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Artist Adi Granov was let loose on
Bremont co-founder Nick Giles’
Broussard to help promote the
upcoming movie Venom.

TA ING Twere very young and was often Nick and Giles would wake up and
For as long as they can remember,
he passion running through
the veins of many professional
ask their dad if there was a spare
aviators was sparked when they
seat in the aircraft he was flying that
day. Often unable to see out of the
nurtured through the opportunities
cockpit due to their young age, yet
provided by caring mentors.
In the case of Nick and Giles English,
regularly exposed to formation flying
TIME their father, Dr Euan English, a Royal and all things mechanical, their future
paths were clearly set during these
Air Force (RAF) pilot and an acclaimed
aeronautical engineer, was to be their
early experiences. They relished the
lifelong influence. Not only did Euan
excitement of being part of a Harvard
have a brilliant mind (he graduated with
formation team and flying with their
a doctorate from Cambridge), but he
father all over northern France as part
of D-Day commemorations.
was renowned for being able to bridge
Throughout those years, the boys
the barriers between academia and
practical application, and was always
known to be very good with his hands, unknowingly inherited a legacy, a
lifelong gift from their brilliant father,
The epitome of high performance: particularly with all things mechanical. which would lead them to re-ignite an
industry that the British once led but
Using that mechanical knowledge,
perseverance, passion, precision Euan would go on to run an aircraft had long been forgotten. More about
restoration business – as a hobby!
this shortly.
– and was fortunate to regularly fly Now imagine you’re in your late
vintage aircraft displays at airshows all teens, having gained your pilot’s
WRITER: BEN COOK
over Europe. licence at the minimum age, and you
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