Crew of Vulcan/Syerston
One of the Pilots was Mr R W Ford (John) seconded from Fairey Aviation Company at Ringway (M/C) - a Test pilot there w.e.f. April 1954. He was seconded to Rolls Royce to assist with development flying on the Conway powered Vulcan in August 1958 following a period with Avions Fairey at Gosselies, Belgium.
He had previously served in the RAF from 1941 - aged 19, and became a Test pilot with an RAF MU. Joined Fighter Command in Sept 1951 and left the RAF in 1953. He had flown nearly 2500hrs on 35 different types