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	P.E.G (Gerry) Sayer - First British Jet Pilot
		Sayer's first actual flight in the E28/39 consisted of some short hops of between 100 and 200 yards at Hucclecote on the 7th April 1941 while the aircraft was still fitted with its first W1X (Taxy only) engine.
		Sayer was killed flying a Typhoon in 1942 on a visit to RAF Acklington in Northumberland.
		The cause of the accident was never determined but it is thought that he collided in the clouds with the other aircraft he was flying with.
	www.meteorflight.com /peg_sayer.htm (233 words)

	Velocity - Reviews - Books - Entertainment - theage.com.au
		Sayer's 1998 memoir was hooked to a concept so instantly intriguing, the film rights were bought before the book was finished: an 18-year-old travels to the US to busk on the streets with her jazz drumming dad.
		Sayer stays with her mother through all the rages and beatings, and the many times the two of them (plus, soon, infant brother) flee for women's refuges, only to return whenever Hakim tracks the mother down at some local drinking hole.
		Sayer calls this sanctuary Bayside Free School, which may or may not have been St Kilda Alternative School, and treats it as the towrope to drag her to a new life, to the life she leads now.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Reviews/Velocity/2005/06/17/1118869081306.html (903 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Profile: Gerry Sayer
		Test pilot P.E.G. ‘Gerry' Sayer, one of the famous test pilots of his day, was a test pilot for Hawkers, putting Harts, Demons, Ospreys and furies through their test programmes.
		On 27th Sept 1942, Sayer took off to test the new WIA engine, shortly after take off a sudden dip in oil pressure in the engine caused Sayer to return immediately back to the airfield.
		Gerry Sayers death shocked Glosters, causing a delay in the development in this country of jet propulsion, owing to the fact that Gerry Sayer was the only pilot who had any experience of flying a jet aircraft, no one else had flown the Gloster E/28.
	www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=8057914 (466 words)

	Island: No. 101: Reviews
		Well she might have, given what was to follow in the harrowed but resilient young life that Sayer is shortly to narrate.
		Gerry was a lover of his music and of women who would eventually escape Australia with his daughter to busk on the streets of New York.
		Sayer's mother was beautiful enough to attract a succession of increasingly more unsuitable lovers, the most frightening and abusive of them the Lebanese-born Hakkim.
	www.islandmag.com /101/reviews.html (655 words)

	Having the last word - Books - Entertainment - smh.com.au
		For that book, Sayer was lauded for her easy storytelling style, but drew words such as "gutsy" and "revealing" from reviewers.
		For Sayer, though, the book was relatively easy to write; while taking a break from a novel she'd been working on for 31/2 years, she wrote Velocity in just six months.
		Sayer's sister Lisa is a runaway teen, her brother a joint-toking hippie and her absent dad Gerry spends most of his time as an out-of-work jazz drummer.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Books/Having-the-last-word/2005/06/10/1118347584578.html (1040 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| Faces of the week
		Sayer sent him the tape and back came the re-mix of the song written by Sayer that reached a modest No. 22 in the British charts in 1977.
		Inspired by Sayer's great mane of curls, Adam Faith's wife came up with a new name for Gerry Sayer, as he then was, calling him Leo, after the lion.
		Leo Sayer's revival started in 1997 after two journalists from the Sun were excited by his performance at the Café Royal in London.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/4701722.stm (1078 words)

	Memories of growing up wild dance through 'Dreamtime' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sayer offers vivid and loving treatment of the years the two of them spent working the streets of New York and New Orleans, the physical strain and euphoric rush of nightly shows, dodging cops, living on nothing and growing up wild.
		It is to Sayer's credit that she seems to write the story the way it happened, untainted with hindsight and reflection.
		What comes through most strongly in Sayer's writing is her capacity for joy in everything she experiences, whether living with a leaky roof in a New Orleans winter or finding steady work (she eventually joined the Bill Evans Dance Company) and love in New York.
	www.jsonline.com /news/sunday/books/0315bk.dream.stm (365 words)

