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    Yes watch up to the skies on Sept 24 as madcap rocket man is hurtling across the channel in loony fashion. He could land on your greenhouse and crush yer marrows so watch out!!

    But this is very exciting..there are so many exciting aspects to life in Dover right now...or is just that I dont get out much!!

    Ive had this info thru from my oul cohort Cllr Nigel Collor - Many thanks Nigel!

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    Flight date - 24th September 2008 - time unknown at present

    Yves Rossy - former fighter pilot from Geneva - real life Buzz Lightyear

    Wing slightly larger than a surf board, propelled by 4 jet engines was built in his garage

    Will be released from a plane 3,000 feet up and follow the route taken by Bleriot

    He will be travelling at up to 130 mph during his 15 minute flight across the Channel

    The landing will be by parachute in Dover - two chutes for him and one for the wing

    The flight will be transmitted on the National Geographic Channel at 2100 hrs.

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