<p>It is my sad duty to report the death of recently retired BMFA Chairman, Chris Moynihan, who passed away at his home on 6<sup>th</sup> February 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Chris had been receiving treatment for some time but remained in good spirits and active as BMFA Chairman for as long as he … Read More
Author: BMFAAdministrator
Chris Moynihan
Terry Jones
<table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>It is with great sadness that I am to inform you of the death of Terry Jones on Thursday 18th January 2018. Terry had been battling cancer for quite some time and became very ill last Sunday. Penny, Kate & Lucy were all with him when he passed. Terry was a long … Read More
Syd Marshall
<p>It is with sadness that we have to report the death of Mr Syd Marshall who had been the President of Boston Model Aero Club for the past 35 years and was one of the founder members in 1948.</p> <p>Syd served in the RAF as a flight engineer and flew 36 operations with Bomber Command … Read More
Brian Hilliard 1938 – 29/12/2016
<p>Brian was not a nationally known figure in the aero modelling world other than a couple of mentions in some modelling magazines but was a tremendous example of someone who refused to let enormous obstacles stop him from enjoying life to the full. Brian was severely injured in a motorcycle crash at the age of … Read More
New regulations for BMFA Members flying drones and model aircraft after 31st December
The UK adopted the EU regulations for unmanned aircraft (which included model flying) in 2019 and these will come into effect on December 31st, 2020. This is the same day that we exit from the EU, but regulations in place at the point of departure will be transferred directly into UK law. Some requirements of … Read More