Kiwi Tales # 13: Bernie Lewis - From Tiger Moths to Test Pilot

Bernie Lewis is a 96 year old RAF and test pilot veteran. He has had an incredible aviation career that most of us can only dream of, having flown a huge range of fixed and multi-wing aircraft including the Vulcan bomber flying test bed. Not bad for a farm boy from Takaka who was no good at maths!! He has written a book titled "From Tiger Moths to Test Pilot" telling of his career. It is available for purchase from The Copy Press, Nelson. PLEASE "LIKE" AND "SUBSCRIBE" IF YOU ENJOYED THIS VIDEO. IT HELPS A LOT. THANKYOU! 0:00 Introduction 6:31 Early Years 28:53 Learning to Fly 1948 31:13 Joining the RAF 1950 35:28 Germany Posting 44:24 Instructing 46:39 Empire Test Pilot School 57:47 Helicopter Conversion 1:02:21 Bristol Siddeley Test Pilot 1963 1:10:04 Scout Helicopter Incidents 1:20:42 Interesting Test Pilot Jobs 1:47:37 Test Pilot Questions 1:55:29 Return to NZ 1971, CAA 2:00:17 Flying the Dauphin Helicopter 2:03:53 Parachuting 2:05:37 Final Questions