Sharpie
21st Feb 2009, 02:06
Fred Sawyer; pioneer aerial topdressing operator left us last night (Friday 20 Feb) at 23.00 hrs in Thames, New Zealand.
Keith Hale, long serving pilot with Thames Aerial Topdressing Co., which Fred started in 1950, has asked me to write and distribute this brief notice of Fred's last take-off.
Keith is assisting Fred's family to organise the farewell and tribute to this true gentleman. Please do Forward on to others that you can think of.
It is all to be held at the Hauraki Aero Club's new hangar at Thames Aerodrome. This is fitting as it is adjacent to TATCO's old Head office and maintenance hangar; now belonging to Dale Trust's Heliplane Services. And Fred was the club's first post WWII flying instructor as well.
Notices will be in the daily papers on Monday, but it is planned to hold the 'celebration' of Fred's long life commencing at 13.00 hrs next Wednesday, the 25th.
Mike Feeney.
Hamilton. NZ.
Keith Hale, long serving pilot with Thames Aerial Topdressing Co., which Fred started in 1950, has asked me to write and distribute this brief notice of Fred's last take-off.
Keith is assisting Fred's family to organise the farewell and tribute to this true gentleman. Please do Forward on to others that you can think of.
It is all to be held at the Hauraki Aero Club's new hangar at Thames Aerodrome. This is fitting as it is adjacent to TATCO's old Head office and maintenance hangar; now belonging to Dale Trust's Heliplane Services. And Fred was the club's first post WWII flying instructor as well.
Notices will be in the daily papers on Monday, but it is planned to hold the 'celebration' of Fred's long life commencing at 13.00 hrs next Wednesday, the 25th.
Mike Feeney.
Hamilton. NZ.