Rear-Admiral Ian Robertson

[smudgersmith218]

Wavey Navy

Rear-Admiral Ian Robertson

Rear-Admiral Ian Robertson, who has died aged 89, was decorated as a young pilot and became one of the few RNVR officers to reach flag rank.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... rtson.html

RIP

[K4KittyCrew]

Thanks Steve, love his quote regarding his aircraft ...........

"Robertson earned his wings and was commissioned in 1942, specialising as a torpedo-bomber pilot and qualifying to fly the Fairey Barracuda, which he described as “the ugliest aeroplane ever built”. It was also difficult to fly, overweight and, while pulling out from a dive (essential for delivering its weapons), likely to break up."

Also, I thought he was hard done by regarding being court-marshalled ............

"Eagle was undergoing a refit, and Robertson applied his energy to getting her to sea; but on returning to Plymouth after trials, her starboard outer propeller struck a rock and he was court-martialled. The trial heard that the Ashe buoy was out of its charted position, and Robertson was reprimanded but retained his command. Although he took the blame with dignity, he always resented not having been told that the buoyage system had been changed."

Cheers,
John