Parkinson’s disease could not stop RAF hero, Antony ‘Spike’ Hughes, 83, from taking to the skies one last time in a Tiger Moth biplane.
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More than 68 years after his first flight, Spikes left his long term care home and fulfilled his dream of flying the Tiger Moth biplane, an iconic aircraft from the Second World War.
An item was ticked off his bucket list as he did barrel rolls and loops over the skies at Bicester Airfield of Oxon.
He said that the ride felt a bit noisy and bumpy, as it always had been, but the experience was amazing. It felt like the right way of ending his time in the area.
He loved each second of the experience and feels truly thankful to the people who helped him fulfill his wishes. He also added that those stunts in the sky did not make him feel scared at all, and in fact, he has scarier bus rides.
Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset was where Spike had joined the RAF as a ground crew at the age of fifteen.
Soon, he got promoted to engineer and that is what he was for the rest of his career, which spanned over 45 years.
This special flight was provided by the famous Finest Hour Experiences organization and it was organized with the help of Goatacre Manor Care Centre located at Wilts, near to where he lives.
Spike had help from pilot Chris Thompson and it was sheer coincidence that his father, Tommy Thompson was in the same squadron as Spike.
Cheryl, Spike’s daughter, who is a receptionist at Goatacre, said the experience was special for all of them. Chief Executive at Parkinson’s UK, Steve Ford, called it a fitting tribute to Spike’s career and applauded his enthusiasm of not being held back by the disease.
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