Sir Francis Chichester, KBE mb-code 1239322 Jimmy Greaves and Sean Connery

Jimmy Greaves and Sean Connery

A boy in a livery uniform struggles to hold onto the reins of two large stylised horses

Poster advertising a Lanchester 14

holding his boat steady while a young man assists his beloved to embark at the foot of some steps

Rod Hull and his feathered puppet emu seen here terrorising the shoppers in Glasgow

Sir Francis Chichester, KBE mb-code 1239322 Jimmy Greaves and Sean ConnerySir Francis Chichester. In 1929 Francis Chichester made the second solo flight to Australia. In 1931 he made the first solo flight across the Tasman Sea from east to west in his Gipsy Moth aeroplane fitted with floats. He took up ocean sailing in 1953 and won the first solo transatlantic race in 1960 in the Gipsy Moth III, sailing from Plymouth to New York City in 40 days. In 1966 67 he sailed around the world alone in a 55 foot sailing yacht, the