Sorry to threadjack but I noticed the thread title and mention of the Avro Test Pilots book.
Does anyone know if said book mentions anything on Frederick Basil Tomkins who I believe was a pre and post war Avro test pilot?
All the info I've been able to find is a few mentions in the London Gazette and Flight magazine but I'm trying to find some more personal details of his life as I'm trying to write a small two or three page biography on him.