Major Christopher Draper
A pilot whom I would have regarded it as an privilege to represent FOC - but I was under two at the time.
Images from his autobiography - originally posted by
Wunper
Result: Conditional Discharge & 10 guineas costs.
A very sensible decision by the Stipendiary Magistrate Mr Frank Milton who, by the time I appeared before him as a very young barrister about 20 years later, was Sir Frank Milton, Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate. Tough when required and merciful when appropriate; a good combination.
Press reports: Images originally posted by
Warmtoast
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This small picture is a scan of a postcard showing him flying a Puss Moth under Tower Bridge in September 1931.
The writing on the picture says
'C. Draper 30th September 1931'.
Written on the back is
'Given to E. T. Cherry on 17th June 1933 by Major C. Draper (Himself)'.
There doesn't seem to be much room for 'characters' like the Mad Major in our modern, obsessively risk averse, world.
Opinions will no doubt differ about whether that is good or bad.