| TITLE | STEPHEN MORRIS | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | 1961 HOUSE OF STRATUS (after Shute's death); Written before 1926 | |
| Setting: | 1920s | |
| Story: | Stephen Morris, down from Oxford, unable to afford marriage, becomes a pilot with Captain Stenning's Air-taxi company providing joyrides on the South Coast. When the company fails he obtains work as a designer and occasional test-pilot with Captain Rawdon's struggling aircraft manufacturing company. His fellow pilot Captain Riley is killed testing a new aircraft. Morris modifies a later design and successfully flies it. Despite a tempting job offer he remains faithful to his employer and meets again the girl he seeks to marry. | |
| Locations: |
Oxford
Cowes (IoW) aerodrome Newport, Lymington, Portsmouth Southall |
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| Main Characters: |
Stephen Morris, designer & Test Pilot
Capt. Stenning, IoW Aviation Co. Capt. C.G.H. Rawdon, Rawdon Aircraft Co. Ltd Capt. Malcolm Riley (fellow pilot) |
Helen Riley(cousin of Malcolm Riley) |
| Flying Episodes: | Throughout most of the story | Casual References: |
| Aircraft: |
Avro.
Rawdon: Ratcatcher, Sesquiplane Jenkinson: Laverock |
F4 Flying Boats, Rat, Rabbit, Reindeer |
| Flying Characters: |
Stephen Morris
Captain Stenning & Capt. Malcolm Riley, partners in IoW Aircraft Co |
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| Aviation Location(s): |
IoW Aircraft Co aerodrome (Nr Cowes)
Croydon - London Terminal Rawdon Aircraft Co. Southall |
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| Aviation Activities |
Air Taxi/Joy-riding
Delivery and Test Piloting |
Brussels Air Race |
| Additional Comments: |
Rawdon Aircraft Co strongly reminiscent of Shute's Airspeed Co at Portsmouth
Some characters re-emerge in PILOTAGE qv Captain Stenning was in MARAZAN qv |
