Death announcements for persons of note

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Sat, 30. Jun 18, 04:27

@ felter

I saw that and was sorry. The guy was double of what my paternal grandfather looked like at that age. Only my grandpa was even more of a cumbmuden.

Rapier · Post by **Rapier** » Sun, 1. Jul 18, 15:17

Peter Firmin, one of the people behind much of my childhood TV, has left us. May his passing be this peaceful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=045Hxh7IfCU.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Sun, 1. Jul 18, 17:01

Rapier wrote:Peter Firmin, one of the people behind much of my childhood TV, has left us.

Sad news...I well remember watching Bagpuss (and the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ, of course!).

Post by **Terre** » Sun, 1. Jul 18, 19:41

Rapier wrote:Peter Firmin, one of the people behind much of my childhood TV, has left us. May his passing be this peaceful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=045Hxh7IfCU.

Much loved.

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Fri, 13. Jul 18, 16:33

See ya later Stig of the Dump

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Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Fri, 13. Jul 18, 18:21

Goodbye Clive.
Another author living only
in their tales.

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Fri, 20. Jul 18, 01:28

Adrian Cronauer passes to the great sound booth in the sky.
GOOD MOURNING WORLD!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... es-aged-79

I met Adriad through a coworker of his from his Vietnam tour, Chuck Molnar who was the night time DJ at AFRS (Air Force Radio Network) at Anderson AFB Guam in 1977- 79. Adrian would catch connecting flights to Japan on Guam just to visit with Chuck.
I had a first and second class FCC license and was Chuck's on call stand in. Adrian was far from famous and out of the USAF for years and funnier than HELL. (Or he was then...)

He will be missed.

birdtable · Post by **birdtable** » Wed, 25. Jul 18, 08:40

My thoughts go out to those who died in the Greek fire tragedies,, some terrible experiences ...although "not of note" individuals on a world stage, to those who were loved and were of note a sad loss....

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Thu, 26. Jul 18, 08:40

Mary Ellis, last surviving female pilot from WW2, has died:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44962253

OK, her and her compatriots may have only done delivery runs rather than actual combat, but that was still pretty vital for the war effort. RIP.

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Thu, 26. Jul 18, 12:52

pjknibbs wrote:Mary Ellis, last surviving female pilot from WW2, has died:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44962253

OK, her and her compatriots may have only done delivery runs rather than actual combat, but that was still pretty vital for the war effort. RIP.

Just seen that

. She appeared in Ewan McGregor's recent documentary about the RAF, what a remarkable lady

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BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Thu, 26. Jul 18, 17:04

RIP Mary Ellis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... s-aged-101

- a wonderful person..

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 01:45

RIP Mary Ellis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... s-aged-101

- a wonderful person..

"Past the cloulds and to live in the sky.
Now to sail where the angles do fly.
When final flight's planned and filed in the stack,
the wings on your chest are moved to your back."
(An airman's eulogy)

Fly high Mary.

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 01:50

Indirectly related to Mary >>everybody<< should know about this man:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_%28pilot%29

There's a wonderful interview with him here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nvgq1

but I use Chrome and BBC are twits

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EDIT: stupid forums, just copy the link

{Link fixed - Terre}

Post by **Terre** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 09:33

RegisterMe wrote:Indirectly related to Mary >>everybody<< should know about this man:-

Another BBC link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30039300

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 09:44

@ Terre

Is he the pilot that turned down the knighthood that
comes with the Commander of the British Empire?

I note that nobody's refered to him as Sir Eric.

Post by **Terre** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 13:00

Hank001 wrote:Is he the pilot that turned down the knighthood

I can't remember, you'd think someone would've note that.

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 13:20

@ Terre

Looked it up. Eric was CBE one down from Knight of the British Empire. (or DBE depending) Still. The man was the most highly decorated pilot in the RN. Went up from MBE. Spent most of the night reading stories about him. Frankly he makes Chuck Yeager's record look puny. England lost one of their greats.

Post by **Terre** » Fri, 27. Jul 18, 23:03

Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Harry Augustus Wellum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Wellum

RegisterMe · Post by **RegisterMe** » Sat, 4. Aug 18, 22:53

@ pjknibbs and hank001, I think you might appreciate this (I hope it's not behind a paywall).

https://www.economist.com/obituary/2018 ... -july-24th

Hank001 · Post by **Hank001** » Sat, 4. Aug 18, 22:57

@ RegisterMe:
Thanks and no pay wall.
101? Who says there are no old bold piolts?

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Death announcements for persons of note