Richard Mark Hammond is an English journalist, television presenter, mechanic, and writer. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring program Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May.
Does Richard Hammond own a helicopter?
In March 2012, Hammond passed his B206 LST helicopter license and has since owned a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter.
TV presenter and journalist Richard Hammond passed his helicopter license in March 2012. He now owns a second-hand £150,000 Robinson R44 which he keeps at his home in rural Herefordshire and uses to occasionally fly to work.
Richard Hammond was born in 1969 in the British town of Solihull, which is near Birmingham although it tries to pretend that it isn’t. He started his career in local radio before getting a break on a cable TV car show where he was able to hone his presenting skills, safe in the knowledge that no one was watching.