Derek Piggott in his natural habitat at the Lasham Regional Competition in 2005
Born
Alan Derek Piggott
(1922-12-27)27 December 1922
Chadwell Heath, Essex, England
Died
6 January 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 96)
Nationality
English
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)
Aviator, flying instructor and author
Alan Derek PiggottMBE (27 December 1922 – 6 January 2019) was one of Britain's best known glider pilots and instructors. He had over 5,000 hours on over 153 types of powered aircraft and over 5,000 hours on over 184 types of glider. He was honoured for his work on the instruction and safety of glider pilots. In 1961 he became the first person to make an officially authenticated take-off and flight in a man-powered aircraft. He also worked as a stunt pilot in several feature films.
Alan DerekPiggott MBE (27 December 1922 – 6 January 2019) was one of Britain's best known glider pilots and instructors. He had over 5,000 hours on over...
Piggott (1922–2019), British glider pilot Derek Plante (born 1971), American ice hockey player Derek Popovich (born 1981), American footballer Derek Porter...
supported by number of civilians, including Charles Boddington and DerekPiggott. Piggott was the only pilot willing to fly beneath the spans of a bridge...
Workhouse Productions 13 November Free Flight, about gliding, with DerekPiggott in a Rolladen-Schneider LS4 at Booker Gliding Centre in Buckinghamshire;...
SUMPAC took to the air at Lasham Airfield on 9 November, piloted by DerekPiggott, achieving a maximum flight of 650 metres (2,130 ft). One week later...
2008) 26 December – Richard Mayes, actor (died 2006) 27 December – DerekPiggott, glider pilot and flight instructor (died 2019) 5 January – Sir Ernest...
from the Irish Air Corps and civilian circles. Charles Boddington and DerekPiggott did many of the more spectacular stunts. The original score for Darling...
the 1853 machine was flown at the original site in Brompton Dale by DerekPiggott in 1973 for TV and in the mid-1980s for the IMAX film On the Wing. The...
(2003) Janusz Centka (2004) Ian Strachan (2005) Alan Patching (2006) DerekPiggott (2007) Roland Stuck (2008) Ross Macintyre (2009) Reiner Rose (2010)...
Books. ISBN 0-7207-0979-2. Piggott, Derek (1990). DerekPiggott on Gliding. A & C Black. ISBN 0-7136-5799-5. Piggott, Derek (1998). Gliding Safety. A &...
(2003) Janusz Centka (2004) Ian Strachan (2005) Alan Patching (2006) DerekPiggott (2007) Roland Stuck (2008) Ross Macintyre (2009) Reiner Rose (2010)...
von Moltke, 80, German diplomat, Ambassador to the UK (1997–1999). DerekPiggott, 96, British glider pilot and flight instructor, stroke. Ken Preston...
FAA-8083-13_GFH. Archived from the original on 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2009-06-17. DerekPiggott (1997). Gliding: a Handbook on Soaring Flight. Knauff & Grove. pp. 85–86...
containing 42 historic gliders, many of which are in flying condition. DerekPiggott was Chief Flying Instructor at Lasham during much of the period from...
Hollies). Aisha Lemu, 79, British-born Nigerian Islamic scholar. 6 January DerekPiggott, 96, British glider pilot and flight instructor. Ken Preston, 93, English...
Klaus Ohlmann - 36 world records, member of the Mountain Wave Project DerekPiggott - author, flight instructor and movie stunt pilot Joan Meakin Price...
two-bladed propeller. Piloted by noted gliding instructor and test pilot DerekPiggott, its first flight on 9 November 1961 at Lasham airfield covered a distance...
(2003) Janusz Centka (2004) Ian Strachan (2005) Alan Patching (2006) DerekPiggott (2007) Roland Stuck (2008) Ross Macintyre (2009) Reiner Rose (2010)...
Wimbledon footballer Lucas Ness – footballer for Charlton Athletic F.C. DerekPiggott – renowned glider pilot and instructor Tom Williams – Cyprus footballer...
(2003) Janusz Centka (2004) Ian Strachan (2005) Alan Patching (2006) DerekPiggott (2007) Roland Stuck (2008) Ross Macintyre (2009) Reiner Rose (2010)...
University Man-Powered Aircraft) at Lasham Airfield in Hampshire, England, DerekPiggott makes the first officially documented takeoff and landing in a human-powered...
(2003) Janusz Centka (2004) Ian Strachan (2005) Alan Patching (2006) DerekPiggott (2007) Roland Stuck (2008) Ross Macintyre (2009) Reiner Rose (2010)...
Lee Paul MacCready Edward Makula George B. Moffat Jr. Klaus Ohlmann DerekPiggott Helmut Reichmann Ingo Renner Richard Schreder Karl Striedieck Ann Welch...
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