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Bader Braves Flying Day – White Waltham: A Day to Remember
The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham, took place on Sunday 18th July on a dry, breezy and eventually sunny day.
The West London Aero Club again did everyone proud. They worked extraordinarily hard both up front and behind the scenes to ensure that the day ran smoothly and again provided the laid back and enjoyable atmosphere that seems so special to this lovely airfield.
Lady Bader, widow of Sir Douglas, was there to enjoy the day, as was Pat Barnard who recently developed the excellent Art To Fly, a Website dedicated to raising funds for the Bader Braves Young Aviators Days. As well as experiencing for himself the joy of these very worthwhile events, he was able to hand the first cheque and donations from his venture to a grateful Keith Delderfield of the Douglas Bader Foundation.
You can click HERE to visit the Douglas Bader Foundation Website and a report of what was a truly successful and thoroughly enjoyable day for the children who attended, all of whom got to fly – several more than once! – and their families.
The Douglas Bader Foundation is extremely grateful to all at the West London Aero Club, particularly Deny Batchelor, the Operations Manager who pulled it all together, and her very hard working ground crew and staff; the caterers who created such excellent picnic lunches for all; the various friends and helpers who so unobtrusively made sure that the day ran smoothly; the wonderful, enthusiastic, endlessly patient, generous pilots without whom these events just couldn’t happen and, of course, all the lovely children and their families who made it such a special day for us all.
BADER BRAVES is an initiative of the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION (Charity Commission Registration Number:800435)
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