Twin passions for parachuting and vintage aircraft made for an adventurous life for the founder of the Tiger Moth Diamond Nine
Many a good idea has taken shape in a pub. Many a bad one, as well, but let’s concentrate on the positives. When an inveterate vintage aircraft enthusiast sat down with his partner in a Wiltshire hostelry and proposed forming a nine-ship team of de Havilland Tiger Moths, little did he imagine that the result would consume much of his life for the next 15 years. But it was definitely one of those good pub based proposals, for the Diamond Nine became a much-loved part of the display circuit, a fixture at events large and small. Along the way it did a great deal to promote the delights of historic aviation, and the DH Moth Club in particular.
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