After Johns funeral on 3rd October 2007, we had a mass release of balloons. Each balloon had a tag with our contact details and a number on. Everyone who had helped and donated to the Fund was allocated a number so that we could run a competition, the winner being the balloon that travelled the furthest (and also a lucky dip for those that did not travel so far). The top prize was a flight in our Miles Messenger once completed. The photo to the right shows some of the balloons at the point of release.


The following balloons were sent back to us:

Balloon Number 52 - Alasdair Anderson - WINNER!
Balloon Number 40 - Royal Air Force Association (Shoreham Branch)
Balloon Number 77 - Betty Fenner
Balloon Number 88 - Alison Braithwaite
Balloon Number 48 - Simon Parry
Balloon Number   6 - Peter Bishop
Balloon Number 46 - Frank Smith Maritime and Aviation Books
Balloon Number 97 - Valerie Pittman
Balloon Number 45 - Steven Gorringe
Balloon Number 22 - Bethany Gorringe

296.32 miles - Sliedrecht, Netherlands
238.78 miles - Giessendam, Netherlands
232.72 miles - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
222.44 miles - St-Lenaarts, Belgium
197.05 miles - Zeeland, Netherlands
187.93 miles - Goeferdinge, Belgium
179.26 miles - Vrouwenpolder, Netherlands
177.63 miles - Oostkapelle, Netherlands
169.37 miles - Aalter, Belgium
    1.06 miles - Ashington, West Sussex