	Amazon.com: Dreamtime Alice: Books: Mandy Sayer
		In this memoir, Australian novelist Sayer (Blind Luck, Univ. of Queensland, 1994) recounts a young girl's dream to be part of her father's world.
		Sayer writes in graceful, often poetic prose of her tap dancing to the beat of Gerry's drum.
		Sayer's bittersweet journey leads finally to love and allows her to view herself and her family relationships in a new light.?William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll.
	www.amazon.com /Dreamtime-Alice-Mandy-Sayer/dp/0345423321 (745 words)

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	About us
		From a base in the South of England Paul Walden promoted virtually all of the major touring acts between 1972-1976, from Supertramp to Arthur Brown, including David Bowie and The Who.
		In 1976 he expanded into Artist Management and Agency with various solo artistes and groups taken on board including Voyager, Leo Sayer and Paul Nicholas.
		The show has featured artistes and groups such as Gerry & The Pacemakers, Peter Noone, Wayne Fontana, Del Shannon, Duanne Eddy, Freddie & The Dreamers, The Troggs and Helen Shapiro, to name but a few.
	www.flyingmusic.com /aboutus.shtml (541 words)

	Sir Frank Whittle
		Whittle ensured that Britain was the first to enter the jet age when, on May 15 1941, the jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 flew successfully from Cranwell.
		During 10 hours of flying over the next few days, the experimental aircraft - flown by the test pilot Gerry Sayer - achieved a top speed of 370 mph at 25,000 ft. This was faster than the Spitfire, or any other conventional propeller-driven machine.
		Although this was a moment of triumph for Whittle, it was tinged with some bitterness, for he had had to overcome years of obstruction from the authorities, lack of funding for and faith in his brilliant ideas.
	www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk /125/achievements/whittle/telgraph.htm (2131 words)

	Powell's Books - Dreamtime Alice: A Memoir by
		In this vivid, seductive, gorgeously written memoir, Mandy Sayer recounts the fascinating years she spent performing on the streets of New York and New Orleans with her father.
		Gerry Sayer was a jazz drummer, a beguiling Irish charmer with a million stories and an insatiable love for jam sessions and all-night parties.
		Gerry Sayer was a jazz drummer in Australia, a beguiling Irish charmer With a million stories and an insatiable love for jam sessions and all-night parties.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/product?isbn=0345423321&partner_id=24351 (638 words)

	My Secret Beer Garden \| TIME
		Sayer's jazz drummer father, Gerry, and Betty, her frazzled mother, are bottle buddies who happen to have three small children.
		When her parents split, Sayer's freewheeling childhood descends into a grim saga: she moves from suburb to suburb, school to school, always at the mercy of Betty's genius for sabotaging her own security and picking up the wrong bloke at the pub.
		There's a charm and grace (and goofiness) in the adolescent Sayer, whose telling evokes the quiet dignity Henry Lawson found a century ago in the "sallow faces" and "weary feet" of the underclass.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,1067565,00.html (569 words)

	Gerry - Qwika
		Gerry Sayer Flt Lt Philip E. Gerry Sayer was Chief Test Pilot for Gloster...
		Gerry Eckhoff Gerard "Gerry" Eckhoff is a New Zealand politician.
		Gerry Ryan Gerry Ryan is a veteran Irish radio presenter, for RTÉ's 2FM.
	www.qwika.com /find/Gerry?int=50 (280 words)

	SAYER, LEO biography by QuasimodoBell Music Encyclopedia
		The Sayer family were devout Catholics, and after serving as an altar boy, Leo was inducted into the choir under the educated ear of Father Dermot MacHale, the Parish Priest.
		Leo, still known as Gerry at the time, had decided what he wanted to do with his life.
		Gerry Sayer became Leo Sayer, his head of curls inspiring Adamβs wife Jackie to christen him Leo, after the lion.
	www.quasimodobell.com /default.aspx/tabid/130/groupid/913/gingroup/SAYER%2c_LEO (5124 words)

