Aviation Archive - This archive is a mix of old and new aviation stories
A Flight In India 99
Police Aviation - A Chronology.
Police Aviation 1914 - 1990
Sidney James Chamberlain OBE DFC 1899 - 1974
The First Helicop
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, The Early Years
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, Between The Wars (Peacetime)
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, WW2
On board with London’s sky police (2016) Part 1 A Modern Viewpoint
On board with London’s sky police (2016) Part 2
Charles Chabot - Aviator, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and Pioneer.
RAF North Weald - A Pictorial History by David Eade - A great book full of
history and pictures. To purchase this book please click here for exclusive web
offer.
For bulk sales orders or commercial enquiries click here.
"The
primary
object
of
an
efficient
police
is
the
prevention
of
crime:
the
next
that
of
detection
and
punishment
of
offenders
if
committed.
To
these
ends
all
the
efforts
of
police
must
be
directed.
The
protection
of
life
and
property,
the
preservation
of
public
tranquillity,
and
the
absence
of
crime,
will
alone
prove
whether
those
efforts
have
been
successful
and
whether
the
objects
for
which
the
police
were
appointed
have
been
attained."
(Sir Richard Mayne, 1829.)
1912 Dock St
Wing Commander Charles James Chabot
The following is a brief acknowledgement of Chabot by Brian Lecomber
Wing Commander Charles James Chabot flew in both WW1 and WW11. In WW1 he learned to fly in a Maurice Farman
Longhorn, logging a whole 55 minutes of instruction (during which he stood behind the pilot and observed the
proceedings with little or no hands-on contact with the controls) before being sent solo.
In WW1 he flew a number of types including Bleriot, BE's, SE5A's, Sopwith Camel's, Bristol Fighter, and even a Blackburn
Kangaroo. He flew Camels on night air defence until the inevitable happened and the engine stopped. He glided down
from a great height and in his own words "made lots of little landings" when the altimeter read zero. One of these 'little
landings' connected with the ground, and to his considerable surprise the Camel rolled placidly to a stop. Chabot climbed
out, and not knowing where he was, started walking west to be on the safe side. He then fell into a shell-hole in the dark
and hurt himself....
In WW11 he ended up in Accident Investigation, mostly in South Africa, where he did indeed have a Spitfire as his
personal transport, and (among other things) discovered the cause of glue-failures which were destroying Mosquitos
operating in hot climates. (No mean feat, that, since a Mosquito which has suffered a structural failure at height does not
generally leave a lot of remains to be investigated).
Chabot died suddenly of natural causes in 1983, at the age of 93. He was cheery and sprightly to the end.
Aviation Archive - This archive is a mix of old and
new aviation stories
A Flight In India 99
Police Aviation - A Chronology.
Police Aviation 1914 - 1990
Sidney James Chamberlain OBE DFC 1899 - 1974
The First Helicop
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, The Early Years
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, Between The Wars
(Peacetime)
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, WW2
On board with London’s sky police (2016) Part 1 A Modern
Viewpoint
On board with London’s sky police (2016) Part 2
Charles Chabot - Aviator, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force
and Pioneer.
RAF North Weald - A Pictorial History by David Eade - A great
book full of
history and pictures. To purchase this book please click here
for exclusive web offer.
For bulk sales orders or commercial enquiries click here.
"The
primary
object
of
an
efficient
police
is
the
prevention
of
crime:
the
next
that
of
detection
and
punishment
of
offenders
if
committed.
To
these
ends
all
the
efforts
of
police
must
be
directed.
The
protection
of
life
and
property,
the
preservation
of
public
tranquillity,
and
the
absence
of
crime,
will
alone
prove
whether
those
efforts
have
been
successful
and
whether
the
objects
for
which
the
police
were
appointed have been attained."
(Sir Richard Mayne, 1829.)
