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Little Nellie - a boyhood dream!

Started by John Deighton · 1 year ago

Who remembers Little Nellie?

The Gyroplane from the 007 James Bond movie - ‘You Only Live Twice’. (If you haven’t seen Little Nellie in action, I copied below some video look at the opening scene which features Little Nellie, scroll down.)
I remember as a young boy, seeing this incredible flying machine and how it performed ... Continue reading »

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  • Hey John
    Funny this - I met Ken in 1973 when he brought Little Nellie over to Middle Wallop in Hampshire to fly at an Army Air Corps open day. I was a young Lieutenant learning to fly Army helicopters at the time. His flying display was a favourite with almost everyone.
    I still fly (commercially from Aberdeen to the North Sea Oil Platforms) and a colleague of mine is a friend of Ken and had recently been to lunch with him at his home in Norfolk. He is STILL flying and as eccentric as ever!

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