
Famed test pilot Roland “Bee” Beamont in the prototype’s cockpit. Beamont had made the first flight in the prototype on May 13, 1949. (RAF Museum, Hendon)
Famed test pilot Roland “Bee” Beamont in the prototype’s cockpit. Beamont had made the first flight in the prototype on May 13, 1949. (RAF Museum, Hendon)