picture in support helps to create placing the fabric covering on more interest. the rudder. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Shop & Social Mini-Link Trainer – This has (Margaret Etridge) been a hit with the children this Summer and proved to be very The shop is doing reasonably well, reliable throughout the holiday although, as expected at this time period. of year, sales are slowing down. I have been in contact with another possible supplier of items for the – The men working on this job are in the Volume 2 Number 17 shop and am awaiting their cata- logue. process of re-making the aileron Editorial which was burnt along with the (Brian Lloyd) The Christmas Dinner will be held wing. They have now recovered on Saturday, 16 January 2010, at it and are doing the doping on it. the Lands End Restaurant. The menus and a list will be displayed ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ in the Museum. News ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ (Brian Lloyd) Engineering Report In June the Museum took deliv- (Geoff Etridge) ery of an EON Olympia 465 We regret to report the death of Miles Martinet – This is being Glider in prime condition. See Captain John Fairey in an avi- progressed in a number of areas photograph. It was built for the ation accident which occurred on mainly wing to fuselage and tail 1965 World Championships and th 7 July 2009. He was flying a to fuselage fairings. The lower only two were built. Our friends Percival Provost T1, XF877 and engine cowling was recently dis- at Lasham restored it and it has it crashed near Market Rasen. He covered stored in one of the out- kindly been donated by Mr. was the second son of Sir Richard side sheds. All the dents have Mark Wills and the late Keith Fairey, the founder of the Fairey Green. Aviation Company. His aviation been taken out, the fasteners re- experience extended over fifty placed and it has been fitted to years and he flew both commer- the aircraft. There have been In June Derek Emsley and his cial and military aircraft. John problems in getting hold of family visited the Museum and was a patron and keen supporter matching aluminium paint, but were greeted by Geoff Etridge, of the Museum. We express our this has now been sourced at a the Student team and Brian condolences to his family and local paint supplier. Lloyd. He met Graham Berry, friends. Alan Jerome – whom he knew - Miles Student – The engineers Tom Jones, Dennis Harvey and Errata: In the Engineering report are getting to terms with reshap- Ted Prestidge. I stated the Cadet glider was ing the rear engine cowling sup- used in the world Champion- port frames and also remaking ships. This was incorrect. This the damaged and missing fair- primary glider was received by ings around the tail plane to fin the Museum some years ago and areas. is now being re-constructed. We thank the volunteers who are Handley Page Herald – This Derek’s association with our restoring this exhibit. has been repainted by Ken Student began at Shoreham Fostekew as areas on the aircraft We are always looking for when he worked for Miles Avi- were getting very bad, so he de- “copy” so do not hesitate to send ation from 1953 alongside Mr. cided to go ahead and do it. something which will interest George Miles. His first job on our members and readers. Hand- Eon Primary Glider – Two of the Student was to manufacture written is acceptable and one the men are refurbishing the fu- temporary jigs for the fins, selage and they have started re- which consisted of a strong ply-

Museum of Berkshire Aviation Newsletter – Winter 2009 wood table, and the frame for thew last airframe to be pro- the rear spar pick ups. To use duced as Elliotts continued to Thanks go to Geoff, Ted and Derek’s own words “he was in- build earlier designs until their John Hanby and all who assisted volved with the Student from the closure in 1966. with the 465. day it was a piece of sheet of metal” right through to comple- tion, testing, demonstrations at Farnborough in 1957 and selling projects, including a visit to South Africa but the order was never obtained. He flew as a passenger in the Student with Miles’ chief test pilot Duncan McIntosh, including some aero- batics and Derek’s last Student flight was from Glasgow airport in 1976. The aircraft was “rolled out” in the early months of 1957. George Miles was the pilot for the first few flights in May 1957 until Duncan MacIntosh took over. The 465 was one of two de- signed and built for the 1965 Derek was very pleased to meet World Championships, the other the volunteers and see progress one is believed to be in South since his first visit when the air- Africa but whether it remains craft was in it’s wreckage state airworthy is not, at present, and a restoration case study had known. been prepared. We hired a “Nifty Lift” from the He has written an interesting local Travis Perkins; the Ma- (Pictures: Brian Lloyd) short book about his first career gister and Student were moved which was in aviation and he outside to enable Mark Wills, then moved onto his second ca- Julian and Ray, who bought the reer in social services. 465 from Lasham to rig the glider prior to suspending it Sir Douglas Bader. As readers from the steel girders in the Mu- will know Bader had his acci- seum extension. dent at Woodley thus the con- nection with him and Lady So far the 465 has created a Bader. He has been commemor- great deal of interest and admira- In July, Keith Sherwood, a mod- ated with an English Heritage tion among visitors to the Mu- el maker from High Wycombe, Blue Plaque outside the London seum, including people from the was at the Museum to present home where he lived for more British Gliding Association. We Peter Amos with a model of the than 25 Years. The Plaque at await a full history of the 465 M52. This was not an item for Petersham Mews, Chelsea, was the Museum, but Peter Amos ac- st which is being compiled by unveiled on 31 May 2009. owner Mark Wills and the wid- cepted it for re-presentation to an aviation friend of his Mr th ow of the late Keith Green. May the 27 saw the delivery of Dennis Bancroft, a Chief Aero- the latest donation to the Mu- While we had the “Nifty Lift” dynamicist who worked for seum – the Olympia 465 BGA we took the opportunity of mak- Miles. 1288. This was the last design of ing a close inspection of the The Special Events Station Elliotts of Newbury, though not paintwork of the Dart Herald. GB2RD, held at the Museum,

