Bleriot replica - ITV news - Swedish pilot
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Bleriot replica - ITV news - Swedish pilot
Can anybody enlighten me? About the 19th.March I believe, a clip was shown on either ITV or ITV South in UK of a Swedish pilot who is building a Bleriot replica. His intention is to fly this machine from Calais to Dover on 25th.July, the 100th.anniversary of Bleriot's flight across the English Channel.
I would like to contact this gentlemen, does anybody have any details of his wherabouts?
And yes, I have 'e' mailed both ITV main and ITV south and both decline to even answer let alone give me any details of said pilot!
Reason for asking is: My cousin is a functionaire of Hardelot, where Bleriot took off and as part of the celebration they intend to fly a Bleriot replica from Hardelot plage to Dover. This clip would appear to indicate there may be more than one replica attempting the feat so some co-ordination is required, n'est pas?
with fraternal greetings,
ambi
I would like to contact this gentlemen, does anybody have any details of his wherabouts?
And yes, I have 'e' mailed both ITV main and ITV south and both decline to even answer let alone give me any details of said pilot!
Reason for asking is: My cousin is a functionaire of Hardelot, where Bleriot took off and as part of the celebration they intend to fly a Bleriot replica from Hardelot plage to Dover. This clip would appear to indicate there may be more than one replica attempting the feat so some co-ordination is required, n'est pas?
with fraternal greetings,
ambi
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Bleriot replica - ITV news - Swedish pilot
For some additional information:
Two days of activities, including a display by the Red Arrows, will take place on July 25 and 26. And Swedish pilot Mikael Carlson will attempt to recreate Bleriot's flight. Talks have been going on for the past 18 months to draw up the plans for the celebrations which will also include a firework spectacular on Dover seafront, and a flypast by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Mikael Carlson will be one of four pilots flying Bleriot planes across the Channel and they will attempt to land at the Duke of York's School, which is also celebrating 100 years of being in Dover this year. Many other small planes will accompany the four on their flight. The local councils hope the weekend of celebrations will attract hundreds, if not thousands of visitors, to the town.
Two days of activities, including a display by the Red Arrows, will take place on July 25 and 26. And Swedish pilot Mikael Carlson will attempt to recreate Bleriot's flight. Talks have been going on for the past 18 months to draw up the plans for the celebrations which will also include a firework spectacular on Dover seafront, and a flypast by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Mikael Carlson will be one of four pilots flying Bleriot planes across the Channel and they will attempt to land at the Duke of York's School, which is also celebrating 100 years of being in Dover this year. Many other small planes will accompany the four on their flight. The local councils hope the weekend of celebrations will attract hundreds, if not thousands of visitors, to the town.
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Dear ambidextrous,
I would love to spend many hours at this forum to describe to you who
Mikael Carlson is! Correct, his webpage is http://www.aerodrome.nu and
true he finally crossed the channel, although on the 26th, not the 25th
of July as planned.
I work with the aviation video production crew "TeamM" in Sweden and we
have documented Mr. Carlson with a video camera since over 15 years
back. A few years ago we filmed Mr. Carlson's Bleriot air-to-air! It was one
of those beautiful Swedish summer evenings and the weather conditions
were almost perfect.
Log on to flightlevel350.com and look at the following video clips:
Aviation Video: Blériot XI - Private
If you look at the Kent TV webpage they have included our footage in a
video produced a few weeks before the channel crossing event.
http://www.kenttv.com/programmes.php?PID=2596&Title=Bl%E9riot%27s+Channel+Flight
Now... if you feel that you must visite the TeamM web site(!), we are
located at www.teamm.se
All the best.
/Lars Persson-Tille, TeamM
I would love to spend many hours at this forum to describe to you who
Mikael Carlson is! Correct, his webpage is http://www.aerodrome.nu and
true he finally crossed the channel, although on the 26th, not the 25th
of July as planned.
I work with the aviation video production crew "TeamM" in Sweden and we
have documented Mr. Carlson with a video camera since over 15 years
back. A few years ago we filmed Mr. Carlson's Bleriot air-to-air! It was one
of those beautiful Swedish summer evenings and the weather conditions
were almost perfect.
Log on to flightlevel350.com and look at the following video clips:
Aviation Video: Blériot XI - Private
If you look at the Kent TV webpage they have included our footage in a
video produced a few weeks before the channel crossing event.
http://www.kenttv.com/programmes.php?PID=2596&Title=Bl%E9riot%27s+Channel+Flight
Now... if you feel that you must visite the TeamM web site(!), we are
located at www.teamm.se
All the best.
/Lars Persson-Tille, TeamM
