[WWI] Healey museum

[David & Jeanne Layton]

He also designed the prewar Triumph Dolomite which was a British take on the
Alfa 2300.  

 

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From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org] On
Behalf Of J.R. Boye
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 7:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [WWI] Healey museum

 

        Actually, the "Healey Hundred" was supposedly named that because it
could attain 100 miles per hour.
        This is a beautiful looking two-seater with a windscreen which can
be tilted back.
         Whenever I work on one, I am always impressed by its looks and
sounds. I've never taken one up to 100 mph to check out Donald Healey's
claim, however!
        Besides the Austin Healey and the Silverstone, don't forget to
mention the  Jensen Healey, another fun but fragile animal. We have one on
our lot which falls into the "nds wk" category if anyone is interested....

                                                         J.R. Boye
     

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Subject: [WWI] Healey museum

I was contacted by Bill Emerson, the Curator of the Healey museum in
Virginia.  Donald Healey joined the RFC at the age of 18, flew with No 33 No
75 and the No 100 sqns. With No 100, he was in the first batch to go over to
France.  No 100 was the first night Bomber squadron to be ever formed.  He
was shot down in a Fee on one of the first missions (due to friendly fire).
Before that he flew anti-zeppelin home defense, and was also a flying
instructor.  According to his notes, he flew BE2c, BE2e, the FE2b and the
FE2d.  After discharge he went into race car development, and the
Austin-Healey is named after him. 
   I was surprised to learn that he got his pilot's wings as a corporal - I
thought that the non-officer pilot was a very rare bird.
   Bill Emerson has Healey's pilot logbook, his notes, his RFC badge and
photos, and is planning to put up a  WWI  section to the Healey museum.  He
is looking for models of the BE2c and BE2e, the Farman Longhorn (I have
alreday offered him my Fee which conveniently happens to be in the No 100
colour scheme).  If you are interested in parting with your model, you can
contact him via email at TheHealeyMuseum at aol.com.

By the way, No 100 sqn Badge is a skull and cross-bones and has an interest
motto! Look it up.  Was it ever the practice during WWI to paint the
insignia on the aircraft ? 
Is it also true that No 100 was the first ever Night Bomber squadron in the
world ?  Shouldn't the Zeppelins count as the first ?
regards
Sanjeev

 

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