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Three thousand feet above the Zambian bush, the DHC2 Beaver had
only ten minutes' fuel remaining. Night was drawing in; ground
features were indiscernible. I could not raise anyone on the radio.
Would this be the end? John Flexman knew he wanted to be a pilot
from the moment he saw an RAF flypast as a boy of eight. At sixteen
he joined the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, getting his 'wings'
in 1961 at the age of 18. From there on he never looked back. His
flying career took him around the world, from the Far East to
Africa and back again. John came within seconds of disaster on
several occasions and often encountered tragedy, losing several
friends and colleagues in flying accidents. During his years in
Africa he flew the dictator Idi Amin several times, while on the
ground he was able to witness the barbaric results of Amin's
regime. He went on to fly an assortment of prominent businessmen,
politicians and pop stars, from Norman Tebbitt and Rupert Murdoch
to Phil Collins and Paul McCartney. John finally retired at 60,
having narrowly survived a 42-year career spanning 17,800 flying
hours. Aviation at the Edge is his story.
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