When PZZ was ditched in the Channel, Robin D’Erlanger the pilot, was safely rescued without getting his feet wet, as the Turbulent happily floated. I have recently been told that the aircraft was also picked up by the same boat and was landed in Germany.
A while later Rollason’s were contacted by someone in Germany about see if plans were available to help in its rebuild. I have not been able to trace whether it ever flew again under a Germany registration.
The Kings Cup winner was G-APNZ flown by Sir John de M Severne in 1960 who has recently had his autobiography published called Silvered Wings. PZZ came second flown by Clive Francis.
I also believe G-ASAM won the race but I can only find a list of winners up to 1968, so not sure if this is correct or not, does anyone know?
PIZ is very much a rebuild after it spun in at Biggin Hill.
PYZ was the winner of the first two Dawn to Dusk competitions in 1964-5 flown by Don Lovell.
There is also a picture of a Turbulent being flown without its fin or rudder after a slight mishap, not sure which one!
The nine aircraft at Farnborough happened in 1961, it also saw a massed forced landing after one aircraft ingested a toilet roll used for streamer cutting and three other Turbulents landed in sympathy, as recorded by Lewis Benjamin in his book The Tiger Club A Tribute. The formation was lead by Clive Francis. Can’t find the picture at the moment of the formation, so not sure which aircraft were there.
Another famous photograph shows four Turbulents in formation with Sea Fury TF936 flown by Pete Shepherd at a Halfpenny Green display. The Fury has full flaps and the Turbulents at full power in a dive to keep formation.
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