Obituaries

<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>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

<p>Firebirds Model Flying Club club member and author of the much read BMFA New ‘Nostalgia Notebook’ feature, Roger Stanton passed away on May 29^th this year.</p> <p>Roger was a proper ‘old school’ aeronautical modeller who told stories of how as a child, he saved up his pocket money, dreaming of the next model that he … Read More

<p>Obituary for Chris Tompkins – RIP</p> <p>We are greatly saddened to report the passing of Chris Tompkins during February 2021.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Chris started aeromodelling in 1946 while still at school and joined the Oxford Meteor Model Flying Club in 1948 and was then flying free-flight power and later became active in R/C thermal soaring competitions.</p> … 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>It is with sadness that I have to report that Neville (Nev) Eyre, well-known Team Race flier and member of the Wharfedale &amp; District Aeromodellers passed away on Saturday whilst competing in Texas Quickie Rat Race at the Barton Club. He was 59.</p> <p>I understand that Nev had just taken off after a pit-stop when … Read More

MIKE BILLINTON, FSMAE, 12/3/1932- 5/7/2019 Mike Billinton was a unique person, a self-taught engineer, engine builder and tester, author and control line speed multiple winner – being the first person in Europe to break the 200mph record for the 10cc class. This was at Barkston Heath at the Nationals in the early 1980s; the OS … Read More

<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Gordon Cornell, one of the great characters of UK aeromodelling, has died peacefully at the age of 88. Probably as famous for his eccentric personality as for his enormous talent as an engineer and craftsman, Gordon&rsquo;s whole life was lived in model aviation, from his professional involvement with FROG … Read More