Originally Posted by
ExAscoteer
Chevron, my late Father hated being towed behind a Whitley because, if it lost a donk, they would cut the glider free, no matter at what stage of T/O. A number of glider fatalities happened as a result of this.
The only thing worse than a Whitley according to him, was the Albermarle, where you could see the tail twisting in flight.
Yes John told me they would do that but in this case, as soon as the engine went the Whitley rolled inverted taking the Horsa with it.
Last edited by chevvron; 26th Apr 2018 at 11:10.