Originally Posted by
zetec2
Good article on Neil in latest magazine Aeroplane Monthly, didn't realise that Tony Bianchi should have been with him on the trip (Neil took Lynn instead) but Doug said he was required back at Booker, Doug had fatal heart attack roughly same time as Neil crashed out in Spain, strange co-incidence, tragic losses to aviation.
Another co-incidence (?) was shortly before the crash, I went to visit old Reg in the tower at Blackbushe and he ruefully told me 'I can't even give people a pressure setting now 'cos the governer (Doug Arnold)'s given Neil my altimeter to bring a 111 back from Spain.'
Course we'll never know whether this was the altimeter Neil was using.