My dad was a Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang pilot in WW2 – he passed his love of flying over to me. Unable to learn to fly due to the costs involved, I took the next best route and learned how to fall out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft. My first jump was at the age of 31 – and I had a malfunctioning canopy on 12th jump – my second free-fall! Undeterred, I persevered and over the next 17 years completed more than 1200 jumps. I have been part of the Brittany Ferries Air Display Team and the Daily Express Flying Crusaders (affectionately known as the Tumbling Tarts!) – including demos onto Normandy Beaches, Biggin Hill Air Show, Paris Air Show and even Wembley Stadium (it looks very small from the air!) I have taken part in Women’s British Record Jumps – and competed at National Level.
Views: 2318 | Enquiries: 16My dad was a spitfire, hurricane, mustang pilot in WW2 – he passed his love of flying over to me. I trained as a nurse in the 1970s, married and had two small children. Unable to learn to fly due to the costs involved, I took the next best route and learned how to fall out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft.
I have 4 light hearted PowerPoint Presentations on Skydiving, how I came to have a book published at the age of 70, and on my Nursing Adventures with both two-legged and four-legged patients. Which would you like to see first?
I am willing to travel to Newport & Cardiff areas in South Wales
What people say about my talk: Thank you so much for your talk on Monday, it was excellent, I don’t think I’ve seen our members so engaged for some time. John Morgan Probus Club of Mendip in Somerset.
If you are interested in this talk and wish to contact the speaker, please complete the following form: