Rich Howell
 

Sad times. Known Rich since nav school and latterly on 56R Sqn. Great bloke, average golfer. He will be sorely missed.

Condolences to Helen and the family.

Condolences
 

Met Rich on 56(R) Sqn at Waddo. Very nice man indeed. Sad news, I never new he was so ill, he never played upon it. Thoughts are with his family at this time.

Served with Rich on IX(B) at Bruggen. Always the life and soul of the party but a top aviator and someone I thoroughly enjoyed flying with.

Last saw him at home 4 years ago and despite his illness he was as upbeat and positive about life as ever.

My condolences to Helen - Rich will be missed by many.

Such a sad sad loss. Rich was such an all-round great guy. An utter joy to work with. Just wish I'd met him sooner.

Rich, an absolute honour to have met you, known you, worked with you and flown with you.

RIP Buddy.

Funeral service timings
 

Service for Rich is now arranged. I will PM these to those that have contacted me. Anyone else wanting to attend please let know and will copy you in.

GF

How very sad. I worked alongside Rich at High Wycombe 10 years ago and caught up with him periodically since: once met, never forgotten. RIP and condolences to his family.

Memories of him as one of those unforgettable characters from Nav school, a sad loss.

Very sad to hear this news. I served with Rich on the Mighty Crusaders at Bruggen in the nineties. He was Top Aircrew and a Top Bloke. As a SLOC controller I got to know all of the aircrew very well and Rich was an absolute pleasure to work with.

Postscript for Rich's service
 

Just thought I would let all those know that couldn't make it;

The service for Rich was extremely well attended with standing room only in the church. I know that Helen was very grateful for the messages from all of his ex 'mates' and it was a comfort to all the family to see the huge regard in which Rich was held.

Eulogies from a childhood friend and fellow Nav were extremely well delivered. The timing of the GR4 pair that on topped as the congregation left the church was immaculate. I probably speak for most of the guys when that was my weakest moment.......

For those that couldn't make it - Rich provided a typical moment of levity with the Katrina and the waves, walking on sunshine request to close the service!

Rest assured if you couldn't come along there were plenty of glasses raised throughout the evening on your behalf.

Honoured to know him and will miss him hugely.

GF

Sums the day up beautifully, just a pity I couldn't stay in the pub for long after the service.

Sadly missed.

Ivor Fynn

Thanks grim.

Really sorry I couldn't be there but grateful to hear that he got the send off he so deserved.

Well done all.