Sir Creep 7,011 Posted October 6, 2015 Just a lot of threads to try to remember. I think it's more a small brain mass moment. It's not nice to make fun of us SBM people :*-( SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted January 5, 2016 Andre Turcat, first test pilot of the Concorde who broke through the sound barrier, died at 94: http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/concorde-s-first-test-pilot-andre-turcat-passes-away/story-5giWyPlXfBt6OFalazrtiO.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted January 20, 2016 Jerry Dwyer, US pilot and aviation HOF'er dies at 85. http://globegazette.com/news/local/go-to-guy-in-north-iowa-aviation-dies/article_f07eeaff-729a-5880-bd51-4c73a0182bf6.html Best remembered as the man on duty when the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper took off and thereafter he discovered the wreckage. Therefore he was the last person to see the occupants of the plane alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,565 Posted January 20, 2016 Thanks - nice correction to my memory in that I always had their plane simply disappearing (so was confused by what you wrote) but my mind was muddling their crash with the disappearance of Glenn Miller's plane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 21, 2016 Report here that Eric Winkle Brown has died today at 97. https://twitter.com/beaver_paul/status/701439098796560386 Obviously awaiting the news stories to complete. Here's one, though not a qualifier: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/world-s-greatest-aviator-eric-winkle-brown-dies-at-97-1-4035347 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 295 Posted February 21, 2016 Report here that Eric Winkle Brown has died today at 97. https://twitter.com/beaver_paul/status/701439098796560386 Obviously awaiting the news stories to complete. Here's one, though not a qualifier: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/world-s-greatest-aviator-eric-winkle-brown-dies-at-97-1-4035347 From the Ideas and Possibilities for 2016 thread: John Berger - novelist and art critic, b. 1926 - https://en.wikipedia...iki/John_Berger Eric Brown - world record holding pilot, b. 1919 - https://en.wikipedia...c_Brown_(pilot) Either of these names ever been mentioned on here before? Thanks Weebl for the suggestion! My fourth hit of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 21, 2016 Report here that Eric Winkle Brown has died today at 97. https://twitter.com/beaver_paul/status/701439098796560386 Obviously awaiting the news stories to complete. Here's one, though not a qualifier: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/world-s-greatest-aviator-eric-winkle-brown-dies-at-97-1-4035347 Daily Mirror lets fly with an obit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/eric-winkle-brown-dead-celebrated-7413883 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,141 Posted February 21, 2016 Ken Wallis 97, built and flew "Little Nellie" for You Only Live Twice. Still setting world flight records at 89! Eric "Winkle" Brown 94, flown more aircraft types than anyone else in history. Joe Kittinger 84, held the record for longest skydive before Felix Baumgartner. That's 2 down 1 to go. Sad to see Brown go he had a truly fascinating life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,287 Posted February 22, 2016 Ken Wallis 97, built and flew "Little Nellie" for You Only Live Twice. Still setting world flight records at 89! Eric "Winkle" Brown 94, flown more aircraft types than anyone else in history. Joe Kittinger 84, held the record for longest skydive before Felix Baumgartner. That's 2 down 1 to go. Sad to see Brown go he had a truly fascinating life. Hear hear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,989 Posted June 16, 2016 Dunno where else to blog this but in the wake of new rules after the Shoreham disaster the Red Arrows have really had to tone it down: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36546206 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted July 17, 2016 Pilot Bruce Evans is dead after his airplane crashed Sunday afternoon at the Cold Lake Air Show in Alberta and organizers have cancelled the rest of the show. SC http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/edmonton/pilot-dies-after-plane-crashes-at-cold-lake-air-show-1.3683081 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted October 25, 2016 Bob Hoover: http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted October 26, 2016 Bob Hoover: http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/ I saw him perform at an airshow Christ maybe 18-20 years ago. RIP to the heavens you go! SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted November 15, 2016 China's first female pilot of a J-10 fighter jet, Ms Yu Xu, died in a flying accident on Saturday (Nov 12). The South China Morning Post reported that her plane plunged to the ground and she was unable to eject in time. Some reports in the Chinese media, however, said she managed to eject but hit the wing of another plane. The incident occurred in Hebei province, a day after China's air force day. SC http://www.straitstimes.com//asia/east-asia/chinas-first-female-pilot-of-j-10-fighter-jet-dies-in-flying-accident Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,141 Posted October 14, 2017 Swore he had his own thread but the good old search won't bring amything up. But anyway 70 years ago today Chuck Yeager had his first bang! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,123 Posted November 30, 2017 Marina Popovich, a Soviet pilot who held over 100 world records, has died aged 86. For a while she was married to Soviet Cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, who died back in 2009. Edit: The Telegraph obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,035 Posted February 13, 2018 On 14/10/2017 at 23:14, One shot Paddy said: Swore he had his own thread but the good old search won't bring amything up. But anyway 70 years ago today Chuck Yeager had his first bang! American hero Chuck Yeager is 95 today! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,018 Posted February 13, 2018 HB CY, one of the few people I'm confident will hit 100. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 20, 2018 Canadian air legend Dorothy Rungeling dies at 106: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2018/02/19/aviation-pioneer-dorothy-rungeling-dies-at-106 DDP Pick. Also one for Deathers in 10/10 and The Generation Game DP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,091 Posted July 2, 2018 John Farley, one of Britain's foremost experimental test pilots, died June 13th. He was 85. Obituary came out today. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/07/02/john-farley-test-pilot-obituary/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted July 25, 2018 Well, I was ahead of my time again. Another of my previous DDP picks has died, this time Mary Ellis, WWII Spitfire pilot who has died aged 101: https://www.islandecho.co.uk/respected-isle-of-wight-aviator-mary-ellis-dies/ Following on from the deaths of Tom Neil and Geoffrey Wellum.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,287 Posted July 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Well, I was ahead of my time again. Another of my previous DDP picks has died, this time Mary Ellis, WWII Spitfire pilot who has died aged 101: https://www.islandecho.co.uk/respected-isle-of-wight-aviator-mary-ellis-dies/ Following on from the deaths of Tom Neil and Geoffrey Wellum.... Quote RESPECTED ISLE OF WIGHT AVIATOR MARY ELLIS DIES So much respect they call her an aviator instead of an aviatrix. Only real aviatrices can fly tail-draggers. R.I.P. dear lady. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted January 3, 2019 End of the Line for LombergMichael Lomberg, a disabled pilot two months into a round-the-world flight, crashed and died in his light aircraft on Sunday. The harrowing moment Lomberg, 60, clipped a power line and lost control of his plane on his approach to Bang Phra Airport in Thailand, was caught on camera and shared on social media. Lomberg, who was a South African Air Force 'Top Gun' before he was left disabled in a car crash 28 years ago, stopped flying for two decades but picked it up again to inspire others. He had set off from Geneva, Switzerland, last November and made stops along the way, reaching northern Thailand at the end of last year. He had taken off from Chiang Rai before attempting to land in Chonburi, where he clipped a power line. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,968 Posted January 6, 2019 Derek Piggott MBE, legendary British pilot and instructor dead at 96 according to this forum post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,939 Posted March 27, 2019 Michel Bacos, the pilot of the Air France plane hijacked to Entebbe, has died aged 95. He (and his crew) refused to abandon the passengers held hostage when given the opportunity, for which action he was awarded the Légion d'honneur 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
