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- John_Hugh_Saffery abstract "Sqdn-Ldr John Hugh Saffery DSO (b. 1907). At the age of 77 John Saffery died in his sleep the day before he was due to attend the 56th reunion dinner of the Antarctic Club.When 7 years old John was taken by his father to see the 'flying men of Hendon', and from then on his one ambition was to become a pilot. His first hopes of joining the RAF were blighted due to a defect in one eye, but not to be outdone he joined the London Aero Club and obtained his pilot's certificate at the age of 20. After first working with an advertising agency, in 1938 he joined F. Slingsby, builders of gliders and sailplanes.On the outbreak of war he was commissioned in the Fleet Air Arm ('in the Navy I really learnt to fly'). Just as he completed his naval training in 1941, the War Cabinet issued an appeal for those with gliding experience: as a result Saffery transferred to the RAF and was appointed Chief Flying Instructor at No 1 Gliding School. When glider training came to an end in 1943 he took over a photo reconnaissance training unit and subsequently commanded 541 Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, flying in Spitfires with high-level Rolls-Royce engines, equipped for vertical photography. Most of the PR sorties had necessarily to be flown at 40,000 feet, beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe interceptors; there was no pressurisation of the pilot's cockpit which resulted in considerable discomfort to the aircrews on sorties lasting several hours. Saffery himself flew 37 such sorties over Germany and France, photographing potential targets for RAF Bomber Command including V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket sites. Shortly after D-Day he had to bail out over the Channel, when he 'bobbed about in a dinghy' for a whole day until fortuitously picked up by a passing torpedo boat. For his wartime exploits he was awarded the DSO and Croix de Guerre (Belge).On demobilisation in 1946, he joined Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd as Chief Pilot and later Flying Manager. For the next ten years he flew a variety of aircraft types on photo missions, most of which were to developing countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Far East, usually operating from rough or non-existent airfields and in conditions requiring great flying skill. From 1955 to 1957 Saffery served as Flying Manager and Deputy Leader of the Falkland Islands Dependencied Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), carried out by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd on behalf of the Colonial Office. During two successive flying seasons with two Catalina Canso amphibian aircraft, operating from Deception Island in the South Shetlands, the expedition completed 35,000 square miles (91,000 km2) of air photography over the Antarctic Peninsula, and in addition obtained photo coverage of the whole area of the Falkland Islands. For this Saffery and his aircrews received the Johnston Memorial Trophy of the Guild of Air Pilots.In retirement John's unbounded enthusiasm for aeroplanes never waned. In an old workshop on Shoreham Aerodrome he spent a great many leisure hours and the summation of his skill and experience in the design and building of a new and original light aircraft. Tragically he left it too late for this final outlet of his passion for flying ever to become airborne.As one privileged to know John both as a friend and colleague in times of stress, I found him ever a tower of strength - utterly reliable, unflappable, and dependable. His quiet wit and sense of humour, combined with considerable artistic and literary talents made him a delightful and unusual companion, and endured him to his many friends. If such were needed, a fitting epitaph for John Saffery could well be 'per ardua ad astra'.Obituary by Peter G. MottHunting Aerosurveys Ltd projects included the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE).".
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- John_Hugh_Saffery comment "Sqdn-Ldr John Hugh Saffery DSO (b. 1907). At the age of 77 John Saffery died in his sleep the day before he was due to attend the 56th reunion dinner of the Antarctic Club.When 7 years old John was taken by his father to see the 'flying men of Hendon', and from then on his one ambition was to become a pilot. His first hopes of joining the RAF were blighted due to a defect in one eye, but not to be outdone he joined the London Aero Club and obtained his pilot's certificate at the age of 20.".
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