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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.] | |||
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Revision as of 16:55, 17 February 2009
2003 interview with Ron Gatty
- Tasmanian.
- Died in Fiji.
- Founded Air Pacific.
- Knew Amelia Earhart.
- Was a good friend of Fred Noonan.
- Taught Lindbergh and Doolittle navigation.
- Father of Ron Gatty.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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
- Harold Gatty: Prince of Navigators: Lindbergh gave Gatty the title. Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned navigation from Gatty.
- Wikipedia.