Wing Commander Charles James Chabot
The following is a brief acknowledgement of Chabot by Brian
Lecomber
Wing Commander Charles James Chabot flew in both WW1
and WW11. In WW1 he learned to fly in a Maurice Farman
Longhorn, logging a whole 55 minutes of instruction (during
which he stood behind the pilot and observed the
proceedings with little or no hands-on contact with the
controls) before being sent solo.
In WW1 he flew a number of types including Bleriot, BE's,
SE5A's, Sopwith Camel's, Bristol Fighter, and even a
Blackburn Kangaroo. He flew Camels on night air defence
until the inevitable happened and the engine stopped. He
glided down from a great height and in his own words "made
lots of little landings" when the altimeter read zero. One of
these 'little landings' connected with the ground, and to his
considerable surprise the Camel rolled placidly to a stop.
Chabot climbed out, and not knowing where he was, started
walking west to be on the safe side. He then fell into a shell-
hole in the dark and hurt himself....
In WW11 he ended up in Accident Investigation, mostly in
South Africa, where he did indeed have a Spitfire as his
personal transport, and (among other things) discovered the
cause of glue-failures which were destroying Mosquitos
operating in hot climates. (No mean feat, that, since a
Mosquito which has suffered a structural failure at height
does not generally leave a lot of remains to be investigated).
Chabot died suddenly of natural causes in 1983, at the age of
93. He was cheery and sprightly to the end.
Aviation Archive - This archive is a mix of old and new aviation stories
A Flight In India 99
Police Aviation - A Chronology.
Police Aviation 1914 - 1990
Sidney James Chamberlain OBE DFC 1899 - 1974
The First Helicop
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, The Early Years
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, Between The Wars (Peacetime)
West Essex Aviation,Crashes & Mishaps, WW2
On board with London’s sky police (2016) Part 1 A Modern Viewpoint
On board with London’s sky police (2016) Part 2
Charles Chabot - Aviator, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and Pioneer.
RAF North Weald - A Pictorial History by David Eade - A great book full of
history and pictures. To purchase this book please click here for exclusive web
offer.
For bulk sales orders or commercial enquiries click here.
"The
primary
object
of
an
efficient
police
is
the
prevention
of
crime:
the
next
that
of
detection
and
punishment
of
offenders
if
committed.
To
these
ends
all
the
efforts
of
police
must
be
directed.
The
protection
of
life
and
property,
the
preservation
of
public
tranquillity,
and
the
absence
of
crime,
will
alone
prove
whether
those
efforts
have
been
successful
and
whether
the
objects
for
which
the
police
were
appointed
have
been
attained."
(Sir Richard Mayne, 1829.)
1912 Dock St
Wing Commander Charles James Chabot
The following is a brief acknowledgement of Chabot by Brian Lecomber
Wing Commander Charles James Chabot flew in both WW1 and WW11. In WW1 he learned to fly in a Maurice Farman Longhorn, logging a whole 55
minutes of instruction (during which he stood behind the pilot and observed the proceedings with little or no hands-on contact with the controls) before
being sent solo.
In WW1 he flew a number of types including Bleriot, BE's, SE5A's, Sopwith Camel's, Bristol Fighter, and even a Blackburn Kangaroo. He flew Camels on night
air defence until the inevitable happened and the engine stopped. He glided down from a great height and in his own words "made lots of little landings"
when the altimeter read zero. One of these 'little landings' connected with the ground, and to his considerable surprise the Camel rolled placidly to a stop.
Chabot climbed out, and not knowing where he was, started walking west to be on the safe side. He then fell into a shell-hole in the dark and hurt
himself....
In WW11 he ended up in Accident Investigation, mostly in South Africa, where he did indeed have a Spitfire as his personal transport, and (among other
things) discovered the cause of glue-failures which were destroying Mosquitos operating in hot climates. (No mean feat, that, since a Mosquito which has
suffered a structural failure at height does not generally leave a lot of remains to be investigated).
Chabot died suddenly of natural causes in 1983, at the age of 93. He was cheery and sprightly to the end.
