That quote is attributed to various aircraft and pilots over the years.

At Boscombe Down, our museum archivist ( who was at VS at brooklands then High Post in the war) ended up at BD after the war. He may have details…..a look thru the Test Flying memorial book shows that not just test pilots made the supreme sacrifice on the road to safer civillian and military aircraft but also Flight Test Engineers, Observers and Photographers and flying ground crew.
The youngest FTO had just turned 16 when he was killed in a test accident at Boscombe Down

Thanx John

that is sad Ju
blue skies sir!

Thanx for sharing Tuck1940…..at least yours are the first most of us (except the privilliged few, not me) will have seen!

It is similar in handle shape…..the Hurricane on is located on starboard side on tubing by pilots side….I have not fitted one to mine yet…..early ones had two handles later only one…see here
http://www.mediastorehouse.com/low.php?xp=media&xm=1568993

For any one who is interested, I have some fragments of material including some doped fabric, thin ply pieces and a glass electrical fuse all from the Wellington medium bomber R for Robert recovered from Loch Ness some years ago.

All the pieces amount to about one to two square feet. If you would like to make a donation to the Bomber Command Memorial Fund, it’s all yours.

John Green

I would love to make a donation and take them off your hands!!

i told them at the time……but it does look good!!!

flare release device…had them on a hurricane