Gumleaf
June 10th, 2009, 01:57 AM
you may wonder what the significance of this article is? well my best friend from newcastle, her name is rachel, lost her dad on the weekend and this is the article about it. since she is my friend and all, i have deleted the names from the article.
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BY GREG WENDT
8/06/2009 4:00:00 AM
EXPERIENCED pilot Bruce .... died doing what he loved most.
The 56-year-old mineworker, of ........, had a passion for planes that spanned 34 years.
He had gained a commercial pilot's licence, was a flying instructor and performed aerobatics in a much-loved Tiger Moth, all simply for the joy of flight.
It was his latest venture micro-lights that would prove tragic.
Mr ....... died on Saturday when his micro-light aircraft crashed as it was coming in to land at Rutherford aerodrome.
"He absolutely loved being up there in a big blue sky flying any type of aircraft, whether it was a Tiger Moth or a micro-light. But his favourite was the Tiger Moth," his wife Judy said yesterday.
Mr ........, an undermanager at ........... mine, leaves behind four children: Josh, 25, who is married to Sarah, Nathan, 22, Rachel, 15, and Matt, 8.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner into the circumstances of the crash.
It is believed Mr ........'s aircraft may have been hit by a wind gust as it approached for landing.
About 9.25am on Saturday police and emergency services rushed to a paddock off Anambah Road, Rutherford, after several witnesses saw the micro-light crash.
Mr .......... died at the scene.
Born in Katoomba, Mr ....... moved with his family to Cessnock when he was aged two.
He worked in the Hunter's mining industry for 40 years and served as a mines rescue officer for 25 years.
"Bruce first went down the mines as a teenager when he began as an apprentice electrician at Aberdare East colliery," Mrs .......... said.
Mr ........ developed his passion for flying in 1975 and gained his pilot's licence.
"In 1976 he competed in an air race from Perth to Sydney," Mrs ........ said.
"The funny thing was that even though he loved doing aerobatics in the Tiger Moths he wouldn't dare go on the rides at theme parks."
The couple met in 1979, when Mr ....... had just gained his commercial pilot's licence, and married the following year.
"Bruce continued his flying and decided to get his instructor's rating so that he could teach others how to fly," Mrs ........ said. "Only last year he decided to learn to fly the micro-light aircraft and was actually building an ultra-light in the garage."
The couple's youngest son, Matt, said he would try to finish building the aircraft for his father.
Apart from being on the committee of the Royal Newcastle Aero Club, Mr ...... was a dedicated family man, found time to referee in the Protestant Churches Soccer competition and was an active member in the gliding club at Lake Keepit, near Tamworth.
Mrs ........ said she hoped that a Tiger Moth would do a fly past for her husband's funeral.
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BY GREG WENDT
8/06/2009 4:00:00 AM
EXPERIENCED pilot Bruce .... died doing what he loved most.
The 56-year-old mineworker, of ........, had a passion for planes that spanned 34 years.
He had gained a commercial pilot's licence, was a flying instructor and performed aerobatics in a much-loved Tiger Moth, all simply for the joy of flight.
It was his latest venture micro-lights that would prove tragic.
Mr ....... died on Saturday when his micro-light aircraft crashed as it was coming in to land at Rutherford aerodrome.
"He absolutely loved being up there in a big blue sky flying any type of aircraft, whether it was a Tiger Moth or a micro-light. But his favourite was the Tiger Moth," his wife Judy said yesterday.
Mr ........, an undermanager at ........... mine, leaves behind four children: Josh, 25, who is married to Sarah, Nathan, 22, Rachel, 15, and Matt, 8.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner into the circumstances of the crash.
It is believed Mr ........'s aircraft may have been hit by a wind gust as it approached for landing.
About 9.25am on Saturday police and emergency services rushed to a paddock off Anambah Road, Rutherford, after several witnesses saw the micro-light crash.
Mr .......... died at the scene.
Born in Katoomba, Mr ....... moved with his family to Cessnock when he was aged two.
He worked in the Hunter's mining industry for 40 years and served as a mines rescue officer for 25 years.
"Bruce first went down the mines as a teenager when he began as an apprentice electrician at Aberdare East colliery," Mrs .......... said.
Mr ........ developed his passion for flying in 1975 and gained his pilot's licence.
"In 1976 he competed in an air race from Perth to Sydney," Mrs ........ said.
"The funny thing was that even though he loved doing aerobatics in the Tiger Moths he wouldn't dare go on the rides at theme parks."
The couple met in 1979, when Mr ....... had just gained his commercial pilot's licence, and married the following year.
"Bruce continued his flying and decided to get his instructor's rating so that he could teach others how to fly," Mrs ........ said. "Only last year he decided to learn to fly the micro-light aircraft and was actually building an ultra-light in the garage."
The couple's youngest son, Matt, said he would try to finish building the aircraft for his father.
Apart from being on the committee of the Royal Newcastle Aero Club, Mr ...... was a dedicated family man, found time to referee in the Protestant Churches Soccer competition and was an active member in the gliding club at Lake Keepit, near Tamworth.
Mrs ........ said she hoped that a Tiger Moth would do a fly past for her husband's funeral.