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John "Catseyes" Cunningham - RIP

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Old 23rd Jul 2002, 11:05
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John "Catseyes" Cunningham - RIP
Just saw the obit. in the Telegraph today, another great man moves on - RIP
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He hated the term "Catseyes". His usual nav, Rawnsley, wrote an excellent book about his time with John Cunningham.
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A great man... one of the many I wish I'd had a chance to meet.

There is a good obit on the Times Website also.
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Why did he hate being called Catseyes? It is a cool name.
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John Cunningham
See also Flight Testing forum
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And the military forum.
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