Richard Meredith-Hardy

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Richard Meredith-Hardy (born 23 August 1957 [1] ) is a British extreme microlight pilot. He has been flying microlights since 1984, was twice World Microlight Champion and has held a variety of speed records. [2]

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but more commonly known as the UK or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state‍—‌the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

Notable voyages by Meredith-Hardy include:

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Awards

In 2001, Meredith-Hardy was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club of the UK.

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  2. ↑ "History of Records: Richard MEREDITH-HARDY (GBR)". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale . Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Historic ultralight flight completed". Reading Eagle, Pennsylvania . 26 April 1986. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Man flies microlight over Everest". BBC News Online. 24 May 2004.
  5. ↑ Bernard Lagan (1 May 2007). "My 13,000 miles flying blind in a microlight". The Times .
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