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				18 December 2023
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				Obituary: Robin Payne, FRIN »
				Robin Payne, FRIN   It is with much sadness that we report the passing of RIN Fellow Robin Payne on 28 November 2023..   R... 
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				Neill Leary »
				Institute Fellow Neill Leary died on 2 January at the age of 88.     He was an RAF navigator from the early 1950s, flying... 
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				Sir John Charnley's Ashes »
				Past-President Sir John Charnley died in October 2021 in his 99th year; his obituary is included in Member News.    To cel... 
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				Professor Jac Spaans »
				We have received the sad news that Jac Spaans has died at the age of 87.    Jac was co-founder, former President and Honor... 
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				30 September 2021
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				Captain Thomas Sellers »
				It is with great sadness that we report the death of Capt Thomas (Paddy) Sellers at the age of 88.    Tom grew up in Belfa... 
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				Dag Pike FRIN »
				It is with great sadness that we report the death of Dag Pike at the age of 88.     At the outbreak of WWII, Dag was... 
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				John Goode FRIN »
				We have received the sad news that John Goode died on 15 May, aged 71, following a short illness.      John was the editor... 
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				Ronald Bridge »
				Institute Fellow Ron Bridge has died at the age of 86.     His early life was dominated by being interned during WWII with... 
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				Memories of Walter Blanchard »
				A Memorial Service for Walter Blanchard on 9 October is available on-line.     Past-President Walter died on 8 March, in h... 
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				10 September 2020
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				Walter Blanchard FRIN »
				It is with great sadness that we report the death of former President, Walter Blanchard. 
 
  
 
Walter was a RAF navi... 
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				Keith Hope-Lang MA FRIN MFA »
				It is with great sadness that we report the death of Keith Hope-Lang on 16 December. 
   
 
Keith had been an amateur y... 
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				27 December 2019
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				Capt Arthur Creighton FRIN »
				It is with great sadness that we report the death of Arthur Creighton on 16 December. 
  
 
Arthur trained as a RAF nav... 
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				17 December 2019
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				Colin Beatty FRIN »
				With great sadness we report the passing of Past-President Colin Beatty FRIN on 20 October. 
  
 
Colin started his car... 
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				22 September 2019
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				Dr Alexander Smith FRIN »
				We have heard the sad news that Alex Smith has died in the United States. 
   
  
He graduated from Cranfield Universit... 
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				Capt James H Martin FRIN »
				We are sad to report the passing of Capt James Martin FRIN at the age of 86. 
 
  
  
James, from Trinidad and Tobago,... 
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				Alan Cherry FRIN »
				It is with great sadness that we report the passing, at the age of 87, of Alan Cherry, an incredibly active member of the... 
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				R Adm Mike Burgoyne CB RN »
				It is with great sadness that we record the passing of Mike Burgoyne, Institute Director from 1983 to 1992. 
   
 
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				13 February 2019
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				06 November 2018
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				Captain Ralph Maybourn »
				Past President Ralph Maybourn died on 27 October at the age of 92. 
  
 
Ralph was apprenticed to the BP Tanker Company... 
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				Mike Highwood »
				It is with great regret that we report the death of Mike Highwood at the age of 83 
 
   
  
Mike was educated at Sale... 
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				Stanley Ratcliffe FRIN »
				It is with great sadness that we report that Stanley Ratcliffe has died at the age of 96. 
  
 
Stan, as he was known b... 
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				A wonderful Fly/Sail »
				   
   
 
 
 The Institute’s Fly/Sail weekend was a memorable one in beautiful weather. 
  
Around 20 members a... 
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				TopNav results released »
				After a very close and high-quality TopNav competition with almost 30 entrants - and with often only a single point separa... 
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