November 30, 2015

Ready for take off! Lee takes to the skies at Duxford Imperial War Museum

Lee Dowling’s recent holiday to Norfolk took an unexpected turn when he got the opportunity to take part in a flight experience. Lee, who was away with carer’s Pauline and Keith Appleton and fellow shared lives user Ken took a trip to the Duxford Imperial War Museum which is jam packed with World War memorabilia as well as different types of aircraft.

When Lee’s carer Pauline saw that you could book onto a flight experience she immediately thought of Lee. “I saw it and I knew that he’d love it. He loves a challenge!!” When Pauline first told Lee about the flight experience Lee didn’t think she was being serious, but once he realised she was he jumped at the chance.

Lee donned his leather jacket and flying goggles to fly a Tiger Moth Bi Plane, and even gad a go at controlling the plane for a while whilst in the sky. “When I got out the pilot said I’d done really well.’ Says Lee “It was great, next time I’m going to do a helicopter.”