Obituaries

<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>It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Peter (Pete) J. Beadle who died in hospital from a non-COVID ailment on Saturday 23rd January 2021. Peter was admitted to hospital on 7^th January and was receiving treatment for a number of issues as he had been in ill health for a while. … Read More

<p><a href="/Portals/0/xNews/uploads/2014/11/28/DustyCrop.jpg"> <img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Portals/0/xNews/uploads/2014/11/28/DustyCrop.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="311" /></a></p> <p>Keith Miller, FSMAE, who died on Nov. 21^st, had been a model flyer since well before the War and a member of the major free flight club, Croydon &amp; DMAC, from its founding in 1936. He was South-East Area treasurer for … 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 with sadness that we record the passing of Allan Pointer on the 28th March 2017. Allan was a long serving member, committee member and newsletter editor of Southampton Model Aeroplane Club.</p> <p>With his craft skills and knowledge, Allan's ability to design, build and fly model aircraft placed him at the apex of the … Read More

<p><strong>Obituary by Terry Jones Northern Ireland Area Secretary &amp; Achievement Scheme Co-ordinator</strong></p> <p>It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Robert Wallace. He lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully at his home on 3^rd April 2019. He leaves behind his dearly beloved wife Jacqui, much loved daughter Paula, son-in-law … Read More

<div>"Den (Pip) Smith.</div> <div> </div> <div>I'm sorry to report that we lost one of our long standing members affectionally known as Pip to the dreaded virus on 12th January this year.</div> <div>Pip was born on 24th November 1931 so not a bad innings especially as he had previously fought and beaten Cancer over the years.</div> <div>He … Read More

<p>Colin was a member of Croydon Airport MFC for many many years, and was a keen scale modeller of flying model aircraft.</p> <p>Colin was always recognisable as an Elvis impersonator, and was well know for his activities around model flying as a Judge at the K2 Crawley Indoor, and at Old Warden for the Shuttleworth … Read More

<p>It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce the death ofNicholas John Frederick Neve FSMAE.Nick passed away peacefully on Wednesday 30^th March after a short battle with cancer.</p> <p>Nick had a very varied and interesting life and career. A graduate of Jesus College Cambridge, he married Pat, his American wife, in August … Read More

<p>John O’Donnell<br />1932 – 18/4/2017</p> <p><img src="https://bmfa.club/Portals/0/xNews/uploads/2017/4/25/John%20O'Donnell%20head%20and%20shoulders.jpg" alt="JOD" width="400" height="267" /><br /><br />John O’Donnell has died – he was 84.<br /><br />JOD as he was known, was the most consistently successful model flyer of all time where it really counts, – in competition. Throughout his career, he honed his skills by careful thought and rigorous … Read More