<p>Robert (Bob to his friends) Mahoney passed away peacefully on Sunday February 22nd, after a short illness.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bob was one of those people of whom you might think 'been there, done everything' and in many ways that was true, for he led a varied and interesting life. He was also a stickler for detail … Read More

<p>It is with great sadness we inform you of the death of Bob (Robert) Mahoney on Sunday 22nd February 2015. Further information and tributes to follow.</p>

<p>Ray Jones</p> <p>Model flying lost one of its larger than life characters when Ray Jones passed away 3^rdFebruary 2015.</p> <p>Ray started to fly model aircraft as a young man as well as full size flying when he gained his PPL and also flew gliders. Some years ago he build a microlight for a friend and … Read More

<p>It is with great regret and sadness that I report the death of Jack Parker.</p> <p>Jack, a long time member of the Brighouse Club died at the end of 2014.</p> <p>He was a hard working, well known, resolute member of the Northern Area where his efforts were much appreciated by both indoor and outdoor flyers. … 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><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><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

<h3>Roy Pitts, aged 89, passed away on 26^th August 2014.  A Service and committal was held at the Llanelli Crematorium on 9^th September 2014</h3> <p> </p> <p><strong>Memories of my friend Roy Pitts by Geoff Dallimer, Sept 2014 </strong></p> <p>I first met Roy when he was setting up a small factory unit to manufacture a model airplane kit … Read More

<p>After a long spell in a Perth Western Australia hospital, renowned free flight glider flier, Roy Yeabsley passed away on August 21st 2014.</p> <p>Roy was a member of the well known Croydon DMAC in the 40's and 50's, becoming one of the country's leading glider exponents of the time, his Revenge A2 design being nominated … Read More

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">Robert Lawrence Meager, known to friends and family as Bob, was born on July 16, 1935 and lived in </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">Sheffield</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: … Read More