Originally Posted by
Octane
How the hell did he survive that?!
Folks,
That was one of three that flew formation aeros from the Tiger Club, based at Redhill, Surrey, UK in those days. The Canon, Deacon and Bishop. Maybe they had God on their side??
In about 1963, at Biggin Hill. somebody spun a Tiger in, on the field doing aeros overhead, both pilots survived, just bruises and cuts and scratches. --- the steel tube fuselage, really good harnesses and very slow speeds ---- it's Vsquared wot gets ya!!
Tootle pip!!