6 4 ▁Squadron ▁R AF , ▁a ▁half - str ength ▁Hor net ▁f ighter ▁squad ron . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Glas er ▁passed ▁the ▁Empire ▁Test ▁Pil ots ' ▁School ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁test ▁pilot ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Est ab lish ment . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁test ▁pilot ▁with ▁V ick ers ▁Arm strong ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁testing ▁and ▁developing ▁plan es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁V ick ers ▁V ars ity , ▁V ick ers ▁Vis count ▁and ▁the ▁V ick ers ▁V ali ant . ▁Glas er ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁testing ▁the ▁B AC ▁One - E le ven . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁became ▁flight ▁operations ▁manager ▁and ▁test ▁pilot ▁instruct or ▁of ▁R omb ac ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁av iation ▁consult ant . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁military ▁Queen ' s ▁Comm end ation ▁for ▁Val u able ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁reward ed ▁the ▁comm end ation ▁for ▁civil ▁test ▁flying ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : B AC ▁One - E le ven ▁Category : B rit ish ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁Category : B rit ish ▁test ▁pil