Tiger Moth flies over Carsington Water, Derbyshire Peak District.
01/06/14 For 72 years Jack Green has dreamt of finishing a flight in a Tiger Moth without crashing. FULL COPY HERE: In 1942 he was training to be a naval pilot. His first solo flight ended when his plane crashed on an airfield in Birmingham. Before he crashed, the 18-year-old pilot had tried to land twelve times. Each time he thought he had bounced too high and took-off to try again. When, on his unlucky thirteenth attempt, he finally did touch-down, almost out of fuel, he accidentally opened the throttle and flipped the plane on the airfield. Despite writing-off his aircraft, he escaped uninjured. The report into his accident states: “Pupil very inexperienced. Flapped on “umpteenth” attempt to land “ All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press. Tel: +44 (0)1335 300098
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