Today I was talking with someone who has worked for John ‘Jeff’ Hawke of “Hanover Street” Mitchells fame and other films, who said ”he is not dead, but alive and living in Poland”. The body that was pulled from the crashed Piper Aztec had dentures that didn’t match his! Has anyone else heard this?
By: Mark12 - 2nd October 2006 at 10:51
jeff was certainly larger than life.
i believe he was part involved with a 109 restoration project when he was a jet jockey in the RAF.
apparently during 633 squadron he was always late back in his mossie having used up any spare fuel beating up ships in the north sea!!.
got slightly conned into filling in for his missing copilot during a bouremouth display in the 70’s.had a 30sec briefing to operate flaps/bombdoors/u/c,and then spent spare time waving up at the control tower as we went past!!
he flew the mitchell like a stampe.last saw him in a casa/ ju52 wearing a spiked german helmet.great character
pobjoy pete
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By: pobjoy pete - 2nd October 2006 at 01:56
jeff was certainly larger than life.
i believe he was part involved with a 109 restoration project when he was a jet jockey in the RAF.
apparently during 633 squadron he was always late back in his mossie having used up any spare fuel beating up ships in the north sea!!.
got slightly conned into filling in for his missing copilot during a bouremouth display in the 70’s.had a 30sec briefing to operate flaps/bombdoors/u/c,and then spent spare time waving up at the control tower as we went past!!
he flew the mitchell like a stampe.last saw him in a casa/ ju52 wearing a spiked german helmet.great character
By: ALBERT ROSS - 25th September 2006 at 20:19
If he is still alive I bet he is REALLY happy you have just told the world!
Pure speculation Melv! This is only one person’s perception – he didn’t say he had met him since his ‘demise’!
By: Atcham Tower - 25th September 2006 at 16:17
Did he have any plumbing experience? ‘cos he could be over here by now.
By: David Burke - 25th September 2006 at 12:40
Jeff was a larger than life character – I think his surviving family would have a laugh at the prospect!
By: 25deg south - 25th September 2006 at 11:36
If he is still alive I bet he is REALLY happy you have just told the world!
I was thinking more of a bit of respect and consideration for his surviving family.
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 25th September 2006 at 11:33
If he is still alive I bet he is REALLY happy you have just told the world!
By: ALBERT ROSS - 25th September 2006 at 10:40
Perhaps he’d borrowed someone else’s dentures.
..guess we’ll never know the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth! :rolleyes:
By: Andy in Beds - 25th September 2006 at 07:54
Perhaps he’d borrowed someone else’s dentures.
By: Wessex Fan - 25th September 2006 at 07:52
Today I was talking with someone who has worked for John ‘Jeff’ Hawke of “Hanover Street” Mitchells fame and other films, who said ”he is not dead, but alive and living in Poland”. The body that was pulled from the crashed Piper Aztec had dentures that didn’t match his! Has anyone else heard this?
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By: J Boyle - 25th September 2006 at 00:39
Don’t tell me – the Storch Hotel, Warsaw.
Mark
Having a drink with Elvis?
By: Mark12 - 24th September 2006 at 23:11
Today I was talking with someone who has worked for John ‘Jeff’ Hawke of “Hanover Street” Mitchells fame and other films, who said ”he is not dead, but alive and living in Poland”. The body that was pulled from the crashed Piper Aztec had dentures that didn’t match his! Has anyone else heard this?
Don’t tell me – the Storch Hotel, Warsaw.
Mark
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