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The Parachuting Welbike

Recently at the Llanelli Motorcycle Swap Meet, I had the opportunity of photographing a Welbike belonging to Leigh Goodall. This machine is fitted with a 98cc Villiers Junior two-stroke engine. He had purchased this about 8 years ago. I had previously heard about these machines but have never seen one, so I thought there must be a story here well worth telling.

During World War II there was a need to develop arms and equipment that would

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