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Subject: Re: Birdman


Author:
Keith Baldock
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Date Posted: 11:26:49 12/03/13 Tue
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In reply to: Peter Eckersley 's message, "Re: Birdman" on 12:10:12 08/03/13 Sat

>>>>Does anyone remember the Birdman falling to his
>death
>>>>at the Speke / Liverpool Airshow back in the 50's.
>>As
>>>>far as I remember he became tangled in his parachute
>>>>and landed in a field in Hunts Cross area.
>>> The name of the birdman was Leo Valentin, (a
>>>frenchman) who died at an air display at Speke
>Airport
>>>on May 21, 1956, this was my youngest brother's
>>>birthday. Apparently his plywood
>>>wings were damagedb as he left the aircraft, & his
>>>reserve parachute failed to open . His body was found
>>>somewhere between Mackets Lane & Halewood.
>>>Anybody remember the USAF keeping 2 super Saber jets
>>>at Speke airport in the 1950's?
>>I was a cadet at that time and remember the RCAF
>>having a squadron of F86 Sabers at Speke and I have
>>photos of them and the Spitfire used for weather
>>flights that is now in the BBMF.
>I was there, 15 at the time, I still have the souvenir
>program.
Yes I was six years old nd remember being taken to the airshow. It was his second jump of the day and emember everyone being shocked and talking about it on the bus home to Woolton Village

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