1982 Water Flying Annual, Page 10 (US Seaplane Association) "CONQUERING THE OCEANS" A caption below a picture of a 4-engine float plane attached atop a larger 4-engine flying boat reads: "The British used a modified S-23 to lift the smaller S-20 Mercury in piggy-back fashion out to sea. The Mercury would then be launched and carry mail and cargo on to the final destination. The operation, known as the Composite, successfully completed several long-distance trips." The text of the article fills the rest of an 8 x 11 page. Near the end: "Following much testing, with Captain A. S. WILCOCKSEN in the mother ship and Captain D. C. Bennett in the Mercury, the Composite took off from Foynes, Ireland, with the Mercury separating well out to sea and proceeding on it's way to Montreal." Date of test: 4 Jan 1939. I took the liberty of capitalizing Wilcocksen within the quote. Perhaps someone can make a conection to this. Orville Smith, Family genealogist and private pilot ASELS. Email: [email protected] ==== WILCOX Mailing List ==== Web Archives http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/WILCOX-L/