Fleet Air Arm – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:07:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Fleet Air Arm – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 “Jock” Moffat † https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2016/12/15/jock-moffat-%e2%80%a0/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2016/12/15/jock-moffat-%e2%80%a0/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:27:05 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3168

Continue reading]]> John “Jock” Moffat, the Swordfish pilot who crippled the German battleship Bismarck on 26 May 1941, has died at the age of 97. On the day of the attack, it is believed that Moffat and his crew were able to launch a torpedo that struck and jammed Bismarck’s rudder, preventing it from escaping from the Royal Navy task force pursuing it. It was scuttled the following day by its crew while under attack by Royal Navy ships.

“Jock” Moffat, who was born in 1919, returned to civilian life after the war but always kept an interest in aviation and started flying again in his 60s.

Source: Royal Navy

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Continue reading]]> Eric_BrownThe famous Eric “Winkle” Brown, one of World War Two’s best-known veteran and test pilot passed away today aged 97.

Born in 1919, Captain Eric Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, Hon FRAeS, RN discovered aviation in 1936 in Germany with Ernst Udet and joined the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during the war. His superb pilot skills were quickly noticed and he became a test pilot, flying prototypes and developing new techniques. He flew all of the major types of aircraft used during the war.

After the war, he pursued his career as a test pilot and established numerous records, including that of the greatest number of aircraft types flown (487, not counting variants of a given type) and carrier landings (2,407 carrier landings). He is also the author of several books.

Read more about Eric Brown from Wikipedia or The Telegraph.

Eric Brown during his 97th anniversary. (Photo © Benjamin Gilbert)

Eric Brown during his 97th anniversary. (Photo © Benjamin Gilbert)

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2016/02/21/eric-winkle-brown-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 3 Rear Admiral “Chico” Roberts † https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/09/05/rear-admiral-chico-roberts-%e2%80%a0/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/09/05/rear-admiral-chico-roberts-%e2%80%a0/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:33:12 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=641 Rear-Admiral “Chico” Roberts, who has died aged 93, was one of the Royal Navy’s most experienced aviators and saw action in two of the last century’s major conflicts. Read his obituary on the Telegraph.

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/09/05/rear-admiral-chico-roberts-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 1 Lt Cdr Bill Henley, FAA † https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/26/lt-cdr-bill-henley-faa-%e2%80%a0/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/26/lt-cdr-bill-henley-faa-%e2%80%a0/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:56:24 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=413 Lieutenant-Commander Bill Henley, who has died aged 88, was one of the few pilots whose war career spanned the age of the biplane and the jet; on one occasion he hunted down and destroyed a German U-boat. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/26/lt-cdr-bill-henley-faa-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 0 Dickie Douglas-Boyd https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/13/dickie-douglas-boyd/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/13/dickie-douglas-boyd/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:28:09 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=360 Lieutenant Dickie Douglas-Boyd, who has died aged 88, was a Fleet Air Arm pilot who, post-war, brought many bestsellers to the bookshops. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/13/dickie-douglas-boyd/feed/ 0 Commander Peter Savage https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/06/01/commander-peter-savage/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/06/01/commander-peter-savage/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:49:33 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=175 Commander Peter Savage, Fleet Air Arm pilot in World War II and naval aviation tactician, passed away aged 98 on March 21, 2011. Read the obituary on The Telegraph.

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