ATC History
I worked with Trudy Hollis for a long time when we were on B Watch at LATCC, so did Jack as crew chief.
The last I heard from them was a few years ago but I know he is on this list and does post a few answers.
My question to him is, why did I learn all the bloody answers to the 200 questions on the annual validation quiz but he never asked me a question?
On the same subject another examiner only asked the same question. What is CAVOK and you got three attempts at the answer!
Going back to my book on the history of ATC in the UK. You will be pleased to hear that I have been rejected by numerous publishers because I will not remove the names who caused the deaths of so many aircrews when they would not embrace or accept that some organisation was needed on the ground to help bomber crews to find and land at a safe airfield.
On one night 43 bombers and crews crashed and lost their lives because there was nothing available to help them.
I have all the information and proof to name names. I also have the response from Churchill when he knew what had happened.
Things have not changed. ATC has been the unwanted child of too many ministries who have no idea of what we are doing now and what happened in the past.
If you want to contribute to telling the true story of ATC. Please get in touch.
I do want to contact those who took part in the early years of ATC after the war. Why was the first London centre called the Listed building? Because it was raised up using railway sleepers to keep it level.
Why do we have west bounds levels as even and those opposite as odds? It goes back to 1939 in the US.
Why were the early airways called Green one etc. I have the maps and evidence.
If you have any knowledge or contacts on the subject, I would love to interview them.
I want to tell the whole history of the British ATC system. I can't do it without your help. So please, contribute whatever you can whoever it small you may think it is and it will place another piece in the jigsaw.
JP.
Last edited by xpz67; 2nd Jun 2011 at 21:01.