Maurice Kirk, the Flying Vet...
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:10 amby C
Maurice Kirk's venture around the world in his J3 Cub appears to have met a sticky end above a mountain. Appear Maurice is in plaster and the aeroplane in bits in Japan...
http://www.kirkflyingvet.com/aviationhome.aspx
Re: Maurice Kirk, the Flying Vet...
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Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:29 amby ozzy72
At least Maurice is alive, from the photos the Cub looks rebuildable....
Re: Maurice Kirk, the Flying Vet...
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Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:58 pmby Sytse
Yes, I saw that on the news. Must have been one hell of a landing! :-[
Re: Maurice Kirk, the Flying Vet...
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:14 pmby Hagar
Going by what I saw of him at Abingdon last year he's a bit of a character to say the least. I forget what it was all about now but he was running some sort of campaign against harassment by the authorities.
http://www.kirkflyingvet.com/about_harass.aspx
Re: Maurice Kirk, the Flying Vet...
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:33 pmby ozzy72
I seem to recall most of the trouble was motoring offences and flying under bridges.
He was also accused of drug smuggling at one point because he imported so many planes from France (I think or was it Belgium?).
Mark
Re: Maurice Kirk, the Flying Vet...
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:33 pmby C
Always has been a bit of a character. That bioraphy of his would make a good film!
