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Aviation Art Prints  Pilot Signatures Modern Era Signatures UK M  Merewether, Hugh |
[UP] - MacFadyen, Ian - Macormac, Dick - Maisner, Aleksander - Marson, Andrew - Masefield, Barry - Mason, Dunc - Meade, S - Merewether, Hugh - Miller, Tim - Mitchell, John - Molland, Hedley - Montenegro, David - Moore, Kirsty - Moreby, Gerry - Morgan, Alun - Morley, Scott - Morris, Steve - Mudge, Ron - Mulvaney, P - Murphy, Ben |
Hugh Merewether OBE | Hugh Merewether OBE Born in South Africa, he joined the South African Navy during WWII and after secondment to the Royal Navy was taught to fly by the US Navy in 1944. From 1948 to 1953 he worked under Sir Barnes Wallis at Vickers Armstrong in research and development and during this time flew with 615 Squadron on Meteors. After spending a year as a freelance pilot he joined Hawker as a test pilot in 1954 where his aeronautical engineering background led to development flying of the Hunter. He had a deep involvement in a comprehensive inverted spinning programme and all aspects of the Hunter development. In 1967 he became Chief Test Pilot at Hawker and worked extensively on the P.1127 and its derivatives, the Kestrel and the Harrier. While test flying the P.1127 on 30th October 1962 the P.1127 suffered a catastrophic engine failure and fire over West Sussex. Rather than eject, he managed a high-speed glide landing at RAF Tangmere thereby allowing engineers to investigate the cause. In recognition of this feat, Merewether was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air. and later a OBE in 1965. He retired in 1970. sadly Hugh Merewether past away on 13th September 2006. |
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