Kings Lynn Aero Modelling Club

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“Our Wall” a Battle of Britain poem

by Flight Lieutenant William Walker,

who flew spitfires in 616 Squadron.

"Behind each name a story lies

of bravery in summer skies.

Though many brave unwritten tales

were simply told in vapour trails."

This poem is on a plinth at the Battle of Britain memorial which stands in England on the white cliffs at Capel le Ferne between Dover and Folkstone.  The memorial includes a wall with the names of those who flew, and a statue by Harry Gray of a seated airman looking out over the sea towards France, surrounded by the badges of the Allied squadrons and other units that took part. William Walker’s poem “Our Wall” is a tribute to them all.

"never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" Prime Minister of the period, Sir Winston Churchill famously stated.

The 'Battle of Britain' was for this country, the most crucial battle of the 20th century that certainly defeated an imminent German invasion and defeat! In total during the period from July 10th to October 31st 1940, some 544 British and Allied airmen lost their lives, 422 were wounded and 1,547 aircraft destroyed during the period. The Germans suffered 2,698 casualties and lost 1,887 aircraft. 

A small part of the Duxford flight line - Flying Legends 2010

Flying Legends celebrates the 70th anniversary of The Battle of Britain this week-end, on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July 2010, at Duxford Airfield with an International Airshow. It is without doubt one of the finest warbird airshows in the world, providing an unrivalled line-up of the classic propeller-driven combat aircraft from both the First and Second World Wars, many of which are now either rare or unique.

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Ferocious Frankie

This USAAF P51D Mustang carries the highly distinguishing colours of Wallace E. Hopkins, as “Ferocious Frankie”, named in honour of his wife Frankie, coded B7 H of the 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group. Wallace Hopkins was born in Washington, Georgia and flew a total of 76 combat missions with the 361st where he flew as Operations Officer. He was an ACE credited with 8 victories and 1.5 damaged. His decorations include the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross both with Oak Leaf Clusters and the French Croix de Guerre, one of four awarded to members of the 361st.

Sally B - UK last remaining airworthy B17 in Europe.

Legendary aircraft and superbly talented pilots come from across the globe to display at Flying Legends. Visitors can expect to see a wide range of iconic aircraft, including the P-51 Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and much more

Flying Legends - two words which instantly evoke the very best of classic aircraft displaying at Duxford in one of the world's most celebrated air shows. The Fighter Collection and the Imperial War Museum Duxford are proud to present the 2010 event; another unmissable fusion of power, sounds and nostalgia.

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1940 Chronicle of Battle of Britain

                                            70th Anniversary

KLAMC receive a warm welcome from

Wing Commander Ken Wallis MBE

to Autogyro haven!

Read Jane Fryer's report in the Saturday Mail

and go to Club Visits on the left of this page

for our very own photographic report!

For a good read, click on the LYNN FLYER LIBRARY menu bar to the left!

             It's warming up and the chance of rain is slight but will it be too windy?

                   Check the local flying site weather here - WEATHER

Where? Click on the poster to the left

for directions and more details!

This year Felix Baumgartner will attempt to be the first man to break the sound barrier.

A parachute jump from 23 miles above the earth's surface.

Felix Baumgartner consistently challenges his limits while pushing the physical boundaries of human flight. In 2003, Felix completed an unprecedented flight across the English Channel with a carbon wing, and subsequently he began to consider an even bigger goal: the supersonic grail. With a team of the world's top scientists, engineers and doctors behind him, Felix will attempt to rewrite history and advance aeronautical research with Red Bull Stratos.

Born in Salzburg in 1969, Felix began skydiving at age 16 and polished his skills as part of the Austrian military's demonstration and competition team. In 1988, he began performing skydiving exhibitions for Red Bull. The company's out-of-the-box thinking and Felix's adventurous spirit clicked, and they've collaborated ever since.

By the 1990s, Felix felt that he'd gone as far as he could with traditional skydiving, so he extended his canopy skills with BASE jumping – parachuting from a fixed object or landform. He finds that the lightning-fast reflexes and precise techniques required by such low-altitude feats also enhance his high-altitude skydiving technique.

Besides completing his astonishing Channel crossing, Felix has made world-record BASE jumps and has been nominated for a World Sports Award and two categories in the NEA Extreme Sports Awards. He is also a prominent advocate for the nonprofit Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation. And, while he acknowledges that the Red Bull Stratos mission is a step into the unknown, his determination to reach the edge of space and break the speed of sound is unshakable. "If Red Bull Stratos is successful, we can share data that hasn't been available ever before," Felix states. "I would be proud to be able to make such a contribution."

Felix's accomplishments include:

• 1997 – World champion title for BASE jumping in West Virginia, United States
• 1999 – World record BASE jump from the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1,479 feet)
• 1999 – World record lowest BASE jump from Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (95 feet)
• 2001 – Nominated for a World Sports Award in London, England (category: Extreme Sports)
• 2003 – Channel Crossing, Dover, England to Calais, France; first crossing of the English Channel with a carbon wing
• 2004 – BASE jump into Marmet Cave in Velebit National Parc, Croatia (623 feet deep)
• 2004 – World record BASE jump from the highest bridge in the world, Millau Bridge, France (1,125 feet)
• 2007 – BASE jump from world's tallest building, Taipei 101 Tower, Taipei, Taiwan (1,669 feet)

                 Where can I buy a WOT4 bargain?

Thursday is Club Night

and

Saturday is Flyers Day at Roydon