I have just learned of the very tragic loss of a friend and colleague Captain Guy Bancroft-Wilson. When Guy joined BA he initially operated on the 757/767 fleet in LHR and LGW as a co-pilot. He and I flew together on a number of times and as I was well aware of his history felt honoured to have "Red 4" as my No 2. More than that, Guy was a tremendously nice man as well as a talented pilot and never once mentioned his service career unless pushed to.
Last year he bid for and achieved a 737 Command at LGW were again I saw him regularly as I operated through there on longhaul 767 operations. I could tell that he slipped into "Captain mode" with ease and I had the pleasure of a jumpseat ride to MAN with Guy at the helm which simply confirmed his obvious skill.
I could go on but will simply finish thus:- All of us here love aviation in all it's forms but Guy has paid the highest price for that passion. We cannot afford to lose people of his calibre.........
My deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
Richard Bennison
Captain BA777