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Jabberwock Jabberwock JJABBERWOCKABBERWOCK The Journal of the Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum IN THIS EDITION: Barracuda Restoration Overheard in the Museum Christmas lunch pictures Wartime Flying Training Early Days in the RNAS Rotary Wing Experiences Extract from the 852 Squadron Linebook The Fleet Air Arm Memorial PLUS .... All the usual features, letters to the Editor, snippets from Council meetings, monthly talks programme, latest membership numbers and the application form for the visit to the Brooklands Aviation and Motor Museum. No. 70 February 2013 Published by The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Jabberwock No 70. February 2013 The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Patron: Rear Admiral A R Rawbone CB, AFC, RN President: D S Moxley JP FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM RNAS Yeovilton Somerset BA22 8HT Telephone: 01935 840565 SOFFAAM email: [email protected] Museum website: fleetairarm.com Registered Charity No. 280725 1 Jabberwock No 70 February 2013 The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Vice Presidents Captain K A Leppard CBE, RN Rear Admiral R C Dimmock CB, RN Rear Admiral A R Rawbone CB, AFC, RN F C Ott DSC BSc (Econ) Lt Cdr Philip (Jan) Stuart RN Squadron Leader Maurice Biggs RAF Jim Standfield Chairman Richard Hufton Vice Chairman Mike Strang [email protected] Secretary Malcolm Smith [email protected] Treasurer Gordon Johnson [email protected] Membership Secretary Robert Heath Halden House New Street Wells BA5 2LQ [email protected] Talks and Events Organiser Rosanne Crowther [email protected] Editor Malcolm Smith T: 01935 478304, M: 07765 950806 [email protected] Printed by: Remous Limited, Milborne Port 2 Jabberwock No 70. February 2013 CONTENTS CONTENTS..........................................................................................3 EDITORIAL........................................................................................ 4 FROM THE CHAIRMAN................................................................... 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.............................................................. 7 MEMBERSHIP.................................................................................. 12 SNIPPETS FROM COUNCIL MEETINGS...................................... 13 MONTHLY TALKS PROGRAMME - 2013..................................... 15 RECENT MONTHLY TALKS.......................................................... 16 THE BARRACUDA RESTORATION PROJECT............................ 18 NEWS FROM THE MUSEUM......................................................... 20 OVERHEARD IN THE MUSEUM................................................... 21 FRIENDS’ CHRISTMAS LUNCH - 12 DECEMBER.....................22 WARTIME FLYING TRAINING...................................................... 24 EARLY DAYS ................................................................................ ..26 ROTARY-WING EXPERIENCES.....................................................30 FROM THE 852 SQUADRON LINEBOOK.....................................37 FLEET AIR ARM MEMORIAL ......................................................38 CROSSWORD No 2......................................................................... .40 Cover pictures include: Fairey Firefly, Gannet AS1, and Sea Prince. The main picture shows a Buccaneer Mk 2 of 801 Squadron about to catch 3 wire in HMS Hermes in early 1970. All the photographs in this publication, unless otherwise credited, are Crown Copyright and reproduced by kind permission of the FAAM. 2 3 Jabberwock No 70 February 2013 EDITORIAL nother New Year has The forthcoming visit to the arrived and already the Brooklands motor and aviation AChristmas festivities seem Museum on 16 April is advertised a long time ago. Many thanks to on page 9, complete with application Ernest Lear for his photographs of form. The Hurricane pictured on the successful Christmas lunch, held that page appears on their web in the Warneford Restaurant, see site. It was ferried to Russia in the centre page spread for these. Arctic convoy PQ16 and flown by This year sees the 70th a Russian pilot before being shot anniversary commemoration of down in June 1942. If you wish the Battle of the Atlantic. In reality, to avoid cutting up your Journal, this long-running conflict to protect photocopy the page or simply send the essential Atlantic convoys from your details (and cheque!) to Ian German submarines lasted for the Mackinnon. majority of the War; but 1943, by Also in this issue, there is a common consent, saw the turning of lengthy description of the early the tide. In May 2013 the nation will days of helicopters in the Fleet Air be commemorating this anniversary Arm. This includes an anecdote with events in London and