Light aircraft down near Rutland Water
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I was told today that the media were down at Tollerton questioning the CFI of one of the flying clubs there on the age of which pilots are not allowed to fly any more. Apparently it might be someone who was a regular at EGBN. Just a rumour though. Very sad day for GA indeed, best wishes for the family.
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thank you DX.
I know some people think all journalists are the same, but there are still some of us who take great care to ensure facts and figures are spot on. Specially in such circumstances where it can add to a family's anguish.
I know some people think all journalists are the same, but there are still some of us who take great care to ensure facts and figures are spot on. Specially in such circumstances where it can add to a family's anguish.
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Can we just wait until the formal naming is made. I know who the pilot was, where he was flying from and to and the purpose of the flight. He was one of our airfield characters a true gentleman with a devoted wife and as such our place is in shock at the moment.
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http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/n...med.3781631.jp
Only saw Harry in passing really but it still strikes a sensitive chord as does any fatal air accident. As a regular flyer around the east anglia/east mids area his voice became familiar whilst receiving a LARS from RAF Cottesmore. Fellow club members such as Bose-X were closer than myself so I'll leave the detailed tributes to them.
My condolences go to his family and friends.
VFE.
Only saw Harry in passing really but it still strikes a sensitive chord as does any fatal air accident. As a regular flyer around the east anglia/east mids area his voice became familiar whilst receiving a LARS from RAF Cottesmore. Fellow club members such as Bose-X were closer than myself so I'll leave the detailed tributes to them.
My condolences go to his family and friends.
VFE.
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From the Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Tributes to 'gentleman' with passion for flying
An air accident investigator surveys the scene of the crash near Rutland Water?s Sykes Lane visitors car park.
TRIBUTES have been paid to 85-year-old war veteran Harry Barker who died when his plane crashed near Rutland Water.
Shocked friends and colleagues of Harry described him as a "gentleman" who loved life and had a passion for flying.
The businessman, who owned Eastern Farming Implements (EFI) in Essendine Road, Carlby, near Bourne, was an active member and past president of Bourne Rotary Club.
Vice-president of the rotary club Bob Brown (60) said members were "extremely upset" by the news.
He said: "Harry was very much a gentleman and I think everybody liked him because he was a really nice person. He will be a great loss to the club."
Rotarian Jo Sunner added: "He had a cheeky sense of humour and always made you feel at ease. One of his great loves was flying and he died doing what he enjoyed. Sometimes he would go over to France for a meal and come straight back. He loved life.
"When he got into his eighties one of his sayings was that you have got to keep going.
"It is a huge shock that we have lost Harry and even more so for his other friends and family. He was a lovely, lovely man.
"I was only having lunch with him on Tuesday as he celebrated his 85th birthday. I just can't believe it."
Fellow Bourne Rotary member Gordon Cochran, of Gordon's Photographic, said: "It's a sad loss and he will be greatly missed."
Group secretary for the Bourne branch of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) Sue Green said Mr Barker was a past president of the Agricultural Engineers' Association.
She said: "He was a stalwart in the agricultural industry, he built up a reputable business and was well-liked and respected in the trade and was a gentleman through and through."
Linda Laughton, of Manor Farm Lane, Essendine, joined EFI as an office junior after leaving school in 1974 and stayed there for seven years before leaving in 1981.
She said: "Harry made me feel like one of the family. He was a very kind and generous person.
"Although he was managing director I can remember him putting on his overalls and going out to breakdowns in the fields in busy periods to help the mechanics."
Mr Barker, of Bourne Road, Carlby, is believed to have been part of a syndicate that owned the plane, which was based at Shacklewell Farm in
The light aircraft was in bits after it hit the ground near Rutland Water Butterfly Farm and Aquatic Park at 3.30pm on Wednesday.
He is believed to have taken off from Spanhoe Airfield in Northamptonshire 15 minutes earlier.
Firefighter Sherman Finnemore, crew manager at Uppingham, said: "The plane was spread over a couple of hundred metres.
"It was complete devastation. Some of the debris had passed onto the car park but most of it had gone in the trees."
