LIVING in Manchester for the first ten years of my life (1929-1939), I have some quite cherished memories of Saturday or Sunday visits to well-known seaside resorts on the west coast, including Southport where I never saw the sea.
I once saw a small plane climb very high (or so it seemed) and from it came a (stunt) man who eventually opened, certainly two, if not three, parachutes before he landed in front of us on the sand. His name I believe was Clem (or Clemm)-son.
This must have been an organised event as so many people were watching.
Later, he died performing this feat and I can remember the prominent headlines in our daily newspaper.
The date could be any time between 1934 and 1937, give or take a year or two either side.
Are there any readers of the Visiter who might remember this event so that I may be more specific in the writing of my memoirs?
PATRICIA M. EVANS
Salisbury,
Wiltshire
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J Turner wrote...
Hello.
I found some info from the internet.
The name was "Clem Sohn"
More info here.
http://www.miserybay.com/sjindy/random/clemsohn.shtml
Regards.
Posted by: J Turner | September 19, 2007 12:31 PM