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Fairey gained his [[pilot licence]] in Canada, flying [[floatplane|seaplanes]].<ref name="telegraph" /> While at the [[University of Cambridge]], he joined the [[Cambridge University Air Squadron]] and flew [[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|de Havilland Canada Chipmunk]] and [[T-6 Texan|North American Harvard]] aircraft.<ref name="times" /> In the 1960s, Fairey became a pilot with [[Cambrian Airways]],<ref name="marketrasen">{{Cite web|url=http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/Police-name-pilot-killed-in.5449183.jp|title=Police name pilot killed in Bishop Norton air crash|date=10 July 2009|work=[[Market Rasen Mail]]|publisher=[[Johnston Press]]|accessdate=15 March 2010}}</ref> flying [[Douglas DC-3]], [[Vickers Viscount]] and [[BAC One-Eleven]] aeroplanes.<ref name="times" /> |
Fairey gained his [[pilot licence]] in Canada, flying [[floatplane|seaplanes]].<ref name="telegraph" /> While at the [[University of Cambridge]], he joined the [[Cambridge University Air Squadron]] and flew [[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|de Havilland Canada Chipmunk]] and [[T-6 Texan|North American Harvard]] aircraft.<ref name="times" /> In the 1960s, Fairey became a pilot with [[Cambrian Airways]],<ref name="marketrasen">{{Cite web|url=http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/Police-name-pilot-killed-in.5449183.jp|title=Police name pilot killed in Bishop Norton air crash|date=10 July 2009|work=[[Market Rasen Mail]]|publisher=[[Johnston Press]]|accessdate=15 March 2010}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> flying [[Douglas DC-3]], [[Vickers Viscount]] and [[BAC One-Eleven]] aeroplanes.<ref name="times" /> |
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After emigrating to [[Rhodesia]] in 1978, he joined the [[Rhodesian Air Force]],<ref name="telegraph" /> returning to England after the [[Rhodesian Bush War|Bush War]].<ref name="marketrasen" /> He flew with [[Channel Express]] until his retirement in 2000.<ref name="marketrasen" /> |
After emigrating to [[Rhodesia]] in 1978, he joined the [[Rhodesian Air Force]],<ref name="telegraph" /> returning to England after the [[Rhodesian Bush War|Bush War]].<ref name="marketrasen" /> He flew with [[Channel Express]] until his retirement in 2000.<ref name="marketrasen" /> |
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John Stephen Fairey | |
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| Born | 21 April 1935 Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire |
| Died | 8 July 2009 (aged 74) Bishop Norton, Lincolnshire |
| Cause of death | Aircraft crash |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Beverley Halford |
| Relatives | Sir Charles Richard Fairey |
| Aviation career | |
| Full name | John Stephen Fairey |
| Air force | Rhodesian Air Force |
| Rank | Flight lieutenant |
John Stephen Fairey FRAeS (21 April 1935 – 8 July 2009) was an English aviator.
Early life
Fairey was the second son of Sir Charles Richard Fairey, founder of the Fairey Aviation Company.[1] He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Career
Fairey gained his pilot licence in Canada, flying seaplanes.[1] While at the University of Cambridge, he joined the Cambridge University Air Squadron and flew de Havilland Canada Chipmunk and North American Harvard aircraft.[2] In the 1960s, Fairey became a pilot with Cambrian Airways,[3] flying Douglas DC-3, Vickers Viscount and BAC One-Eleven aeroplanes.[2]
After emigrating to Rhodesia in 1978, he joined the Rhodesian Air Force,[1] returning to England after the Bush War.[3] He flew with Channel Express until his retirement in 2000.[3]
After his retirement, Fairey continued to fly in displays, particularly in his Spitfire trainer.[4] He later sold this aircraft and commissioned the construction of a Fairey Flycatcher, which is now on show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum.[2]
Appointed positions
Fairey was chairman of the Museum of Army Flying's Development Trust, vice-president of the Historic Aircraft Association, a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators.[2] He was also Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.[1]
Death
Fairey died on 8 July 2009[5] when the Percival Provost T1 he was piloting crashed in a field near Bishop Norton in Lincolnshire.[2][3] The aircraft, which had been on display at RAF Waddington, was based at Brimpton Airfield in Berkshire.[1][4] He is survived by his daughter, his three sons predeceased him.[3] He also had a second wife, Beverley, née Halford.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Captain John Fairey". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Captain John Fairey: airline captain". The Times. News Corporation. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Police name pilot killed in Bishop Norton air crash". Market Rasen Mail. Johnston Press. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Obituary: Captain John Fairey". Brimpton Airfield. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Wakefield, Ken. "Obituaries. John Fairey". Cambrian Airways. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- 1935 births
- 2009 deaths
- Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- English aviators
- Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
- People educated at Eton College
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in England
- Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces
- Rhodesian Air Force personnel
- Rhodesian military personnel of the Bush War
- British emigrants to Rhodesia
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2009