RUNNING in the FAMILY

When Eric and Michael Crossley, father and son, started work on a Flying Flea project they were continuing a line of family involvement in aviation that went back a long way. Then Michael’s RAF service as a fighter pilot, and his own homebuilt aeroplane, took it down new and illustrious avenues ERIC AND MICHAEL CROSSLEY Eric Crossley (left), son Michael and their newly completed Pou-du- Ciel on the family estate near Banbury. ALL COURTESY OF THE CROSSLEY FAMILY UNLESS OTHERWISE