The Bluebird Project

Bill - at least you'll only have the pain once a month ....

Have you nominated a person to Captain Bluebird on her maiden Voyage ( part deux ) ?

A support team not in the first flush of youth with the 67 year old Villa steadfast and indefatigable despite his very real - and justified - concerns about the wisdom of the whole attempt. thanks for your response Keith - i'll have a closer look at the reading material to gain an in depth insight,...

I never thought of the record attempt or the lead up to it, in terms such as those mentioned above. It seems the odds were well & truly stacked up against Donald and the team - yet they were so close to achieving it all. If gravity had prevailed for another 2 seconds on Coniston in January 1967...

hi What a wonderful insight we received today, into the entire Bluebird Legend. The photo of Donalds St.Christopher medal and his inscribed lighter was something of a real special treat to see ! I never knew these items were ever recovered, let alone see a photo of them. the photo is spectactular.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2560957.stm the BBc reported that this is their interpretation of Donalds last communication at Coniston.... ( see above link ) "The water's dark green and I can't see a bloody thing. Hallo the bow is up. I'm going. I'm on my back. I'm gone". but...

how much did the album sell for ?

Its a realy pity that the powers that be, consider using Lottery funding for Ballet schools instead of what really matters.

But then again Bankers are allowed to bring the country to a state of emergency then insist they be allowed to keep their three quarters of a million pension.......