Page 1 - issue08.03.2019

The Animal magic Win! Win!

Forces' Musical youth Tickets to
return for
Mitchell
favourite comic Baddiel movie
paper ● R'n'R p4-5 ● R'n'R p5 Friday March 8 2019

No 1462 70p

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Quick on the draw

Cartoon legend Nick Newman
See
reveals his RAF family story p18-19

Space ace

Boxing
Honington ring
night packs it

Harrier vet

blasts off

with Virgin

● Sport p33

Badminton

Halton hits big Staff Reporter
with Badders FORMER RAF Harrier pilot
David MacKay became the UK's
first commercial astronaut when
he flew into space at the helm of
the Virgin space ship Unity.
The 61-year-old Air Force
veteran piloted billionaire
businessman Richard Branson's
machine to a height of nearly
300,000 ft after taking off from
the company's Californian base.
During the flight the UK airman
and his two crewmates, Michael
BRITAIN'S TOP airman Sir Stephen He was joined by Marham station Masucci and astronaut instructor
Hillier (pictured right) got a soaking from commander Gp Capt Cab Townsend Beth Moses, experienced several
the Marham fire truck after landing back (centre) and Sqn Ldr Chris Whitehead minutes of weightlessness before
at the Norfolk station following his final who also took part in the aircraft's farewell descending back down to earth.
● Sport p34 flight on a Tornado GR4. tour of the UK. ● See p7 for full story ● Continued on p3

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