Letters to the Editor Tim Hyde-Smith chair I remember very well the chair that the Hyde-Smith family have donated back to C1. Tim (C1 1976-81) made it with my father, David Rawlings (CR 1975-98), and I remember being very impressed by his carving. Dad kept a photo of it, which we found recently. Andy Rawlings
Helicopter ditching My wife and I were sorry to read Colin Cooke-Priest’s (LI 1952-57) obituary. She knew his brother and we met up with him again at an OM dinner at Dartmouth in the 2000s. The obituarist mentions his being in a Wessex helicopter that ditched. I was also a passenger in that Wessex and was sitting next to Colin as he was the observer and not the pilot up front. I vividly recall the sudden loss of power as we sank into the sea, and also when, happily, the flotation bags inflated to keep the machine afloat. It was a strange experience stepping out of the cabin onto the water. Once in the water, Colin generously gave me his dinghy. We were not there for long as we had ditched close to an Australian Daring-class destroyer, whose sea boat quickly pulled us from the sea. Edmund Phillimore (LI 1945-49) This letter was sent to Colin’s son Nick (LI 1983-85) and in return he sent us an amazing piece of cine film that was taken by a sailor on HMAS Vampire, the Australian destroyer, of them being rescued. Colin is the one with his helmet still on. Use this link to watch it. Editor www.awm.gov.au/collection/F10915/
Chair made by Tim Hyde-Smith
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