Originally Posted by
creweite
Doug Bianci told me that the wings on the Demoiselle were from a Tiger Moth, and that the aircraft was fine when flown at White Waltham (Bert Goodchild perhaps?) but at the elevation of Booker it was a problem. That is when petite Joan Hughes was called upon. I believe that Harald Best Devereux was also involved in one of the replicas.
Bert - "Can we put the aeroplanes away now, Miss Hughes?" - Goodchild was built like the proverbial brick outhouse, so no chance!