Obituaries

<p><strong>JOHN STEVENS 1936-2020</strong></p> <p>Typical of aeromodellers of his age, John began in the hobby with free flight, progressed into control line and then – in the era of RCS reed gear – into radio control.</p> <p>He took advantage of Plessey sponsorship to graduate with an engineering degree, then moved to Air Link Trainers in Aylesbury … Read More

<p><a href="/Portals/0/xNews/uploads/2014/9/26/Chris Bromley 2009 pic].gif"> <img style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: block;" src="/Portals/0/xNews/uploads/2014/9/26/Chris Bromley 2009 pic].gif" alt="" width="290" height="217" /></a></p> <p>It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Chris Bromley FSMAE on the 25th September following a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 67.</p> <p>The contribution that Chris … 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

<p>Martyn Pressnell Ceng, FRAeS</p> <p>24/9/1936 – 8/1/2017</p> <p>Born in Southend, Martyn was an aviation enthusiast since childhood, becoming an experienced designer of model aircraft at the age of eighteen for Contest Kits of Leigh-on Sea. His particular interest was free-flight rubber competition, an interest he pursued all his life.</p> <p>After a degree in aeronautical engineering … 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>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