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Malcolm Brighton
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Brighton's company, M.A. Brighton and Co., built the Vulgarian airship used in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
, with additional help from
Giles Camplin
and
Arthur Eveleigh-de-Moleyns
. Brighton tested the aircraft with his mentor
Anthony Smith
, and flew it with stunt pilot
Derek Piggott
. They spent 11 hours flying the aircraft before crashing it into power lines.
Brighton made exactly 100 flights in his life.
Brighton owned two companies: M.A. Brighton and Co. in Farnham, Surrey in 1966; and MAB Balloons in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1967.
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