'Uncle Roger' on the telly

Mike was a director at the Mosquito Museum for many, many years, and a de Havilland man through and through. On his retirement from the position, he gave us a wonderful talk of his experiences, including the time when he had to tell Geoffrey that the DH110 had crashed.

My understanding (from talking to the late Mark Hewish, who once worked for Flight), was that ‘Straight and Level’ was largely written by Ramsden, but some of his input came from the Flight staffers, and from Uncle Roger’s many ‘nephews’ (external sources). I suspect that the latter were largely from industry or from the magazine’s readership, but freelance journalists might also have sent him stuff.

Roger Bacon he may have been, but I was always of the understanding that the content of ‘straight and level’ was a pick of the best submissions sent in by aviation journalists the length and breadth of the country.

I used to love “Straight & Level” too. Had no idea that “Roger Bacon” was in fact Flight’s own “Top Kneddy”

“Still a little late on the round out, Hoskins”

Thanks Mercurius. Finally….Uncle Roger revealed! For many a year as a youngster I read old copies of Flight International, Uncle Roger’s column always being a ‘must read’. The humour was to me very English, perhaps even a bit Spike Milligan, in tone. If you’re reading this, ‘Uncle Roger’, thanks for the laughs.