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Skandia Geelong Week's Aerobatic pilot killed

'Pip Borrman at Skandia Geelong Week'    Teri Dodds ©
Regular Skandia Geelong Week entertainer, Peter ‘Pip’ Borrman, 54, was tragically killed yesterday whilst flying in his new Pitts Samson aircraft in his hometown of Shepparton, Victoria.

Pip was renowned for his incredible aerobatic stunts and featured twice at Skandia Geelong Week this year. His performances always managed to surprise, particularly as he commentated on his own stunts whilst in the pilot seat.

Pip first featured on the Skandia Geelong Week program in 2001 and since then has been the one constant to have been retained year in year out.

He was one of Australia’s top aerobatic pilots, thrilling audiences nationally and internationally with his hair-raising maneuvers. Pip’s motto had always been 'Why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary!'

Pip was scheduled to unveil his new plane at the upcoming Australian International Airshow at Avalon next month.

Our thoughts and condolences are with the Borrman family. He will be sadly missed.

Royal Geelong Yacht Club Commodore Graeme Ritchie has committed to a minutes silence at next year’s event to commemorate Pip’s longstanding involvement with the regatta.




by Stacey Jarvis

  

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