Oddly enough was looking at a picture of the HP.72 ? of late, had a sad end Beags, eventually laid down to die. At Luton as well, so wonder if that was were seen as a young lad by Haraka.
The control stick from the HP.72 was certainly the rarest that I have owned.
The scrap dealer gas-axed it off for me while I waited and I strapped to the cross bar of my bicycle and headed for home.
That would be Luton c.1958.
It was of tubular construction and looked like a sickle, about 2"diameter tube with a 24" radius with a dedicated grip and a push button on the top. It was painted in a light colour. Ring any bells?
I donated it to Newark Air Museum in the early 1970's...and it has never been seen since.
Mark
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