Francis’ emigration to 1
returns to (1930/31) 1, 2
returns to, with Sheila (1937) 1, 2
Francis’ work in 1
Goodwin & Chichester Land Agents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Goodwin Chichester Aviation Co. 1, 2, 3
New Zealand to London solo flight (1931) 1 Tasman Sea crossing (Madame Elijah) 1, 2, 3, 4n.
New Zealand to Norfolk Island 1
Norfolk Island to Lord Howe Island 1
Lord Howe Island to Sydney 1
Sydney to Philippines 1
in Japan 1, 2, 3
Katsuura 1
see also Madame Elijah
New Zealand to London flight (in Puss Moth) 1
New York from Plymouth (Great Circle Route) 1, 2, 3
Nicaragua 1, 2
Nice, France 1, 2
Night and Fire Spotting, Chichester 1
Norfolk Island 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 navigating to 1
Observer (newspaper) 1, 2 reports on Transatlantic Solo Race (OSTAR) 1, 2, 3
Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) see Transatlantic Crossings
Old Rectory, Shirwell 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Old Ride School, The, Bournemouth 1, 2
Oriana (ocean liner) 1, 2
OSTAR (Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race) see Transatlantic Crossings
Pages, Chigwell Row 1, 2
Pen Duick II (sailing boat) 1, 2, 3, 4
Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh 1, 2, 3
Philippines 1
Pinehaven, New Zealand 1, 2
Plunket, Patrick Terence William Span, 7th Baron, Lord 1, 2
Plymouth to New York (Great Circle Route) 1, 2, 3
Point X to the Equator see Transatlantic Crossings, Guinea-Bissau to Nicaragua (1970)
Primrose, Angus 1, 2
property development 1, 2 Goodwin & Chichester Land Agents 1, 2
Puss Moth, de Havilland DH.80 A 1, 2
Queen Elizabeth (ocean liner) 1
radio Gipsy Moth V, problems with 1, 2
for navigation 1, 2, 3, 4
for transmissions 1, 2
RAF see Royal Air Force (RAF)
RAF Coastal Command 1 B-24 ‘Liberator’ 1, 2, 3
Boeing B17 ‘Fortress’ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire 1, 2, 3, 4 training at 1
RAF Shackleton 1, 2, 3, 4
Richardson, F.C. ‘Dickie’ 1, 2, 3, 4
Ride on the Wind, Chichester 1
Roaring Forties 1, 2, 3, 4
Romantic Challenge, The, Chichester 1, 2 see also Transatlantic Crossings, Guinea Bissau to Nicaragua (1970)
Roome, John 1, 2, 3
RORC see Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC)
Rose, Sir Alec 1
Rotorua, New Zealand 1, 2
Royal Aero Club (RAeC), Piccadilly 1, 2
Royal Air Force (RAF) Francis’ applications turned down 1
see also Air Ministry; RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire
Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1
Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth 1
Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) 1, 2, 3, 4 archives of 1
races of 1, 2, 3
see also Transatlantic Crossings, Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) (1964)
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 1, 2, 3
Royal Yacht Squadron, Isle of Wight 1, 2, 3
Rutbah Wells Airfield 1, 2
St. James’s Place, London 1, 2
Sayle, Murray, The Sunday Times 1
schools 1, 2 Ellerslie House, Barnstaple 1, 2, 3
Marlborough College, Wiltshire 1, 2, 3
Old Ride School, The, Bournemouth 1, 2
Seaplane Solo, Chichester 1
seaplanes see Madame Elijah
sea-sickness 1, 2
sextant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Henry Hughes & Son, Hainault 1
Shirwell, Devon 1, 2, 3, 4 Francis’ burial at 1
Old Rectory, Shirwell 1, 2, 3
see also Chichester, Sir Francis, childhood
Single-Handed Transatlantic Races see Transatlantic Crossings
Sir Thomas Lipton (sailing boat) 1
Solo to Sydney, Chichester 1, 2, 3, 4
Somoza Garcia, Anastasio ‘Tacho’ President of Nicaragua 1, 2, 3n.
SOS call 1
Spirit of St. Louis (aircraft) 1
Spotter’s Handbook, The, Chichester 1
SS Barrister (merchant ship) 1
St. Mary’s School, Wantage 1
St. Peter’s Church, Shirwell 1, 2
stock market crash (1929) 1
Stormvogel (sailing boat) 1, 2, 3
Suhaili (sailing boat) 1, 2 see also Knox-Johnston, Sir Robin
Sunday Times, The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Golden Globe Race 1
reports on Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) (1972) 1
Sea Huntress, chartered boat 1
Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, The (1967) 1
Sydney, Australia Belvedere Hotel, Sydney 1, 2, 3
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 1, 2, 3
Tasman Sea crossing 1
see also Circumnavigation Solo Sail (1966); London to Sydney Solo Flight (1929)
Tabarly, Éric 1, 2, 3, 4
Tamara, Sydney Cyclone 1, 2n.
Tasman Alone, Chichester 1
Tasman Sea crossing (Madame Elijah) 1, 2, 3, 4n. New Zealand to Norfolk Island 1
Norfolk Island to Lord Howe Island 1
Lord Howe Island to Sydney 1
Tasman Sea crossing (Gipsy Moth IV) 1 capsize of Gipsy Moth IV in 1
Territorial Air Force, New Zealand 1, 2
Thursday Island 1
Transatlantic Crossings Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) (1960)
organisation of 1, 2, 3 see also Hasler, Herbert G. ‘Blondie’
preparations for 1, 2, 3
start of 1
Francis’ logs 1, 2, 3
storms in 1, 2
finish 1, 2, 3, 4
see also Gipsy Moth III
transatlantic solo voyage (1962) 1, 2
return journey 1
see also Gipsy Moth III
Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) (1964) 1
see also Gipsy Moth III
Single-Handed Transatlantic Races (OSTAR) (1968) 1
Guinea-Bissau to Nicaragua (1970) 1, 2, 3
plans and preparations for 1, 2, 3
return home, ‘Great Amble Eastwards’ 1
see also Gipsy Moth V
Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) (1972) 1, 2
see also Gipsy Moth V
tree planting 1, 2, 3, 4
UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) 1
vane-steering boats 1
Vincent, Ivor 1, 2, 3
von Zedlitz family 1, 2, 3
Westminster Abbey, London 1, 424
Wheeler, Allen 1
White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire 1
Wilkie, Bill 1, 2, 3
Williams, Geoffrey 1
winds in the Forties and Fifties 1, 2, 3, 4
work see businesses
WWII, Francis’ role in administration at RAF Hullavington 1, 2
as Pilot Officer with RAF Volunteer Reserve 1, 2
see also RAF Coastal Command
with Henry Hughes & Son, Hainault 1, 2, 3
Yacht Club de France 1
Yachting Monthly 1, 2
Youlston Park, Devon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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