Liverpool. concerning Lt Cdr John Sproule, The Fly Navy Heritage Trust is inventor of the eponymous Sproule helping to support these events Net. I have been asked if any by raising money to ensure that readers have a photograph of this Swordfish LS326 and W5856 can fly inventive officer, who was also a in tribute to all those who gave their keen gliding enthusiast. lives in the icy waters of the North Look out for the new book Atlantic. “Voices in Flight - the Fleet Air In this issue, we provide Arm from 1920 to the Cold War” preliminary information on the to be published in association with Barracuda restoration project. SOFFAAM by Pen and Sword. This Always underpowered until the entirely consists of extracts from the development of the Mk 5, which Jabberwock archive. Members will came too late for wartime service, be able to buy the book from the the Barracuda was built in great Museum shop at the usual discount. numbers, only for many of them to Once again, we are happy to be scrapped before they had even include a variety of readers’ letters. flown at the abrupt end of the war in Please keep them coming! the Pacific. 4 Jabberwock No 70. February 2013 FROM THE CHAIRMAN very Happy New Year to specialised model was delivered in all members of the Society July and has proved very popular with A resident here in the UK visiting schools and families. A further and overseas. I am delighted to £4500 was allocated to the curatorial report that 2012 has been another and engineering departments for excellent year both financially and display cabinets and workshop tooling. operationally, with real benefits for members following the introduction Our monthly talks of the re-designed quarterly journal ‘Jabberwock’ launched in May. As programme continues to of July, we have dispatched the grow in importance ... Journal using our newly acquired Our monthly talks programme postal franking machine and this continues to grow in importance, has sharply reduced distribution achieving an average of 73 attendees costs. During the early autumn, over the 10 month season. 2013 updated colour membership forms promises to be just as popular with went on display at the museum, in a line up of high calibre speakers local libraries and at the monthly presenting a varied programme of lecture evenings, helping to boost talks. From February the entry price recruitment of new members, which for members and guests will be raised continues to be a focus of attention to £5 to cover increased overheads for your Council. At the AGM in and ensure a positive return to Society October, Mike Strang was appointed funds. Following a decision to hold Vice Chairman and the Council the July lecture in the Museum’s welcomed two new members, Bill Swordfish Centre, the Council has Ellison and Claude Patten. offered to fund the installation of an The aircraft carrier audio loop induction system to ensure all in the audience can enjoy their model was delivered in evening. Quotations for this project are awaited. During the past year many July members attended visits to RAF Brize Last year I reported on plans to Norton, RN Submarine Museum, RN advance £4500 towards shared Historic Flight and the FAAM reserve funding of a large 1.9m aircraft collection in Cobham Hall. carrier model for the education What lies ahead? More work needs department. Constructed from to be done to recruit new members robust composite materials, this and here you can help by spreading 4 5 Jabberwock No 70 February 2013 the word through neighbours and friends. Contact details for the Membership Secretary can be found in this Journal or via the ‘Support Your Society us’ link on the FAAM website www. needs fleetairarm.com where you can you! download a membership form. In his last report to Council, Museum Director Graham Mottram confirmed that 2012 visitor numbers were expected to reach 100,000 by We want to the year end, a good result in the keep SoFFAAM’s present economic climate. membership at a healthy level. Do Application to the you have a couple of Heritage Lottery fund hours spare during the month when you could Also in progress is an application help the Membership to the Heritage Lottery Fund for Secretary by working a grant of £2.4M towards a new from home and entrance and associated changes spreading the word to to Hall 1. This has the support encourage new member of the National Museums of applications? Some the Royal Navy (NMRN) and, if basic computer literacy successful, the remainder of the and the enjoyment total requirement will be funded by of seeing the results corporate sponsorship and from is all you need. We other organisations. It is hoped that have ideas but not the work could start in the autumn of time to follow them 2015. On behalf of members, your through properly. Ask Council has pledged our support
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