GALLERY: Worthing Birdman 2009 with reader's pictures
THERE have been thrills, spills and a record broken at the 2009 Worthing Birdman.
Click on the green play button to see a slide show of photographs taken at Worthing Birdman on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23.
More than 20,000 people flocked to Worthing, to sit in the blazing sunshine to watch 40 men and women fly from the pier.
The title was retained by Ron Freeman, with his combined flights of 82 metres on Saturday and almost 64 metres on Sunday.
Steve Elkins broke Ron's record with a flight of 99.85 metres on Saturday, but could not quite manage to reach Ron's total in his 2.81 second flight.
Click on the view gallery link to see larger versions of the photographs submitted by Herald readers Pamelia Long and Darren Yeates.
See the Herald's Worthing Birdman four-page picture special on Thursday, August 27.
To order copies of photographs online click here for Photos Today or call 01903 282382/3.
See video of Saturday's Worthing Birdman flights here.
See Jonathan Ansell launching Worthing Birdman here.
Champion Ron Freeman talks about his delight at this year's Condor class in Worthing Birdman here.
Kingfisher class winner Neil Johnson talks about his team's Laurel and Hardy themed performance.
Andy Headworth came in second place in the Kingfisher class and talks about the Worthing Crocman experience.
Presenter of Five's The Gadget Show Jason Bradbury took flight from the end of Worthing Pier and talked to the Herald about the wings created by University of Southampton students, alongside with co-host Ortis Deley.
Watch the recorded live streams of Worthing Birdman flights at qik.com/worthingherald
More videos to come.
For more Worthing Birdman news click here.
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Wednesday 30 May 2012
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