Captain John Bowen, naval engineer who designed new types of flight-deck catapult – obituary
Captain John Bowen, naval engineer who designed new types of flight-deck catapult – obituary Bowen oversaw the French navy’s installation of a catapult system and some of his designs were sold to the US Navy 14 February 2021 • 8:26pm Bowen, left, showing the latest steam catapult at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford, the Royal Navy’s flightdeck development facility, in 1964 Captain John Bowen, who has died aged 88, was an expert in the steam catapult and a renowned nautical surveyor. In 1957-59 Bowen gained his boiler-room watchkeeping ticket, a requirement for all engi...
Source: telegraph.co.uk