TWO "aircraft", Inspector Gadget, a hobbit and a crocodile leapt through the air in the fun Kingfisher class at Worthing Birdman.
Click on the panel to the right of the screen to see video of the Kingfisher flyers filmed on Sunday, August 23.
Jim WiggleworthWhen Jim Wiggleworth set off on his stag weekend he had no idea his friends had entered him into the Worthing Birdman competition.
Dressed as Inspector Gadget, complete with a drill powered umberella, he was game enough to leap from the platform to raise money for the NSPCC.
The Herald's sister newspaper the Mansfield Chad caught up with Jim once he returned home and found out more about his story, which can be read by clicking here.See a recording of Jim's flight from the Herald's live feed, here:
qik.com/video/2640360Chris Pugh and Kevin DewhurstFlying a replica Lancaster Bomber, Chris Pugh and Kevin Dewhurst equipped themselves well for Birdman and raised money for Hospice in the Weald.
Watch the video clip from the Herald's live stream here:
qik.com/video/2640380John DonnellyPlumber John Donnelly from Worthing, took The Tartan Flyer to new heights as he flew at Worthing Birdman.
He raised money for St Barnabas House hospice. See the clip of his flight here:
qik.com/video/2640404Andy HeadworthHe has been described as more alligator than aviator.
Andy Headworth aka Worthing Crocman took second place in the Kingfisher category and has raised more than £1,000 for Leukaemia Research.
See video from the live feed here:
qik.com/video/2640423Watch an interview with Andy after his flight by clicking here.Jeremy Ransom and Christopher OakleyWorthing's Fallen Angels Jeremy Ransom and Christopher Oakley performed a tribute to Mick Jagger, complete with giant lips and backed by the song Get off of My Cloud.
They are raising money for St Barnabas House hospice.
Their live feed video clip can be seen here:
qik.com/video/2640446 A video interview with Worthing's Fallen Angels can be seen by clicking here.Michael KeenChannelling the spirit of Frodo Baggins, Michael Keen danced Hobbit style around the Birdman platform before leaping into the deep.
He was raising money for Worthing and Littlehampton MIND.
A record of the live feed from his flight can be seen here:
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