By: Willow - 14th February 2003 at 11:38
RE: Lindsey Walton
As well as the Great Warbirds Airshow, Ted White was, of course, the man behind bringing Sally B to the UK in the first place.
The ‘Teddy’ was carried by all aircraft at the event as a tribute to him after his death in a T6 crash.
This is also why Sally B carries a checkerboard cowling on the starboard inner engine. This was a trademark from his T6.
Willow
By: Moggy C - 13th February 2003 at 15:42
RE: Lindsey Walton
And both the bears looks quite a lot like the one used as the logo for the Hesketh Racing team when James Hunt was winning the F1 World championship for them – say 1973-4?
Moggy
By: Christer - 13th February 2003 at 00:20
RE: Lyndsy walton
I don´t know if it´s the “same” bear but I remembered it from a picture in the FlyPast Airshow Special Edition from 1986 …… well, my memory wasn´t that specific but I found it ……
It was the mascot of Ted White, the person behind the Great Warbirds Airshow. All participating aircraft wore it, including Sally B which is pictured and Lindsey Waltons Corsair has probably been there too on one occasion or more.
(I wouldn´t dare scanning and posting the picture here, copyright issues You know …… )
Regards,
Christer
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February 12, 2003 at 11:08 pm