The Bill Humble Interview




AeroSociety Podcast show

Summary: Bill Humble MBE takes us through his time as one of Hawker’s World War II test pilots. After he describes how he talked his way into flight testing at Hawkers, he provides an insider’s chronology of the firm’s aeroplanes including insights to the Fury, the Tempest and the problems caused by tail flutter in the Typhoon. He also talks of his fellow test pilots and other figures in the company, including Sir Sydney Camm. The interview was conducted by Rodney Giesler and was edited by Mike Stanberry MRAeS.