Pioneer aviator, sailor and author. Single-handedly circumnavigated the World, 1966 - 67.
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Sir Francis Chichester
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Sir Francis Chichester
Westminster City Council Pioneer aviator, sailor and author, Sir Francis Chi...
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Herbert Barlow Nightingale
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Professor Geoff Thompson, MBE, FRSA, DL
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Ken Friar
Managing director and secretary of Arsenal Football Club. He started working temporarily for the club while still a boy, and worked his way up through the ranks.
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Bobby Abel
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James Figg
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