March 16 is Jerome Flynn's birthday.
Mr Whoppit was the teddy bear mascot of Donald Campbell , the land and water speed record holder .. teddy bear. teddy bear. mascot. mascot. Donald Campbell. Donald Campbell. land. land speed record. water speed record. water speed record. Writing in his 2011 book , Donald Campbell  : The Man Behind The Mask , journalist David Tremayne described Whoppit as Campbell 's `` magic talisman '' .. Donald Campbell. Donald Campbell. David Tremayne. David Tremayne. talisman. talisman. As was his father Sir Malcolm Campbell , Donald Campbell was highly superstitious .. Donald Campbell. Donald Campbell. Sir Malcolm Campbell. Malcolm Campbell. Both consulted spiritualist mediums and fortune tellers , Donald also placed his faith in a lucky mascot , Mr Whoppit .. mascot. mascot. He refused to drive unless Whoppit was with him .. One of his wife Tonia 's tasks was to hand Whoppit to him on entering the cockpit .. Tonia. Tonia Bern-Campbell. Whoppit was noted in 2003 by reporter Frank Bennett as being part of the `` threesome '' arriving for the 1964 record run the others being Campbell himself , and his wife .. Frank Bennett. Frank Bennett ( reporter ). Bennett remarked that the mascot was in the cockpit each time , along with other memorabilia .. mascot. mascot. Whoppit was with Campbell during his serious crash during a land-speed record attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1960 , driving the Proteus Bluebird .. land. land speed record. Bonneville Salt Flats. Bonneville Salt Flats. Proteus Bluebird. Bluebird-Proteus CN7#Bonneville.2C 1960. Campbell was killed during a record attempt on Coniston in 1967 , while driving the jet hydroplane Bluebird K7 .. Coniston. Coniston Water. Bluebird K7. Bluebird K7. His body was n't recovered , although Mr Whoppit floated free and was found almost immediately by Leo Villa .. Leo Villa. Leo Villa. Campbell 's body was finally located and recovered in 2001 .. Campbell also named one of his dogs ` Whoppit ' .. Another teddy bear mascot was found as a ` wife ' for Whoppit , named ` Mrs Whacko ' , who did not ride with Whoppit but stayed with Tonia and the pit crew .. teddy bear. teddy bear. mascot. mascot. Tonia. Tonia Bern-Campbell