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The Peter Henley Collection
The Following is From the Collection of
the Late Wing Commander Peter Henley
Peter Henley Joined the RAF and
served for 20 years accumulating 9000 hours on 82 different
types of aircraft, finishing up as a wing Commander
He joined the UK's Royal Air Force in
1956. After Retiring from the service He joined
British Aerospace in Woodford, near Manchester, as a test
pilot in 1978, progressing to deputy chief test pilot in
1983, chief test pilot in 1987 and VP flight operations in
1991.
His career at BAe saw him working
on the Andover, Nimrod Mk II, Nimrod AEW, the HS-748, the
Advanced Turboprop and the BAe 146. Henley also Flew the BAe
Mosquito at Airshows
He was Also Awarded the Queen's
Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
Peter Henley in the
Cockpit of BAe Mosquito RR299
After
retirement in 1993 he became a flying officer again with an
Air Experience Flight in the RAF(VR)
For six years he was test pilot for Flight
Magazine, for seven years he was an aviation consultant for
Christie's auctioneers and for eleven years owned a 1933
Tiger Moth reg. A-ACDJ
All Parts offered for Sale Have
come from the Collection of Wing Commander Peter Henley.
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