Senior inspector of air accidents, Insp Tim Atkinson, said the wreckage of the aircraft will be taken back to the branch's headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire for in depth examination.
Tributes to Mr Barker can be posted by
commenting below, email us: [email protected] or telephone the newsdesk 01733 555111.
Tributes to 'gentleman' with passion for flying
An air accident investigator surveys the scene of the crash near Rutland Water?s Sykes Lane visitors car park.
TRIBUTES have been paid to 85-year-old war veteran Harry Barker who died when his plane crashed near Rutland Water.
Shocked friends and colleagues of Harry described him as a "gentleman" who loved life and had a passion for flying.
The businessman, who owned Eastern Farming Implements (EFI) in Essendine Road, Carlby, near Bourne, was an active member and past president of Bourne Rotary Club.
Vice-president of the rotary club Bob Brown (60) said members were "extremely upset" by the news.
He said: "Harry was very much a gentleman and I think everybody liked him because he was a really nice person. He will be a great loss to the club."
Rotarian Jo Sunner added: "He had a cheeky sense of humour and always made you feel at ease. One of his great loves was flying and he died doing what he enjoyed. Sometimes he would go over to France for a meal and come straight back. He loved life.
"When he got into his eighties one of his sayings was that you have got to keep going.
"It is a huge shock that we have lost Harry and even more so for his other friends and family. He was a lovely, lovely man.
"I was only having lunch with him on Tuesday as he celebrated his 85th birthday. I just can't believe it."
Fellow Bourne Rotary member Gordon Cochran, of Gordon's Photographic, said: "It's a sad loss and he will be greatly missed."
Group secretary for the Bourne branch of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) Sue Green said Mr Barker was a past president of the Agricultural Engineers' Association.
She said: "He was a stalwart in the agricultural industry, he built up a reputable business and was well-liked and respected in the trade and was a gentleman through and through."
Linda Laughton, of Manor Farm Lane, Essendine, joined EFI as an office junior after leaving school in 1974 and stayed there for seven years before leaving in 1981.
She said: "Harry made me feel like one of the family. He was a very kind and generous person.
"Although he was managing director I can remember him putting on his overalls and going out to breakdowns in the fields in busy periods to help the mechanics."
Mr Barker, of Bourne Road, Carlby, is believed to have been part of a syndicate that owned the plane, which was based at Shacklewell Farm in
The light aircraft was in bits after it hit the ground near Rutland Water Butterfly Farm and Aquatic Park at 3.30pm on Wednesday.
He is believed to have taken off from Spanhoe Airfield in Northamptonshire 15 minutes earlier.
Firefighter Sherman Finnemore, crew manager at Uppingham, said: "The plane was spread over a couple of hundred metres.
"It was complete devastation. Some of the debris had passed onto the car park but most of it had gone in the trees."
Senior inspector of air accidents, Insp Tim Atkinson, said the wreckage of the aircraft will be taken back to the branch's headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire for in depth examination.
Tributes to Mr Barker can be posted by
commenting below, email us: [email protected] or telephone the newsdesk 01733 555111.
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Loss of a Piper Arrow @ Rutland Water.
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The pilot who died when his plane crashed the day after his 85th birthday.
""One of his great loves was flying and he died doing what he enjoyed."
Along with Ken Wallis, how many are still able to enjoy actual flying at this sort of age ?
The pilot who died when his plane crashed the day after his 85th birthday.
""One of his great loves was flying and he died doing what he enjoyed."
Along with Ken Wallis, how many are still able to enjoy actual flying at this sort of age ?
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One of my regular flying companions is still flying at the age of 89. He gained his NPPL at the age of 83 and although he doesn't fly solo anymore he is still a good pilot and has no intentions of stoping. The other in our little group of 3 regular is now 69 and got his NPPL at the age of 64.
shy_one
One of my regular flying companions is still flying at the age of 89. He gained his NPPL at the age of 83 and although he doesn't fly solo anymore he is still a good pilot and has no intentions of stoping. The other in our little group of 3 regular is now 69 and got his NPPL at the age of 64.
shy_one
