| Entry Text: | ROBERTSON, D. Those Magnificent Flying Machines: A Pilot's Autobiography. 160p., illus., index. London: Blandford, 1984. ISBN: 0713714026.
He learned to fly in 1928 then went to Canada. He joined the FAA in 1939 and after service in the Trials Unit joined 807 Squadron flying Fulmars. In December 1942 he joined 809 Squadron on Victorious. In 1943 he went to Boscombe Down as a test pilot. He was finally seconded to Supermarines where he worked on the development of the Seafire. |
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