8 December 2017
From a short list of sixty-five teams from 25 different countries, the 15 lucky winners of places on the Ushuaia2USA Vintage Air Rally have finally been announced.
Each team gets an all-expenses paid spot on what promises to be an epic 6 week flying adventure from Ushuaia, Argentina to Florida, USA.
Two teams will fly the flag for the UK. Father and son team Tom Milsom and Robin Russell, and Amanda Harrison and her partner Mike Wigg. Both teams will be flying Tiger Moths. Meanwhile for Ireland, father and son team James and Matthew McCullough will be flying a Piper Cub.
#TeamUK – Tom Milson and Robin Russell
https://www.facebook.com/VintageAirRally/videos/690056811188532/
#TeamUK – Amanda Harrison and Mike Wigg
https://www.facebook.com/VintageAirRally/videos/685335318327348/
#TeamIreland – Matthew McCullough and James McCullough
https://www.facebook.com/VintageAirRally/videos/692387450955468/
The full list is as follows:
AUSTRALIA – Lachie Smart and Ryan Campbell
AUSTRALIA – Chris Hunter and Nick Robertson
BRAZIL – Eddy Eipper and Rodrigo Damboriarena
FRANCE – Antoine Vignier and Philippe Moreau
IRELAND – James and Matthew McCullough
ITALY – Cesare Leonardi and Corrado Spagna
ITALY – Piero Angiolillo and Simona Balestri
NORWAY – Håvard Dale and Kim-Andrè Vågene
POLAND – Jacek Mainka and Marcin Kubrak
UK – Tom Milsom and Robin Russell
UK – Amanda Harrison and Mike Wigg
USA – Val Thal-Slocum and Amy Hoffpauir
USA – Dustin Mosher and Diane Barney
USA – Kyle Bushman and Brian Harper
USA – Ernie Betancourt and Allison Paige Driver
