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Robin
D W Norton
Aviation Photography
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D.W.Norton was born in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and brought up in
what were then the British Colonies of Northem Rhodesia, Southern
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and South Africa. After school, Field Aircraft
Services based at Salisbury Airport, Rhodesia provided training in
the aviation world and awarded him a Flying Bursary allowing him to
learn to fly with the Mashonaland Flying Club on Piper J3 Cubs at
Mount Hampden Airport. Training was also carried out in a Tiger Moth
for basic aerobatics, other aircraft on his licence included Cessna
150, 172 and Piper Cherokee 140. Most memorable flights have been
in a P51 Mustang(U.K.), Douglas C47 (Rhodesia), Westland Wessex (South
Africa), T6 Texan (Spain) and Airbus 320 (Spain), the last two 'hands
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With
a interest in aviation and photography it has been natural to combine
the two, first published in Flight International, 1969, many more
articles and photographs have been used over the years. Initially,
black and white aircraft studies in Rhodesia during the difficult
UDI years, early 1970s, South Africa, then the USA, Canada and the
U.K.. Recently he has been based in Spain where his Spanish friends
in Madrid and Burgos have presented him with wonderful opportunities
for stunning air to air photography, from the middle of 2003 he
will be available for commissions in the U.K. For private aircraft
owners this can often be a free service, if you are after good air
to air studies of your own aeroplane please get in touch. |
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Publications
Spain:
Avion Revue, En Veulo, Aviacion General y Deportiva, Aena Noticias,
Mach. 82, Volar Motor, Aviacion Ligera, Volar.
U.S.A.: Trade a Plane.
South Africa: World Air News, Wings over Africa.
U.K.: Flight International, Pilot, Flypast, Aeroplane, Popular
Flying
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