Eric
Lt A “Jock” Mancais flew WN108 for a total of:
October 1957 – 1 hr 25 mins
November 1957 – 2 hrs 30 mins
December 1957 – 3 hrs 40 mins
March 1958 – 4 hrs 55 mins
All with 806 Naval Air Squadron. He still lives in Dorset.
Lt (E) Alistair R Campbell flew into overhead wires in WN108 whilst with 800 NAS (details recounted in our book Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946). Last time I had contact with him he was living in Bath.
Tracing more pilots is a bit of a long job, but it can be done with a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton. Knowing which squadrons the aircraft flew with, the Navy Lists for the years that the aircraft was on strength will show what pilots were with the squadrons at that time. From this the list of donated logbooks held by the Museum can be checked to see if any of those pilots’ logbooks are there. Dig them out and start trawling through to see if WN108 comes up.
Military Aircraft Photographs (MAP) have a photograph of WN108 in a diamond formation – negative reference B22371.
The above is a “starter for 10” anyway – hope it helps.
Cheers
Lee
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