ETPS Course No. and date is a mistake.
