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>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>A much loved and respected quiet powerhouse of the Waltham Chase Aeromodellers and Southern Area BMFA died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday 1st April 2017. His early career as engineering officer in the boiler rooms full of asbestos on cargo vessels had ultimately taken its toll.</p> <p> </p> <p>Steve was one of … Read More

<p>It is with great sadness that the Mansfield club announce the death of the one time secretary Trevor Plumbe age 69, Trevor had been a very keen aero modeller for many years, &amp; was at home mainly with F3A Aerobatics, which he took a very active part in at club level &amp; also as a … Read More

<p>It is my sad duty to report the passing of a great model flyer,friend and club mate,  Bill Draper.</p> <p>Bills achievements in F2B were. legendary. With his own design Superhawk He won the gold trophy at</p> <p>The British Nationals 9 times.Was British Team member in F2B over 3 decades and became European champion in1989</p> <p>For these … Read More

<p>It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Bill Michie on Wednesday 9th January 2019.</p> <p>Bill was born in Essex but his family moved to West Africa when he was aged 2. They then moved to Rhodesia where Bill served in the Rhodesian Air Force 74 – 81 before moving to South … Read More

<p><strong>Norman Butcher FSMAE; 15.10.1928 – 13.08.2017</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Norman Butcher FSMAE at the age of 89.</p> <p>A prolific and successful aeromodeller, Norman always had two ambitions, the first being to earn a living from the model trade and the second to achieve success … 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

A tribute to Reg Strudley. It was sad to hear from his long-time partner Sylvia that Reg Strudley had passed away on February 14 at the age of 79 and it was a surprise that just a few days before I had had a fifteen minutes conversation with Reg when I rang him to have … Read More