Quote:
Originally Posted by John Rogers
|
Thanks John, that brought back some memories of my months in Seattle in 1975. I was skipper of a yacht owned by a keen ocean racer who was a businessman in Seattle, and he owned a smaller 37ft yacht entered in that year's Swiftsure race. We towed the smaller vessel to Victoria BC, where I watched DHC Beavers running a shuttle service from the harbour to Vancouver. There was a very stiff breeze that Saturday, and it was strong enough for the Beavers to demonstrate their vertical take off capabilities. All they had to do was get into the fairway facing the harbour entrance and give it full throttle, and up they went, airborne before reaching the entrance!
The De Havilland airfield and factory in Hatfield, Herts. is now a large business park, with roads named after DH's more famous aircraft, such as Mosquito Way and Gipsy Moth Avenue.
Regards,
Roy.