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Possum3
19th Nov 2010, 12:15
Am I correct in saying that Kate Middleton's grandfather Peter Middleton was a flying instructor? I have no further details, does anyone?
wrecker
19th Nov 2010, 20:14
Peter flew Mosquitoes in the RAF and then joined BEA. I believe he ended his career on the Trident.
Zulu Alpha
19th Nov 2010, 20:22
... and William's Dad flew and crashed a BAE 146.
patowalker
20th Nov 2010, 07:47
Not a crash, just a puncture. Then the captain put the nosewheel off the runway. :)
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/65F3C701-0FE7-4086-80FA-EEF5242D2A13/0/maas94_01_bae_146_cc2_ze700_29jun94.pdf
Zulu Alpha
20th Nov 2010, 11:23
...beautiful: 1245mtr runway, touched down with 745mtrs remaining at 32 kts too fast with a 13kt tailwind.
Locked the wheels and burst both main tyres. Then ran off the end and damaged the nosewheel.
I wonder what the CVR would have revealed if there had been one!!
:O
Possum3
20th Nov 2010, 21:06
Thanks for your reply Wrecker, I was curious as to the type of aircraft would have been used for instruction during the late 40's early 50's, I guess we can rule out the Mosquito!