	Abbeys Bookshop - Dreamtime Alice
		In this vivid, seductive, gorgeously written memoir, Mandy Sayer recounts the fascinating years she spent performing on the streets of New York and New Orleans with her father.
		When her siblings failed him by rejecting the bohemian performing life, Mandy saw her chance to become a character in his stories, part of the only life he really loved.So she learned to tap-dance, and they set off together to satisfy their grand ambitions on the toughest stage in the world - New York.
		Driven by the dream of making it big, Mandy and Gerry arrived in the city with no place to stay and only costumes to their names.
	www.abbeys.com.au /items.asp?productcode=0091839939 (424 words)

	Life Matters - 3 February 1998 - New Life - Busking with Dad
		The intricate details of how the children left behind imagine that parent, how they fill the gap left in the family, both their personality and their practical role, are rarely fleshed out.
		It's a memoir and it tells the story of a girl whose father was an aging drummer, apparently one of Australia's best in the 40s, but whose potential wasn't ever entirely reached.....but a man who weas a wag, a character, irresponsible, erratic, but great fun.
		Well she did, on his terms, moving with him to New York to busk with him on the streets of that big, tough city.....the city which finally, in a sense, enabled the child to emerge from the father, on her terms.
	abc.net.au /rn/lifematters/stories/1998/10231.htm (277 words)

	Leo Sayer at Escape To The Seventies
		In the beginning I thought Leo Sayer was a novelty act, he’d come on dressed as a Pierrot clown miming to his single and I just couldn’t take him seriously; whenever I heard the song I’d see the Pierrot image.
		With a background of playing in local bands and writing his own songs Gerry Sayer’s (he was christened Gerard) first attempt on the music scene was with the group Patches.
		This meeting also moved Leo Sayers career on at some pace, not only had he found a writing partner but David’s old boss Adam Faith became his Manager, he was rechristened Leo (as his hair was like a lion’s mane - apparently) and Patches released their first (and last) single.
	www.escape-to-the-seventies.com /music/bios/leo_sayer.php (581 words)

	Banjo Books,
		Gerry Sayer was a jazz drummer, a beguiling Irish charmer with a million stories and an insatiable love for jam sessions and all-night parties.
		Mandy grew up captivated by his outrageous tales even after he left the family for good and her mother descended into the distance of drink.
		When her siblings failed him by rejecting the bohemian performing life, Mandy saw her chance to become a character in his stories, part of the only life he really loved.
	www.leadingedgebooks.com.au /featuredbook1.asp?StoreUrl=banjobooks&bookid=0091839939&db=au (201 words)

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		The Sayer family were devout catholics, and Leo was inducted into the church choir under the educated ear of Father Dermot MacHale, the Parish Priest.
		The contest was a turning point for Leo, still known as Gerry at the time, for he had now decided what he wanted to do with his life.
		Gerry Sayer became Leo Sayer, his head of curls inspiring Adam's wife Jackie to christen him with his new name, after the lion.
	www.leosayer.34sp.com /leobiographywp.html (5641 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Magazine \| Faces of the week
		It was when he and Donatella were packing to leave their £1m Buckinghamshire home to take up residence more than 12,000 miles away that they got a call from Los Angeles.
		Leo Sayer had 14 British Top 30 hits in the 70s and 80s, including You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, which topped America's Billboard chart, while When I Need You was a No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic.
		Sayer returned to successful tours of the United States and Australia, but still felt under-valued in Britain.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/magazine/4701722.stm (1025 words)

	Router Forums - View Single Post - Upspiral Bits
		This was at GAC where the Whittle jet was made and tested.
		The chief test pilot, Gerry Sayer, who flew the 1st jet, was my dads drinking buddy during those dark years.
		Gerry Sayer, Peggy to his friends, knew the engines were in top condition after my dad had tested them for him.
	www.routerforums.com /3615-post3.html (203 words)