Museum of Berkshire Aviation Newsletter – Winter 2009 was a huge success all round. the help from the Quantity Sur- subject will be on any particular We made 125 contacts of which veyor, Richard Hickman for month is to ask Jean Fostekew. 69 were in the UK, 2 were in Po- keeping an eye on the finances land, 2 In Austria, 1 Spanish and the excellent work carried ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ contact, 2 Belgian, 1 French, 1 out by the Contractor David Gift Aid Scheme Italian, 1 and 2 Nether- Vokes and the steelwork con- lands, and 15 German. The oth- tractor Kimcast. As many of you know if you pay ers were HF and HF contacts income tax and/or Capital Gains and fairly local. We hope to re- Tax and fill out a Gift Aid Form peat the event during "Museums the Museum can claim an addi- on the Air" in 2010, in June and tional 28% of your donations we will have another special and/or subscriptions. event call sign, more Museum of Berkshire Aviation orientated. You are only required to fill out (Picture: Les Hillier) a Gift Aid Form once for us – Our President, Major Douglas ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ but it is imperative that if your Goddard,MBE, FCIS, RA, has Facts Unearthed Gift Aid circumstances change you let as know as soon as pos- had a book, entitled “Master of (Bob Butler) None”, published. This is his life sible story from childhood, military On May 23rd 1940, Squadron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ service and his subsequent Leader F.L. White, 74 Squadron Contacts private career which commenced Commander was shot down in in 1959, when he held some dis- the Dunkirk evacuation area. He Chairman & Curator Ken tinguished appointments both in landed safely on the pothole Fostekew - business and within the com- scarred Calais Marcke Aero- [email protected] munity. There is reference to the drome. He managed to telephone Treasurer: Alan Foskett Museum. England and got through to fighter command, who in turn Engineering: Geoff Etridge - To order write to Major Douglas informed eleven group. [email protected] Goddard, 38, Ridgeway, War- Newsletter Editor: Brian Lloyd - 54 Squadron had a grave, Berkshire RG10 8AS in- [email protected] and flight lieutenant Leathart cluding a cheque for £17 (which e.co.uk 01628 661 005 includes p&p). or leave a mes- flew it to the Aerodrome, escor- sage at the reception desk at the ted by two fighters. The rescue, Museum Manning: Jean & Ken Museum. after some heart stopping mo- Fostekew – ments was a success. [email protected] On Friday 23rd October, during a social evening at the Museum Flight Lieutenant Leathart was Membership: Keith Freeman - organised by Jean Fostekew, a awarded the DSO. The two es- [email protected] presentation was made to Derek cort pilots, Pilot officers Al ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ by Ken Fostekew in recognition Deere and Johnny Allen, were of Derek’s efforts to mastermind both awarded the DFC. Published by The Museum of the planning, design and sub- Berkshire Aviation, Mohawk sequent erection of the exten- ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Way, Woodley, Reading, sion, now known as the Bob Royal Berkshire Aviation Berkshire RG5 4UE Brown Hall. Society Web Site From Day One Derek was in- RBAS meets on the first Tues- volved, and in his acceptance day of the month (except Au- http://www.museumofberkshire- speech he acknowledged help gust) at the Museum. All Mu- aviation.co.uk/ and support which he had from seum Members are very wel- ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Ken Fostekew and other mem- come to come to these meetings. bers of the team. He highlighted Best way of learning what the

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