Originally Posted by
Floppy Link
Scariest thing....
Knowing that one day I'll eventually lose my medical. Hope to be 134 when it happens though...
From Wikipedia, which I think copied it verbatim from the Daily Telegraph Obituary for Neville Duke
On 7 April 2007, the couple were flying their private aircraft when Duke became ill. He landed safely at Popham Airfield, but collapsed as he left the aircraft. He was taken by ambulance to hospital in Basingstoke where he was diagnosed as suffering from an aneurysm. He was transferred to St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, and died later that same evening after an operation, at the age of 85.
So, he technically
never lost his medical since I don't think he was in hospital enough even for automatic suspension! I think that they were flying a Cherokee 140.
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