LMC February 2012 v12_layout 28/02/2012 16:16 Page 1 Lloyd’s Motor Club VOL 2, ISSUE 10 MAGAZINE SPRING 2012 www.LloydsMotorClub.com Lloyd’s Motor Club Founded 1951 AMERICAN NomadsPage 18 World’s fastest Warbird Safari Rally Stirling at Le Mans Page 14 Page 22 Page 10 LMC February 2012 v12_layout 28/02/2012 16:16 Page 2 Lloyd’s Motor Club ANNUAL MAGAZINE 3 Welcome... Some of you may recall the public outcry several years ago when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s funding was CLUB CONTACTS under threat. The RAF were left alone but hardly anyone Lloyd’s Motor Club Webmaster noticed that the Army Historic Aircraft Flight lost its budget One Lime Street Graham Faggetter and is now absent from airshows. Ironically, the HAF’s motto London EC3M 7HA
[email protected] www.LloydsMotorClub.com was “Let their glory not fade”, yet fade it has. LMC Committee Patron Paul Latimer Currently in the firing line is the Royal Navy Historic Flight, John Nelson, chairman of Lloyd’s Charlie Miller which operates a Sea Fury FB11 fighter, three Swordfish Martin Robinson ❖ Chairman Consult directly with senior partners (two flying) and a Sea Hawk out of RNAS Yeovilton. Roger Earl James Rowan ❖ Austin Wren Over 30 years first-hand knowledge of Lloyd’s and London market insurance issues Despite the RNHF being the most visible Royal Navy Tel: 07774 120 614 ❖
[email protected] (See LMC website for contact Sensible, transparent fee structure recruitment tool, its funding has been extinguished. In order details) to continue operating these fabulous aircraft and keep alive Editor Jonathan Suckling All material published remains the memory of those 6,749 great Naval operators who Tel: 0207 264 2228 the copyright of the person have lost their lives in the past, the Flight needs to raise an
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