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Quoting: Terry Carey
Some years ago I bought a video from a charity shop.  The title of said video is Choppers - The early years.

Now, I hope no one is getting too excited but it’s about helicopters with a dash of autogyros thrown in.  There are also some weird and wonderful experiments with rotary winged aircraft which have never got beyond the experimental stage.

I have persuaded a friend of mine to re-record this as a DVD so Roly, if you want a copy, send me a PM with your address and I’ll send you one off.
Mike let me know if you’d like a copy and of course I already have your address.

The most intersesting bit to me is a short piece of film showing Juan de la Cierva who was trying to perfect the autogyro in the early thirties - 1930s that is before Mike jumps in on the next bit.

In 1935 I actually saw said foreign gentleman flying around over where I lived and am probably the last man alive who ever saw him doing that.  I’d say I’m certainly the last Oldhamer to have seen him stooging around - I’d be very surprised if there is anyone else who can say the same thing.

I too had the experience of seeing autogyros TERANCE.  I also saw the "spying", low flying air ship crossing over the Solent.  After that well.......

Sheila McKean.

P.S.  Just remembered that I was going impress P.M. with my news of the Spitfire that was recently sold.  It was completed here and if he wants me to put down a fiver as a deposit, there are three more being finished.  
In for a penny in for a pound.  Name to drop.
I had a friend whose husband was at Cambridge with Mitchell.    Sheila McKean. (He’s going to hate me now).
Terry.

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