Hi was just looking through your XL231 posts. My father was a test pilot for Handley Page. He flew XL231 and did production tests on her in January 1962 and delivered her to 139 Squadren at Wittering on February 1st 1962.
we have come across this information while looking through his flying log books.
he flew many Victor bombers and did some of the Blue Steel Trials and drops as well as other trials.
I do believe that he flew Teasing Tina as well.
Dads name is Edward Ross Gordon but liked to be known as Ted Gordon.
He always said that the Victor was his baby as he loved her so much.
Sadly dad passed away in january of this year at the ripe age of 87 with a flying career thats started in 1942 until 1981.
We are currenlty looking into sharing some of his log book information with the Handley Page Association and will be taking his log books and pice to their next meeting in October for them to take a look, with a view to having copies for hsitorical use.
We did approach Imperial War Museum but they wanted the original log books and as a family they are too precious to part with.
At some point we would like to be able to go and see Lusty Lindy as would love to see her. Not sure what teasing Tinas reg is though as will look in books to see if he had flown her. Am sure that he did though, can anyone let me know her reg number and i will look her up in his log books
Cheers
Julie ( Teds Daughter)
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