treadigraph & BosEyed
Thanks for the reviews on XJ615 and the picture of XJ615 which is actually XF357 !!!
This is all a mite confusing!!
Why would anyone want to rename XF357 to XJ615. ? Does XJ615 have a particular claim to fame?
My year at Farnborough was 1955 then 56/57 at BD mainly on the Vs. Log book shows that tail torture flight with Bill Bedford in XJ615 on 6 Dec 57.
Bill wanted someone with big heavy boots to try to stop the rudder buzz which was very close to destructive flutter. A ride with considerable pucker factor but we compensated by directing the sonic booms at ships in the Channel and remaining aware of the ejection sequence.