Sadly, I have to report the death of long term Squadron member Roger Richardson Bunbury. Roger was a great supporter of the Squadron and attended events right up to 2023. He will be missed.
This from Carol:
'At the end of September Roger was diagnosed with wide spread cancer and given months to live. He had no pain but declined gently, eating less and sleeping more but still very much himself, until he died peacefully aged 90 at home in his own bed on December 16th.
It is very sad but I feel lucky to have had 59 years of happy marriage with four splendid children and nine grandchildren, all promising well.
Aircraft were always Roger's first love and he was disappointed that his eyesight was not good enough to become a FAA pilot. However, he never regretted becoming an aeronautical engineer. After retiring from the navy, he acquired a PPL and we enjoyed 20 years flying GBZZD, in particular we both enjoyed being part of the FAAS. There were so many interesting fly-ins and the ones to RN & RAF Air Stations were always interesting and a great privilege. The summer flying holidays to France were a high light of the year.
Thank you to the members of the FAAS for a mass of happy memories and all the best to the Squadron for the future.'
