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Duncan Simpson
| Duncan Simpson OBE (deceased) Educated at the De Havilland Aeronautical Technical School he joined the RAF in 1949 and completed a tour with 222 Squadron. He then served with the Central Fighter Establishment flying Vampires, Meteors, Venoms, Swifts, Sabres and Hunters. Joining Hawker Aircraft Ltd as a test pilot in 1954 he became involved in development and production test flying of the Hunter. From 1964 he was part of the P.1127 Kestrel - Harrier Squadron and became responsible for the conversion of the Kestrel Tripartite Evaluation Programme pilots. In 1969 he repeated this with the first RAF Harrier training team. Awarded the Queens Commendation in 1969 he became Hawker Chief Test Pilot in 1970 and continued on the Harrier dvelopment, making the first flight in the Hawk aircraft in 1974. Retiring from flying in 1978 he became Deputy Director of the Society of British Aerospace Companies until he finally retired in 1992. He died on 7th December 2017. |
Items Signed by Duncan Simpson OBE (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Duncan Simpson. Price : £45.00 | A jet pilot with No.222 Sqn RAF from 1949, he joined Hawker as a test pilot in 1954. Instrumental in the development of the Hunter, Harrier and Hawk aircraft, he became Chief Test Pilot in 1970 and retired from flying in 1978. He died in 2017. ...... | |
  | First Flight by Gerald Coulson. (AP) SOLD OUT | On July 21st 1951 WB188, the Hawker PIO67 Prototype, made its first flight from Boscombe Down, flown by Hawker Chief Test Pilot and WWII fighter ace, Squadron leader Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC. This historic aircraft went on to become the Hunt...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | First Flight by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £225.00 | On July 21st 1951 WB188, the Hawker PIO67 Prototype, made its first flight from Boscombe Down, flown by Hawker Chief Test Pilot and WWII fighter ace, Squadron leader Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC. This historic aircraft went on to become the Hun...... |
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