The Mike Wildeman Story – Part 1

Plane Tales

Mike Wildman is an amputee pilot who has had a fascinating career in aviation. This tale is about his time in the Royal Air Force flying the C130 Hercules in some very challenging theatres. His story will both amaze and inspire, particularly in the later parts when we will cover his work as the leader of the world’s only fully aerobatic amputee formation team… TeamPhoenixAir.com

Mike, learning to fly

Mike during his RAF basic flying training

Mike was posted to fly the C130 Hercules

Low flying over the desert

Mike, the captain of a Belgium Air Force C130 during his exchange tour

The EPTS Andover that Mike flew

The Boscome Down Comet 4 named Canopus that Mike flew to the North Pole

The day at RIAT when a Mig 29 crashed onto Mike’s aircraft nearly killing him and the others who were watching the show from the top of the fuselage!

Contact details for Mike and Team Phoenix, the world’s only disabled aerobatic formation team

Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Mike Freer, RuthAS and the RAF.