Vale Cpt John Kessey
 

For those who knew him.
Cpt John (the Commodore) Kessey DFC has passed on in Brisbane at the age of 98.
Wing Commander RAAF,CO 100 Beaufort squadron,Senior Route Cpt TAA,BCPA,Mandated Airlines ,Air Niugini, Airlines PNG etc etc .
Follows the recent passing of Noel Fewster,Paul "Mudguard"Howard, Dennis Ferguson and Paul Botha.
By golly the ranks are thinning.

Rip John. For those that did not know him, a true gentleman.

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Captain John Kessey, DFC at the Queensland Air Museum in 2010.

RIP Sir.

John Kessey's funeral will be held at the chapel at Great Northern Garden ,Tallowwood Drive, Deception Bay on Friday 12 May at 1100.

John also briefly worked for Talair.

Yes, a true gentleman and a wonderful man to fly with.

A great aviator!
 

Flew with John in PNG with Air Niugini on the DC3 and F27.

Last of the real gentleman!

Safe landings John.

A true gentleman and pilot. I was a pax on his last flight with Air Niugini in a f27 from Mt Hagen to Port Moresby. Before climbing aboard the f27, John noticed a very old bag handler standing back behind the crowd, holding a bow and arrow with a flower tied to it, with a tear in his eye...his parting gift for John. John went over to him, shook his hand, accepted the gift. Both men parted smiling, and both had tears in their eyes, as John returned to the aircraft.