British helicopter test pilots
Hi. My dad worked for Saunders Roe at Eastliegh in the sixties and I used to hang around the hangars and was rewarded on several occasions with a flip in a Scout, Wasp and Skeeter. It gave me my first flying experience and although I don't fly professionally I did get a CPL(Airplane) and currently enjoy a share in a C42 at Old Sarum. To the point though, the pilots I flew with were John Jefferies and Harry Phillips. I was just talking to my dad today about his days at SARO and he remembers that Harry Phillips was injured and burnt after an accident whilst testing a one man de riggable helicopter intended for army or marine use. I didn't see Harry Phillips name in your threads so hope it may be of some use. Cheers, Jim Pearce.