Johnny Squier
Sad to tell that Johnny Squier, ex-RAF BoB Spitfire pilot and long-time test pilot passed away on Monday, 30th January, aged 85. Of all Johnny's many exploits, he was perhaps best known for being involuntarily ejected from his prototype Lightning over the North Sea following failure of the fin at 40000feet in October 1959. After manually separating from his ejection seat, he then spent two days paddling about in his dinghy before being safely washed up on the West coast of Scotland.
RIP
Last edited by jindabyne; 8th February 2006 at 14:43.