Just a small deviation
Just a slight deviation from the topic but thought it just might interest you. First flight was on Vickers Viking, G-AGRW. Had just started in the airline game as an aircraft electrician with a company called Overseas Aviation at Gatwick (well its nearly LHR) We had taken the main section of the port wing off because of a fuel leak. Well after completion that called for a test flight, so having not flown before asked if I could go up. No such thing as health and safety in those days and if the ARB were not around then there was no problem. We flew out over Brighton climbing all the way. When over the sea the dear pilot decided to see if he could make me and others sick so did some serious nose dives. His excuse was that he was testing the wing!!!!
As you can read all was well and the aircraft now sits on plinths next to a Macdonald fast food place near Vienna airport.