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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | ALEXANDER NORMAN ✈️ Meet Alex Norman — writer, adventurer, and aviation enthusiast. Born in Bembridge, educated at Sandhurst and Oxford, and once a captain in the 17/21st Lancers, Alex went on to become an acclaimed journalist and author. He’s written widely on Tibet, including ghostwriting several bestsellers for the Dalai Lama — Freedom in Exile among them.
Flying runs deep in Alexander’s family. His grandfather, great-uncles, and great-aunt were all part of Britain’s Moth aircraft craze, and his father co-designed the iconic Britten-Norman Islander — still the UK’s most successful post-war aircraft.
Alex’s latest book, Captain de Havilland’s Moth, dives into the golden age of British aviation, when Geoffrey de Havilland’s humble DH60 Moth opened the skies to a generation of adventurers. Princes, schoolboys, typists, and daredevils alike took to the air, proving that you didn’t need to be a superhero to fly — just brave, and maybe a little bit mad.
Alex often returns to the Isle of Wight, where family and friends still connect him to the skies and stories of his youth.
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