Harold Gatty - Revision history

Rickerjones: /* Links */ add link to Air Navigation

2011-03-07T17:26:14Z

Links: add link to Air Navigation

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	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]
	* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=9SZ5AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false Gatty's Patent 1977762 (23 Oct 1934) for a Ground Speed and Drift Indicator.]		* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=9SZ5AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false Gatty's Patent 1977762 (23 Oct 1934) for a Ground Speed and Drift Indicator.]
			==Related==
			* [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]

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Rickerjones: /* Links */ add Gatty patent link for drift meter

2010-06-13T15:39:18Z

Links: add Gatty patent link for drift meter

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	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]
			* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=9SZ5AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false Gatty's Patent 1977762 (23 Oct 1934) for a Ground Speed and Drift Indicator.]
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Rickerjones at 15:30, 12 June 2010

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Rickerjones at 15:29, 12 June 2010

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Moleski at 00:28, 13 October 2009

2009-10-13T00:28:15Z

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	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]

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Moleski: /* Links */

2009-03-02T00:14:32Z

Links

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	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]
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Moleski: /* 2003 interview with Ron Gatty */

2009-02-17T18:29:54Z

2003 interview with Ron Gatty

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	** When Lady Scott died, everything went to John Scott, Sir Maurice's son.		** When Lady Scott died, everything went to John Scott, Sir Maurice's son.
	*** John Scott was with the Red Cross and was allowed to visit the hostages during the coup in May, 2000. He became a household name during that crisis.		*** John Scott was with the Red Cross and was allowed to visit the hostages during the coup in May, 2000. He became a household name during that crisis.
	*** John Scott was a "raging homosexual" ([[Ron Gatty\|RG]]) who was hacked to death with his lover by an angry Fijian on July 2, 2001. There were 17 liters of blood on the floor according to the ''Fiji Times''.		*** John Scott was a "raging homosexual" ([[Ron Gatty\|RG]]) who was hacked to death with his lover, Gregory Scrivener, by an angry Fijian on July 2, 2001. There were 17 liters of blood on the floor according to the ''Fiji Times''. The ''Times'' could not confirm the rumor that both of them had had their arms cut off. The murder weapon apparently was a cane knife. A ''Post'' front-page article from two days later reported that an ex-cop was in custody and an alleged drug dealer was being sought.
	*** John's son inherited everything from ~~him~~, so if there are any interesting materials left from Gatty's estate, John Scott's son may have them.		*** John's son inherited everything from Lady Scott, so if there are any interesting materials left from Gatty's estate, John Scott's son may have them.
	* The libraries of Harold Gatty and Alport Baker were two of the main sources for the [[National Archives of Fiji]]. TIGHAR asked both in 1999 and in 2003 whether there were any sextant boxes matching the description of [[Sextant box found on Nikumaroro\| sextant box found on Nikumaroro]]. The answer was negative.		* The libraries of Harold Gatty and Alport Baker were two of the main sources for the [[National Archives of Fiji]]. TIGHAR asked both in 1999 and in 2003 whether there were any sextant boxes matching the description of [[Sextant box found on Nikumaroro\| sextant box found on Nikumaroro]]. The answer was negative.
	* Ron Gatty has his father's sea sextant that was purchased used for five pounds. The name of the maker has worn off the instrument from repeated use.		* Ron Gatty has his father's sea sextant that was purchased used for five pounds. The name of the maker has worn off the instrument from repeated use.

Moleski at 18:15, 17 February 2009

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	* Taught Lindbergh and Doolittle navigation.		* Taught Lindbergh and Doolittle navigation.
	* Father of [[Ron Gatty]].		* Father of [[Ron Gatty]].
			** "My Dad was a wild, red-necked Victorian. I wasn't allowed to speak to him, and if he spoke to me, I had to call him 'Sir.'"
	* Accompanied Wiley Post on his first round-the-world flight in 1931 (northern route, about 16,000 miles).		* Accompanied Wiley Post on his first round-the-world flight in 1931 (northern route, about 16,000 miles).
	* Harold's second wife, family name of Fenna, married Sir Maurice Scott after Harold died.		* Harold's second wife, family name of Fenna, married Sir Maurice Scott after Harold died.