	Velocity by Mandy Sayer - Book reviews with Robin Osborne - The Northern Rivers Echo Newspaper, Lismore
		This high-energy (as the title suggests) follow-up to Mandy Sayer's autobiographical Dreamtime Alice predates that memoir by tracing her childhood and early adolescence with a struggling mother and absent father, drummer Gerry Sayer, whom she would accompany on the American trip recounted in the second phase of her life story.
		At the age of three the child was given her first taste of beer, typifying the unusual upbringing that lasted until 1979 when Sayer completed high school, left home, such as it was, and moved from Melbourne to Sydney to be closer to the father she had missed for many years.
		In her mid-teens, Sayer took up with an arty crowd and began to build a life that has seen her become the successful author of four novels and now one of the more interesting accounts of life beyond the Australian dream.
	www.echonews.com /1125/book_reviews.html (471 words)

	Syracuse.com's Printer-Friendly Page
		Gerry will be missed with such fond memories of her kind acts and caring personality.
		The whole Sayer family met at Connie and Jim Shovlin's home in Oneida for a post Easter dinner on Saturday, April 17th.
		Wanda Morse was saddened on Easter morning when she received word that her late husband Les' stepmother Marjorie Morse had passed away at the age of 96.
	www.syracuse.com /weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/syr_parish/archives/print020757.html (791 words)

	Frank Whittle
		Following the outbreak of WW II the Air Ministry ordered a protype programme, with engines from Power Jets and airframes from the Gloster Aircraft Company.
		The first flight was on May 15, 1941 from Cranwell at 7.40 pm, when an experimental Gloster E. (or G.40) powered by a single paraffin-fuelled Whittle Supercharger Type W.1 engine producing 390 kg of thrust flew for seventeen minutes piloted by Flight Leiutnant Gerry Sayer reaching a maximum speed of around 545 km/hr.
		Later the same airframe fitted with a 770 kg W.2 engine flew at approximately 724 km/hr.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fr/Frank_Whittle.html (496 words)

	Yachats Vertual News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The book is based on the time she spent performing on the streets of New York and New Orleans with her father Gerry Sayer.
		Sayer tells of New York, a long difficult winter in New Orleans, and their final return to New York.
		Sayer is a versatile woman to say the least and her story is captivating.
	www.trillian.com /bookalic.htm (332 words)

	GERRY SAYER Articles Flight Lieutenant Philip E. Gerry S
		GERRY SAYER Articles Flight Lieutenant Philip E. Gerry S
		Flight Lieutenant Philip E. Gerry Sayer was Chief Test Pilot for Gloster Aircraft as well as a serving RAF officer.
		Gerry Sayer flew Britain's maiden jet flight in Sir Frank Whittle's Gloster E.28/39 (Pioneer), an aircraft designed by George Carter, on May 15, 1941.
	www.amazines.com /Gerry_Sayer_related.html (0 words)

	Fellow of the month - Sir Frank Whittle
		It was on 15 May 1941 that the first British jet aircraft, the Gloster Whittle E28/39, made its maiden flight at RAF Cranwell.
		Flown by Gerry Sayer, the top speed was 370 mph at an altitude of 25 000 feet.
		Whittle was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947.
	www.royalsoc.ac.uk /page.asp?id=5354 (256 words)

	Hawley Genealogy - pafg387 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Frederick Augustus COE [Parents] was born 4 Nov 1853 in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
		He married Mary Elizabeth Sayer GERRY on 12 Jun 1876.
		Mary Elizabeth Sayer GERRY [Parents] was born 19 Apr 1859.
	www.hawleysociety.org /hawleygen/pafg387.htm (198 words)

	Sayer Books (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris
		This warm and personal insider's look at the life of C.S. Lewis, gifted literary scholar and bestselling author--and one of this century's most influential Christian apologists--also includes Sayer's reviews of recent developments in C.S. Lewis studies and answers to questions the author is asked when he lectures.
		Entwined with this singular story of a busker's life is the deeper, more intimate story of Mandy's transformation from a girl Alice searching for her father's love into a woman who could create her own...
		Sayer has rewritten and substantially enlarged the introduction, clarifying many...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Sayer (1061 words)

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