| TITLE | IN THE WET | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | 1953 | |
| Setting: | 1980+ | |
| Story: | The UK monarchy is under threat from its own government, but is staunchly supported by the Dominions. Canada and Australia each provide the Royal Flight with a new aircraft. The RAAF captain safely pilots the Queen around the world but on another hurried flight discovers a bomb on board and skilfully disposes of it. He is awarded the seventh vote by the Queen. | |
| Locations: | UK, Canada, Kenya, Australia | |
| Main Characters: |
RAF,RAAF and RCAF crews as detailed below:
HM The Queen and The Consort Prince Charles, Princess Anne and their families Rosemary Long, the Queen's assistant secretary |
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| Flying Episodes: |
Considerable details
All relate to service to HM The Queen |
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| Aircraft: |
De Havilland 316 - DH Ceres – Tare (Australian)
Sugar (Canadian) |
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| Flying Characters: |
Wing Commander (Nigger) Anderson RAAF
Wing Commander Dewar RCAF Group Captain Cox– Captain of the Queen's Flight Co-Pilot Ryder, Stewardess Gillian |
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| Aviation Location(s): | White Waltham, Heathrow, Driffield, Hurn, Hatfield, Boscombe Down, Nanyuki/Nairobi, Ottawa, Edmonton ,Vancouver, Christmas Island, Canberra, Melbourne, Colombo | |
| Aviation Activities |
BOAC ILS Training and Simulator at Hurn
Flights to Canada and Kenya and return Flight to Australia via Canada and Christmas Isld Return to Driffield via Colombo Last flight westbound to Australia Discarding the bomb. |
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| Additional Comments: | Shute's loyalties and politics are spelt out in this book with a degree of prescience that failed to recognise that the Dominions themselves might, later, favour Republicanism. His description of the DH316 perhaps foreshadowed the DH Comet. |