Moleski at 17:42, 17 February 2009

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	* Father of [[Ron Gatty]].		* Father of [[Ron Gatty]].
	* Accompanied Wiley Post on his first round-the-world flight in 1931 (northern route, about 16,000 miles).		* Accompanied Wiley Post on his first round-the-world flight in 1931 (northern route, about 16,000 miles).
	* Harold's second wife, family name of Fenna, married Sir Maurice Scott after Harold died. ~~She~~ inherited everything from Harold; Ron got nothing. When ~~she~~ died, everything went to John Scott, Sir Maurice's son. John Scott was a "raging homosexual" (RG) who was hacked to death with his lover by an angry Fijian on July 2, 2001. There were 17 liters of blood on the floor~~. During the coup in May, 2000, John had been allowed~~ to ~~visit~~ the ~~hostages and became a household name~~. John's son inherited everything from him, so if there are any interesting materials left from Gatty's estate, John Scott's son ~~is the person to talk to~~.		* Harold's second wife, family name of Fenna, married Sir Maurice Scott after Harold died.
			** Lady Scott inherited everything from Harold; Ron got nothing.
			** When Lady Scott died, everything went to John Scott, Sir Maurice's son.
			*** John Scott was with the Red Cross and was allowed to visit the hostages during the coup in May, 2000. He became a household name during that crisis.
			*** John Scott was a "raging homosexual" ([[Ron Gatty\|RG]]) who was hacked to death with his lover by an angry Fijian on July 2, 2001. There were 17 liters of blood on the floor according to the ''Fiji Times''.
			*** John's son inherited everything from him, so if there are any interesting materials left from Gatty's estate, John Scott's son may have them.
	* The libraries of Harold Gatty and Alport Baker were two of the main sources for the [[National Archives of Fiji]]. TIGHAR asked both in 1999 and in 2003 whether there were any sextant boxes matching the description of [[Sextant box found on Nikumaroro\| sextant box found on Nikumaroro]]. The answer was negative.		* The libraries of Harold Gatty and Alport Baker were two of the main sources for the [[National Archives of Fiji]]. TIGHAR asked both in 1999 and in 2003 whether there were any sextant boxes matching the description of [[Sextant box found on Nikumaroro\| sextant box found on Nikumaroro]]. The answer was negative.
	* Ron Gatty has his father's sea sextant that was purchased used for five pounds. The name of the maker has worn off the instrument from repeated use.		* Ron Gatty has his father's sea sextant that was purchased used for five pounds. The name of the maker has worn off the instrument from repeated use.
	* Harold developed one of the first bubble sextants. The only people interested in the development were the Japanese. The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was accomplished using Gatty sextants. Harold used to have one of the Japanese instruments, but Ron doesn't know whether it is in the Archives or elsewhere.		* Harold developed one of the first bubble sextants. The only people interested in the development were the Japanese. The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was accomplished using Gatty sextants. Harold used to have one of the Japanese instruments, but Ron doesn't know whether it is in the Archives or elsewhere.
	:::(The only sextant in the Archives in 2003 was in a triangular box--almost certainly not the Japanese instrument. The claim that "The only people interested ... were the Japanese" needs to be checked. Fred carried a bubble ''octant'' on the final flight, so bubble technology was in use for navigation by 1937.)		:::(The only sextant in the Archives in 2003 was in a triangular box--almost certainly not the Japanese instrument. The claim that "The only people interested ... were the Japanese" needs to be checked. Fred carried a bubble ''octant'' on the final flight, so bubble technology was in use for navigation by 1937.)



	== Links ==		== Links ==

Moleski at 16:55, 17 February 2009

2009-02-17T16:55:43Z

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	* Taught Lindbergh and Doolittle navigation.		* Taught Lindbergh and Doolittle navigation.
	* Father of [[Ron Gatty]].		* Father of [[Ron Gatty]].
	* Accompanied Wiley Post on his first round-the-world flight in 1931.		* Accompanied Wiley Post on his first round-the-world flight in 1931 (northern route, about 16,000 miles).
	* Harold's second wife, family name of Fenna, married Sir Maurice Scott after Harold died. She inherited everything from Harold; Ron got nothing. When she died, everything went to John Scott, Sir Maurice's son. John Scott was a "raging homosexual" (RG) who was hacked to death with his lover by an angry Fijian on July 2, 2001. There were 17 liters of blood on the floor. During the coup in May, 2000, John had been allowed to visit the hostages and became a household name. John's son inherited everything from him, so if there are any interesting materials left from Gatty's estate, John Scott's son is the person to talk to.		* Harold's second wife, family name of Fenna, married Sir Maurice Scott after Harold died. She inherited everything from Harold; Ron got nothing. When she died, everything went to John Scott, Sir Maurice's son. John Scott was a "raging homosexual" (RG) who was hacked to death with his lover by an angry Fijian on July 2, 2001. There were 17 liters of blood on the floor. During the coup in May, 2000, John had been allowed to visit the hostages and became a household name. John's son inherited everything from him, so if there are any interesting materials left from Gatty's estate, John Scott's son is the person to talk to.
	* The libraries of Harold Gatty and Alport Baker were two of the main sources for the [[National Archives of Fiji]]. TIGHAR asked both in 1999 and in 2003 whether there were any sextant boxes matching the description of [[Sextant box found on Nikumaroro\| sextant box found on Nikumaroro]]. The answer was negative.		* The libraries of Harold Gatty and Alport Baker were two of the main sources for the [[National Archives of Fiji]]. TIGHAR asked both in 1999 and in 2003 whether there were any sextant boxes matching the description of [[Sextant box found on Nikumaroro\| sextant box found on Nikumaroro]]. The answer was negative.
	* Ron Gatty has his father's sea sextant that was purchased used for five pounds. The name of the maker has worn off the instrument from repeated use.		* Ron Gatty has his father's sea sextant that was purchased used for five pounds. The name of the maker has worn off the instrument from repeated use.
			* Harold developed one of the first bubble sextants. The only people interested in the development were the Japanese. The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was accomplished using Gatty sextants. Harold used to have one of the Japanese instruments, but Ron doesn't know whether it is in the Archives or elsewhere.
			:::(The only sextant in the Archives in 2003 was in a triangular box--almost certainly not the Japanese instrument. The claim that "The only people interested ... were the Japanese" needs to be checked. Fred carried a bubble ''octant'' on the final flight, so bubble technology was in use for navigation by 1937.)



	== Links ==		== Links ==
			* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A10501543 Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators]: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Gatty Wikipedia.]
			*