This is from the Gary Numan Radial Pair website:
Norman Lees learned to glide in Australia. gained his PPL in 1976 and in the same year joined the Royal Navy as a Commando helicopter pilot.
He served in Northern Ireland with the Navy and the Royal Air Force as an exchange officer, returning to the Navy for the Falkiands conflict. After 3 years on Search and Rescue, Norman became an lnstructor on Sea Kings.
In 1988 he joined Dan Air as a First Officer on the Boeing 727. but still instructs on the Sea King as a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Norman first flew the Harvard in 1984 and was a founder member of the Harvard Formation Team, leading it in 1990. He displayed the Royal Navy Historic Flights Fairey Firefly for 3 seasons and In 1990 ferried a Sea Fury across the Atlantic from Ohio to the UK.
In 1991 he delivered an ex-Libyan L39 Albatross jet from Chad across the Sahara Desert to the UK, accompanied by Pete John in another L39.
Sadly Norman Lees was Killed on Saturday 8th April 2000, while checking out a rare two seat version of a world war two fighter. At the time of his death Norman had started to fly for Virgin Atlantic .
“Flying gets into your blood, nothing else gives the same thrill and satisfaction” (Norman Lees) 9th September 1950 - 8th April 2000
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From 1997 - 2000, Captain Norman worked with David Landau and Paul Tizzard running the virgin atlantic flying without fear programme that Paul set up. There are a lot of people out there who are now flying fear free due to that original trio.
Take care,
Lovefly® Team
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