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388 FLIGHT, 1 September 1961 Wg Cdr J. L Dell W. H. Else E. G. Franklin Sqn Ldr W. R. Geilatly Sqn Ldr ]. G. Harrison 0. J. Hawkins Sqn Ldr H. C. Hazelden C. T. D. Hosegood T. Howard J. W. C. Judge THE FLYING-DISPLAY PILOTS . . . Wg Cdr J. L. Dell (Lightning): Chief test pilot ofEnglish Electric since January this year, having been deputy chief test pilot from December 1959.Had previously (from 1957) been Fighter Com- mand liaison officer, taking an active part in thedevelopment programme of the Lightning. Joined the RAF in 1942; has been a flying instructor andcompleted a tour of operations with the USAF (1952-54). W. H. Else (Argosy): Joined Armstrong Whit-worth as a test pilot in 1947. Served with the RAF from the age of 20, doing his initial training inBritain and becoming one of the first English pilots to train in the US. Flew fighters and fighter-bombers during the war, doing low-level attacks on pin-point targets. Was appointed to an OTUand then seconded to do armament trials at Boscombe Down. After joining AWA, attendedthe ETPS. Flew as second pilot on the Apollo's first flight and has also flown prototype machinesfor the company. E. G. Franklin (Argosy): Chief test pilot of Arm-strong Whitworth Aircraft since January 1948, having re-joined the company (with whom he hadbeen an apprentice) in 1945 as a test pilot. Served during the war with 78 and 35 Sqns (Whitleysand Halifaxes), winning the DFC and being awarded the AFC for instructional duties. Started test-flying in 1942, before completing a second tour of operations (in the PFF). Attended No 2 courseat the ETPS in 1944, before going to the A&AEE and then to AWA. Sqn Ldr W. R. Geilatly (Rotodyne): Joined theRNZAF in 1940. Between 1942 and 1945 did 77 light bomber and GR operations; from October1944 to July 1945 commanded 293 Sqn RAF; permanent commission. May 1947. CGI at 231OCU, 1947-48; flight commander, 139 Sqn, until February 1950. ETPS course, 1950; heli-copter flight commander at A&AEE, 1951-54; RAF Staff College course, 1954-55. then joinedFairey Aviation. Council member. Helicopter Association, 1953-55 and May 1956-May 1959. Sqn Ldr J. G. Harrison (Avro 748): Chief testpilot of A. V. Roe since January 1958; joined the company as a test pilot in February 1954. En-tered the RAF as an apprentice in 1935; started flying in 1941. Completed training in Canada andbecame an instructor there. In 1944 posted to a Mosquito OTU and then served with 605 Sqnin 2nd TAF. ETPS course, 1949; joined the aerodynamics flight at the RAE, being awardedthe AFC. Has flown 87 types of aircraft. O. J. Hawkins (Vulcan): In 1958 joined A. V.Roe after test flying with Gioster Aircraft Co. Served with the RNZAF in 1942, flying P.40sand Corsairs; came to England in 1951 to join RAF. Appointed to RAE (1954) and subsequentlyto ETPS. After completing the course, flew with "A" Sqn at Boscombe Down. Sqn Ldr H. G. Hazelden (Dart Herald): Appointedchief test pilot of Handley Page three months after joining the company in 1947. Flew Hampdens with44 Sqn during the war. winning the DFC and Bar. Subsequently instructed at 14 OTU then went to83 Sqn. Took the ETPS course and went to the A&AEE, later commanding the Heavy Aircraft TestSqn. Appointed OC the Civil Aircraft Test Section and awarded a King's Commendation. Receivedthe Queen's Commendation in 1958. C. T. D. Hosegood (Belvedere): Bristol Aircraftchief helicopter test pilot since 1951. Served in the Fleet Air Arm during the war, being appointedto the first armed merchant cruiser to be fitted with a catapult. One ol' the first Naval pilots sent tothe USA for helicopter training, serving with various experimental units after his return to theUK in mid-1944 and on loan to the RAF at Beaulieu, where the Helicopter ExperimentalUnit originated. Joined the Bristol Aeroplane Co in 1948, to assist in helicopter test and develop-ment flying. Trevor Howard (Airedale): Senior pilot and engineer-in-charge flight trials, Beagle-Auster. Learned to fly with Nottingham UAS while at LoughboroughCollege, of which he holds a diploma. Served in the RAF from 1948-49, gaining his wings in 1949.Joined Auster in 1951 as an aerodynamicist: became chief aerodynamicist at Rearsby in 1959and this year was appointed senior pilot. Is an AFRAeS. J. W. C. Judge (Terrier): Test pilot with Beagle-Miles at Shoreham since early this year. Served in the RAF during the war with 33 and 245 Sqns.after the war with 615 Sqn, RAuxF. Holds Queen's Commendation for valuable service in the air.Took his PPL in 1947; well known as an air racing pilot. J. O. Lancaster (Argosy): Test pilot with ArmstrongWhitworth Aircraft since 1949, having been an apprentice with AWA in 1935. In 1937 joined theRAFVR and after the outbreak of war did a multi- engine conversion course. Flew with BomberCommand and took part in the daylight raid on Brest. Was awarded the DFC. With the A&AEE,Boscombe Down, then joined Boulton Paul as a test pilot. Later transferred to Saunders-Roe andflew the SRA.l. J. G. McCowan (Argosy): Test pilot with Arm-strong Whitworth Aircraft. Joined the RAF as a Boy Entrant and in 1938 volunteered for flyingduties. Did his flying training in Canada and returned to England in 1943. Served in India andSingapore, flew with a fighter squadron on the North-West Frontier and later became a rocket-firing instructor. After leaving the Service, was maintenance test pilot with Airwork before joiningAWA. H. C. H. Mercwether (Hunter): A South Africanwho joined Hawker Aircraft as a test pilot in 1954 after serving with the FAA (1943-46) and beingtrained as a pilot by the US Navy (1944-45). In the RAFVR (1947-51) and with 615 Sqn,RAuxAF (1951-56). Before joining Hawker was with Vickers-Armstrong as a technician inthe research and development dept. Lt Cdr J. G. P. Morton (Rotodyne): Joined FaireyAviation as a test pilot in September 1955, having previously been lent to the company by the RoyalNavy, which he joined in 1943. Received flying training with the US Navy, then became a flightcommander in 1835 Sqn (1944-45), later serving in HMS Colossus and Theseus. Flight commander,helicopter flight, Underwater Development Estab- lishment (1949-50); subsequently at CFS. with705 Sqn, at the A&AEE and in HMS Centaur until lent to Fairey Aviation in March 1955. P, Murphy (Victor B,2): Joined Handley Page in1958 after being with Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) since 1951 as an experimental test pilot, engaged inValiant and Viscount development. Had pre- viously served in the RAF, qualifying as a pilot in1947 and from 1948 to 1951 serving with 56 and 66 (day-fighter) Sqns. Was aerobatic team leader and,flying Meteors, took part in many displays includ- ing that for the Festival of Britain in June 1951. John Nicholson (Beagle 206): Flight operationsmanager. Beagle Group, since June this year. Formerly (from January 1957) chief test pilot, deHavilland Engine Co. Ex-Boscombe Down pilot and CFS examiner. Member of the SBAC TestPilots Committee. ]. 0. Lancaster J. G. McCowan H. C. H. Merewether Lt Cdr J. G. P. Morton
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