BEagle quoted.......
" And 'Lordy' Mountbottom indeed helped Wislon's lot to kill off the TSR2. As I once had the pleasure of telling him at Broadlands.........."
Great story!
Did you manage to ask him why he partitioned, in the worst possible way, India as well? Even his naval exploits were suspect I gather. Closet queen too, I am told. Maybe the Indian handover screw-up happened because his wife was bonking Nehru at the time! What a record!
Historical archives are wonderful means to see how we tippy-toed through the Cold War period.
B J