Can’t help thinking we were a little complacent sometimes. Whilst we congratulated ourselves on all those shiny new fighter prototypes at Farnborough in the Fifties, back in the real world the RAF was operating the pedestrian old Meteor and MDAP Canadair Sabres. Also wonder sometimes if we didn’t pay too much attention to advanced, pioneering designs like Concorde, Rotodyne and various VTOL types, when it was always the more conventional types like the One-Eleven, HS748 & BAe146 that kept the factories busy.

At the risk of appearing to want to defend “Dave” I think all post-war Govts, starting with that led by Churchill, have badly failed the men of Bomber Command.

More Father Jack-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdkN57xvekI

More Father Jack-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdkN57xvekI

Wasted many a happy hour with his Putnam titles, especially Gloster Aircraft, as I’m sure many other people will continue do for many years. Not many of us can make such a mark doing something we love, and leave such a legacy. Had no idea about his war record. RIP, and thanks.

Hi All,
Mr Creosote,
Yes I loved it was quite funny like you said in places the odd thing I found about how difficult it was to pin a couple of the astronauts down Neil Armstrong especially. As an example when the author attended a seminar in Spain with all the attendees having to sign non disclosure agreements ? then having to go through security measures by his personal security force! very odd action for somebody who you would think would want to tell everybody about his experience on the moon (Tin foil hat time:D)

Geoff.

😀

Did anyone see Gavin Esler on the BBC news interviewing someone (I think) from this “Working Party” ? Only caught the last few seconds, but it looked to have been quite acrimonious.