Eddie Kidd

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Eddie Kidd

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From Marcel via email.
Two new pictures of Eddie Kidd's motorcycle jump over 14 Lesney staff buses.
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Such a shame about his accident 2.02 minuets in you can see the lesney bus jump
, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EpCrnQdNeE
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Great stuff! A couple of those buses have survived to be restored.........
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fixer wrote:UK answer to Evil
Such a shame about his accident 2.02 minuets in you can see the lesney bus jump
, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EpCrnQdNeE
Thanks for that as it gives a different camera angle then is filmed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBFz7hzktXU

This was at Radlett aerodrome, saturday April 8th 1978.

Found even more of this: (who can get me this programm ?)

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A boy hood hero of mine
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He was larger than life and it was very sad when he had his accident.
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Very sad, he has also suffered physical abuse while confined to a wheelchair due to the accident.... Some people :x
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fixer wrote:Very sad, he has also suffered physical abuse while confined to a wheelchair due to the accident.... Some people :x
That was his last wife,she got banged up for it.
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He lived in Seaford, 10 miles up the coast from me. Often seen around the town.
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