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The Aviation Historian
OVERRULE
BRITANNIA?
THE RAF’S RHODESIAN STANDOFF, 1965–66
The modern journal of classic aeroplanes and the history of flying
®
ISSUE
No
15
At the beginning of the 1930s, night mail services
started to become more and more important for Eu-
ropean airlines. Navigation and safety equipment had
improved drastically and aircraft became much more
economical to fly. The introduction of the fast Lockheed
Orion by Swissair in April 1932 led to a true revolution
within air transport. Everyone wanted aircraft that flew
faster than their existing obsolete Fokker or Junkers
aircraft did.
In Sweden, AB Aerotransport’s Managing Director, Carl
Florman, became interested in faster airliners as well.
In 1933 he saw, during a visit to Norway, a Northrop
Gamma and was interested in a similar aircraft for his
airline. Offers were requested and through Northrop’s
representative, Norwegian aviator Bernt Balchen, AB
Aerotransport ordered a passenger Delta 1C and a mail
aircraft, the Delta 1E.
Northrop Delta - AB Aerotransport
Rob J. M. Mulder
Rob J.M. Mulder
NEW BOOK:
Northrop Delta
AB Aerotransport
The operation of both aircraft was marked by problems
and challenges for the pilots. It took them some time to
master the aircraft. The Delta 1E never entered service,
as it crashed on a trial mail flight. In 1937 AB Aero-
transport sold the Delta 1C to Spanish airline Líneas
Aéreas Postales Españolas — LAPE. It was in civil and
military service until well after World War Two.
Following intensive research, the author describes in detail the history of the
Northrop Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta (civil and military), as well as the
operation of the two aircraft in service with AB Aerotransport, illustrated with
many photographs, tables, drawings and colour artwork by Juanita Franzi, Mats
Averkvist and Nils Mathisrud.
About the book: 21.5cm x 30.2cm, 176 pages, hard covers, 187 b/w photos,
many tables, colour section with profiles. ISBN 978-82-93450-00-9
A Piece of Nordic Aviation History
Prices:
Europe/rest of world: € 29 + p.p.
Norway/Sweden:
Kr. 250 + p.p.
ISBN 978-82-93450-00-9
Order your copy now at WWW.EUROPEANAIRLINES.NO/EUROSHOP
European Airlines Rob Mulder, Norway
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Issue No 15
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(published April 15, 2016)
The Aviation Historian
The modern journal of classic aeroplanes and the history of flying
®
ISSUE NUMBER 15
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Editor’s Letter
IT WAS WHILE putting the finishing touches on Rowland
White’s fascinating feature
The New Frontier,
in which two of
Britain’s most distinguished naval aviators — Cdr Geoffrey
Higgs and Capt Eric M. Brown — recall the special
relationship between British and American test pilots, that I
received the sad news that “Winkle”, as Eric was affectionately
known by everybody, had died on February 21.
Eric was a great supporter of
TAH
and was immensely
encouraging when he learned that we were striking out on our
own in 2012. I first met Eric at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at
Yeovilton more than a decade ago, and was lucky enough to
be invited to have lunch with this legendary aviator. Given the
extremely high standards he had always demanded of
himself, and, I assumed, everybody else, I found myself
expecting a dour, waspish Scotsman. I was delighted,
however, to be utterly charmed by his warm, open
conversation and boundless enthusiasm for all things aviation,
a subject he had fallen very much in love with as a boy and
which clearly remained an abiding passion.
Our paths crossed frequently after that first lunch, often at
one of the many presentations he gave to spellbound listeners,
be it a lecture at a prestigious institution or an informal talk to
a local enthusiasts’ group. As another of our contributors to
this issue, naval air historian Matthew Willis, recalls in his fine
online tribute at www.navalairhistory.com: “Winkle was not
just a fascinating man but a great public speaker too — largely
by letting his knowledge and experience tell the story without
any need for bombast. He won over every audience I ever saw
him address”. It’s a well-worn cliché, but no less true for that,
to say we shall never see his like again.
Cheerio Captain.
Nick Stroud
e-mail nickstroud@theaviationhistorian.com
Mick Oakey
e-mail mickoakey@theaviationhistorian.com
EDITOR
MANAGING EDITOR
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Amanda Stroud
Lynn Oakey
FINANCE MANAGER
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Colin A. Owers, David H. Stringer,
Julian Temple, Capt Dacre Watson
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2016
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FRONT COVER
An RAF Bristol Britannia is marshalled in at
Lusaka, Zambia, in the wake of Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of
Independence in 1965. The full story begins on page 10 . . .
RAF AHB
BACK COVER
Buccaneer S.2 XK526 during a dummy deck take-off
at RAE Bedford. Rowland White’s
The New Frontier
starts on page 88.
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CONTENTS
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42
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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AIR CORRESPONDENCE
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BROTHERS AT ARMS
Issue No 15
In November 1965 the Rhodesian Government issued its
historic Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the
UK. The RAF responded by sending a cadre of Gloster
Javelins to neighbouring Zambia, as Guy Ellis relates
22
THE FINNISH LINE
Our regular series based on newly-discovered rolls of film
taken by aviation journalist John Stroud continues with a
1949 visit to Finland, where he found a very rare Junkers
28
FOX ABLE FOUR
Aerial refuelling specialist Brian Gardner tells the full story
of the first non-stop transatlantic crossing by jet fighters
38
AN EYE FOR DETAIL: SMILE PLEASE . . . !
Juanita Franzi expands her series on unusual airframes
and their markings with an extended feature on some
special dental work undertaken on Dutch Fireflies in 1961
42
MR CODY & MR ROE: POINTS OF DEPARTURE
100
Philip Jarrett concludes his two-part series in which he
compares the struggles and achievements of two of
Britain’s greatest air pioneers: Samuel Cody and A.V. Roe
54
AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
Propliner
Editor Tony Merton Jones takes a look at the
short, nefarious life of one of the USA’s most obscure
airlines — the original American International Airways
64
THE PICK-UP ARTIST
Israeli aviation historian Shlomo Aloni examines Operation
Yarkon,
in which the IAF used Piper Super Cubs to exfiltrate
a special forces team from the Sinai Peninsula in 1955
74
A VERY BRITISH BIRD OF PREY
76
10
We go behind the scenes to reveal all about Britain’s most
technologically advanced Cold War VTOL fighter. What do
you mean you’ve never heard of the Scott Furlong Predator?
76
RON FLOCKHART’S PONY EXPRESS
In 1961 Scottish racing driver Ron Flockhart set off in a
scarlet P-51 Mustang to establish a new Australia—UK
flight record. Neil Follett describes the ill-starred adventure
88
THE NEW FRONTIER
Two of Britain’s finest naval aviators — the late Capt Eric
M. Brown and Cdr Geoffrey Higgs — spoke to Rowland
White about the bond between British and American test
pilots, revealing a little-known British connection to the X-15
100
THE MAGNIFICENT 7
54
Nick Stroud succumbs to the sophisticated Italian charms
of Ambrosini’s sleek S.7 and Supersette trainer/tourers, both
regular participants on the UK’s early 1950s air-racing circuit
112
“A SNOWFLAKE SETTLING ON THE WATER”
120
ARMCHAIR AVIATION
125
LOST & FOUND
126
A MODEL PRISONER
What was the little-loved Fairey Barracuda really like to fly?
Matthew Willis talks to Lt Derrik Armson RNVR to find out
Mark Nelson discovers an exquisite model of an Fw 200
Condor made from scratch by a Luftwaffe PoW in Australia
130
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Issue No 15
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