TSR.2 Memories Project

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TSR.2 – index of the Memories

Click on the reference number to see each individual Memory in pdf format. The suffix letter indicates the revision number. New and up-dated Memories up-loaded after 1 August 2007 are indicated, to allow regular readers see what's new.

003a From Nicholas Hilliard, a test engineer with Elliott Brothers at Borehamwood

007a From Jack Wilcock, a group leader, systems, in the Warton Drawing Office

008a From Maurice Ayling, at the time an Eng Lt., Royal Navy, based at Boscombe Down

009a From Roy Iredale, BAC Warton Works Inspection Department, transferred to Bosccombe Down and very closely involved with XR219 and XR220.

016a From Kevin Farnworth, a Warton-based mamber of the BAC ground crew detached to Boscombe for XR219's trials.

019a From RAF/Vickers navigator, Squadron Leader Mike Wickson

022a From Mike Shorter, a contribution written by his late father, Alfred, who was a fitter employed by Supermarine, detatched to work at Weybridge

024a From Collin Baker, of the BAC Weybridge DO, a 1959 note suggesitng greater use of aircraft models. Uploaded 28 January 2008

032a From Bill Lofting, a descriptive text written shortly after the cancellation in 1965.

035a From Joe Bond, a designer at Supermaine, who had a hand in the early design development of TSR.2 proposals

036a From Alan Riley, a pioneer programmer on the Elliotts flight computer based at Borehamwood - a detailed text, adapted from his private autobiography.

040a From Eric Kitchen, who worked in the machiine shop "behind the iron curtain" at Strand Road, Preston. Up-loaded 21 September 2007.

042a From Fred Cowell, detached from 31/32 Hangar at Warton to Boscombe Down and who also saw '220 fall of its lorry. Uploaded 22 October 2007.

043a From Ken Dickinson, Smiths Aviation. Uploaded 28 January 2008

045a From PW Molloy, recounting tales of 4 Shed, Samlesbury, one is not for the squeamish! Uploaded 28 January 2008

050a A magnificent 18,000-word, 50-page detailed account and personal analysis of TSR.2 by Ken Weaver, a weights engineer with Supermarine who was involved with the project from Day One. Uploaded 13 July 2010.

103a From Brian Slack, an instrument technician employed by the MoD at Boscombe Down

106a A detailed account from Derek Hargreaves, BAC Warton flight test, who headed the XR219 trials tream at Boscombe Down and then at Warton.

108a From Arthur Boswell, designer at BAC Warton who was also involved at Boscombe Down

201a From George Seyfang, then a BAC Warton apprentice and TSR.2 flying model constructor

202a From David Hughes, ex-Weybridge flight trials

203a From Denis Potter, then a BAC Warton flight test apprentice - to see a typical (non-TSR.2 - A13 trace, click here.)

204a From Keith Haylock, ex-Warton-based trainee field representative at Weybridge

214a From Mike Bryant, BAC Weybridge and Bristol

218a From Cliff Frost, ex Kelvin Hughes

221b From Alan Daniels, Weybridge representative at Warton

228a From Jim Iddon, Warton Flight Test Instrumentation

229a From Bob Watson, RAE

230b From Bill Dobie, BAC Filton

231b From Mike Lawrence, one time of Marconi's Basildon.

236a From Colin Hambidge, BAC Weybridge Flight Test Instrumentation

238a From John Pearce, EMI

239a From Harry Davis - Aeromechanical Department Fuel Systems, Warton

240a From Chris Bartlett, from the Rochester Avionic Archives, home of Elliott Bros' memories!

246a From Fred Howlells, Weybridge, contributed by his grand daughter

247a A doggerll, or monologue, from Collin Baker and dated December 1959.

248a From Donald Rowland, a computer syetems engineer with Ferranti in Edinburgh who relates the endeavours with early computers in relation to production control on Ferranti's avionics systems for TSR.2

250a From Bob Chappell, Bristol Aircraft

251 Colin Campbell, of BAC Weybridge ("Column 9", the radio section), has his own TSR.2 Memories on his web site

252a From Jack Lewis, a Southern Gas Meter Reader....

253a From Derek Collins, of Elliott Brothers, Borehamwood

259c From Robert (Bob) Nash - an extensive, 7000+ word review of Bob's years at English Electric/BAC Warton, 1957-65, where he first trained to be a draughtsman and went on to work on P.17 and TSR.2. Up-loaded 7 August 2007, updated September 2009.

264a From Geoff Pearce, an engineer on the AD470 HF radio designed at Marconi Basildon. Up-loaded 21 September 2007.

265a From Philip Kenyon, a shop floor machinist at English Electric in Accrington. Uploaded 4 October 2007.

266a From Tony Godbold, formerly with BAC Luton. Uploaded 28 January 2008.

999c A collection of short memories, a list of the contributors is on the first page. Latest up-date 24 August 2007. 999Part2a contiinues this from July 2010, with a short letter from Mr. A Lamb, a long-time fitter at Weybridge.

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