Nigel Lamb

Background

Nigel Lamb was born on 17 August 1956 in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and was inspired to fly by his father, who was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in World World War World War II

Education

Lamb first applied to join the Rhodesian Air Force at 11, and persisted until he was finally accepted at 18, in 1975, having finished his schooling at Umtali Boy"s High School.

Career

He gained his wings to fly jets and helicopters in 1976. In 1980, Lamb left the Air Force as an instructor and moved to England to join the Marlboro Aerobatic team He has now been a professional display pilot for 30 years, flown over 1,750 public displays in over 30 countries worldwide including leading the first civilian team to fly in China in 1996.

He also featured in some major movie productions as an aerial display pilot flying a variety of historical aircraft including a Spitfire, P-51 Mustang and a P-40 Kittyhawk.

Nigel Lamb is married to successful aerobatic pilot Hilary, and together they have three sons, Max, Daniel and Ben. He enjoys skiing, scuba diving and squash. consecutively.

Achievements

• 1986 -1993 British Unlimited Aerobatic Champion – 8 times. consecutively 1989 Masters of Aerobatics South Africa – Silver medal Member of British team in three World Aerobatic Championships and two European championships. British Freestyle Champion – 4 times. Legend: CAN: Cancelled DNP: Did not participate Domain Name System: Did not show DQ: Disqualified North Carolina: Not classified.

Membership

Member of British team in three World Aerobatic Championships and two European championships.