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Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:38 am
by nickjones
From Marcel via email.
Two new pictures of Eddie Kidd's motorcycle jump over 14 Lesney staff buses.

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:54 am
by fixer
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

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:36 am
by SMS88
Great stuff! A couple of those buses have survived to be restored.........

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:59 am
by matchboxmarcel
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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Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:51 pm
by motorman
A boy hood hero of mine

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:28 pm
by johnboy
He was larger than life and it was very sad when he had his accident.

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:22 pm
by fixer
Very sad, he has also suffered physical abuse while confined to a wheelchair due to the accident.... Some people :x

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:58 pm
by mcnair55
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.

Re: Eddie Kidd

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:01 pm
by YYS4BOB
He lived in Seaford, 10 miles up the coast from me. Often seen around the town.