Originally Posted by
tonytales
I remember flying in a Heron from St Thomas to St Croix in the Virgin Islands. It had flat engines out there so had been re-engined. It was a smooth ride compared to some of the types I flew on down there. One odd thing I seem to remember is the emergency hatches were in the ceiling. Is my memory right?
Back in UK summer 1972 I spent a few months at Seafield Park and one gash job was as Officer of the Court for a Court Marshal of a pilot who ditched after running out of fuel: too long ago to recall whether it was a Sea Devon or Sea Heron. One bizarre part of the pilot's statement was that after ditching he climbed out onto the roof and "sat there like a boy on a dolphin"
Keener types than I will probably be able to research the accident!