Author: BMFAAdministrator

<p>I wish to inform everyone that sadly Jet passed away after a very short illness on the 27th of July 2016.</p> <p>I first met Jet on Beverley Westwood 20 years ago and he remained a very well respected and good friend till the end, eventually after some persuading he joined our little club.</p> <p>A lifelong … Read More

<p>Sadly we wish to inform you that Howard Menary, FSMAE passed away on 24th February 2016 </p> <p>Howard was a lifelong model aircraft enthusiast who started flying in 1943 with a KK Ajax. He rejuvenated the historic Ulster MAC in 1963 when we turned to Radio Control, starting with single channel home built equipment and … Read More

<p>It is sad to say that John passed away after a short battle with cancer. John had been a keen Control Line flyer for many years, competing in his earlier days in Combat and then finding his vocation flying CL Aerobatics. He has been the BMFA National Champion as well as CLAPA Champion. Although a … Read More

David Lloyd-Jones  –  1937 – 2022 David passed away on 31st March 2022. David was born in Aberystwyth on 10th January 1937. He leaves a son, Ian, a recently deceased daughter, Tracy, and two grandchildren, to whom he was totally devoted, Jessica and Joshua. He started aeromodelling at the age of 10, and he also … Read More

On Tuesday 22nd Mar./22   Another Northern Free-flight modeller made his final Fly-off.      A Church Fenton / Rufforth regular,he was very much involved in both Glider and Rubber Club Competitions in the 50's / 60's.     He had various designs published via Northern Area News over the Years.     One of his Northern … Read More

<p>Ronald 'Ron' Checkley, of the Tamworth (Hanson) Model Flying Club, passed away earlier this years at the age of 87.</p> <p>Ron had been a much loved and valued member of the club for more than 20 years and was famous for his love of life and infectious sense of humour. He was a talented pilot … Read More

<p>It is with regret and sadness that we inform you of the death of John Henderson Fellow who passed away on Friday 6^th March at St David’s Hospital Cardiff, following an inoperable brain tumour. John would have been 87 this year.</p> <p> </p> <p>John was elected to Fellowship in 1995 and served on the Executive Committee … Read More

<p>It is with great sadness that Helipad Scale Model Helicopter Club announces the loss of one of our great characters, Paul Cousens, who passed away after a short illness in February. Always so full of life, banter and with his dry sense of humour; Paul,will be sadly missed by our club. Paul showed such enthusiasm … Read More

<p>Robert (Bob to his friends) Mahoney passed away peacefully on Sunday February 22nd, after a short illness.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bob was one of those people of whom you might think 'been there, done everything' and in many ways that was true, for he led a varied and interesting life. He was also a stickler for detail … Read More

<p>It is with great sadness we inform you of the death of Bob (Robert) Mahoney on Sunday 22nd February 2015. Further information and tributes to follow.</p>