Tony Blackman, OBE, 96, fighter pilot, chief test pilot for Avro

[Mig.Rhodes]

Tony Blackman, OBE, FRAeS, who died 13 August 2024, aged 96, was a
British aviator who was chief test pilot for Avro.

His arrival at Avro, makers of the Lancaster, coincided with a golden
era in British aviation, when thousands attended Farnborough Air Show

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/17/tony-blackman-avro-vulcan-woodford-farnborough-air-show/

Blackman joined Avro as a test pilot, becoming chief test pilot, and
flying with Avro from 1956 to 1973. He tested 105 of the Vulcans that
were built. Avro won a contract to build the Mach 3 Avro 730, and he was
to be the test pilot; the project was cancelled in 1957. He was offered
to become a Concorde test pilot. He did fly Concorde (G-AXDN, now at
Duxford) once, taking the place of Jock Cochrane at RAF Fairford. He was
the test pilot for the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (Avro 748) and the Hawker
Siddeley Nimrod (designed by Gilbert Whitehead).

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[Bob Martin]

Post by Mig.Rhodes
Tony Blackman, OBE, FRAeS, who died 13 August 2024, aged 96, was a
British aviator who was chief test pilot for Avro.
His arrival at Avro, makers of the Lancaster, coincided with a golden
era in British aviation, when thousands attended Farnborough Air Show
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/17/tony-blackman-avro-vulcan-woodford-farnborough-air-show/
Blackman joined Avro as a test pilot, becoming chief test pilot, and
flying with Avro from 1956 to 1973. He tested 105 of the Vulcans that
were built. Avro won a contract to build the Mach 3 Avro 730, and he was
to be the test pilot; the project was cancelled in 1957. He was offered
to become a Concorde test pilot. He did fly Concorde (G-AXDN, now at
Duxford) once, taking the place of Jock Cochrane at RAF Fairford. He was
the test pilot for the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (Avro 748) and the Hawker
Siddeley Nimrod (designed by Gilbert Whitehead).

I enjoyed his aviation novels.