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Birdman Collection

Background imageBirdman Collection: He Tried to Fly: 36 year old Mike Dolling of Queens Drive, Park South, Swindon

He Tried to Fly: 36 year old Mike Dolling of Queens Drive, Park South, Swindon, put his experimental ornithopter through its paces, on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire

Background imageBirdman Collection: Space Flip-Flop: You ve heard of the Birdman of Alcatraz

Space Flip-Flop: You ve heard of the Birdman of Alcatraz. Now prepare yourself for the Spaceman of Chichester, Sussex. Warehouseman Bill Philips, 27, has worked hard on his flying-saucer design

Background imageBirdman Collection: The Birdmen of Bognor Jerry Pascoe, having a bad spell during the flying

The Birdmen of Bognor Jerry Pascoe, having a bad spell during the flying
The Birdmen of Bognor. .Jerry Pascoe, having a bad spell during the flying competition held on the end of Bognor pier, but in fact none of the strange and wonderful entries won the £ 3

Background imageBirdman Collection: The Birdmen of Bognor marked the ninth anniversary of that momentous day when Bognor pier

The Birdmen of Bognor marked the ninth anniversary of that momentous day when Bognor pier first hosted its now-famous birdman event

Background imageBirdman Collection: Those Magnificent Men and women in their flying machines: They came

Those Magnificent Men and women in their flying machines: They came, they saw and they took a ducking at this years National Birdman Rally on Bognor pier Looking Good

Background imageBirdman Collection: The birdmen of Selsey. Those magnificent men with their weird flying machines

The birdmen of Selsey. Those magnificent men with their weird flying machines assembled at Selsey, Sussex to pit their skills against the forces of gravity in an attempt to win a £ 3

Background imageBirdman Collection: The Birdmen and women of Selsey: The big splashdown was taking place at the Sussex

The Birdmen and women of Selsey: The big splashdown was taking place at the Sussex resort of Selsey. Officially known as the Birdman Rally, it is the day when man

Background imageBirdman Collection: Yet another brave British attempt to influence mankind

Yet another brave British attempt to influence mankinds onward march ended in a Watery Grave, marked by a sad circle of bubbles Nightclub " bouncer" Perry Whincup tried the impossible...and

Background imageBirdman Collection: Downfall of a birdman who found it wasn t so easy to fly

Downfall of a birdman who found it wasn t so easy to fly: Birdman Walter Cornelius tried to fly across a river on Thursday- a trip of only a few minutes as the crow flies. Walter alas, is no crow

Background imageBirdman Collection: The Birdmen of Selsey: As David Cook takes off, his helpers plunge into the sea

The Birdmen of Selsey: As David Cook takes off, his helpers plunge into the sea. August 1975

Background imageBirdman Collection: The national birdman rally on Bognor Pier in Sussex Sue Kerr shows off plummet

The national birdman rally on Bognor Pier in Sussex Sue Kerr shows off plummet power. August 1978

Background imageBirdman Collection: Those magnificent men (and women) in their flying machines

Those magnificent men (and women) in their flying machines. They came, they saw and they took a ducking at this years National Birdman Rally on Bognor pier Clive Mills gets set for the big take-off

Background imageBirdman Collection: Pedal power takes a nosedive. It was great while it lasted

Pedal power takes a nosedive. It was great while it lasted. But the flight of Britains latest fan-powered aircraft ended rather abruptly The plane, grandly named Jupiter

Background imageBirdman Collection: Birdman Bryan Allen flew into the record books by cycling across the English Channel

Birdman Bryan Allen flew into the record books by cycling across the English Channel. The saddle-sore Californian pedalled his magnificent machine over in less than three hours to make the first

Background imageBirdman Collection: 5, 000 holidaymakers at Selsey, Sussex, watched 15 men and two women on Sunday who tried

5, 000 holidaymakers at Selsey, Sussex, watched 15 men and two women on Sunday who tried to fly 50 yards to win a £ 1, 000 prize

Background imageBirdman Collection: The Birdmen of Bognor. Thats no chicken... it

The Birdmen of Bognor. Thats no chicken... its just another competitor in the Birdmen of Regis birdmen content in which 23 flying oddities tried unsuccessfully to win the £ 3

Background imageBirdman Collection: A man trues out his home made flying machine in a field in Wiltshire

A man trues out his home made flying machine in a field in Wiltshire. November 1969 Z11085-007


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