Obituaries Database

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RIP Roy Cross

by Editor on May 20, 2024 · in News · 6 ≡

Shortly after his 100th birthday, legendary artist Roy Cross passed away on April 24th. Roy had a 75 year career as an prolific artist and illustrator and famously did much of the iconic box art for Airfix that many of us grew up with and [...]

Bud Anderson, R.I.P.

by Tom Cleaver on May 18, 2024 · in News · 11 ≡

Those of you who purchased my book “Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command vs the Luftwaffe,” have seen that the cover very prominently features the fact that the Foreword was written by Brigadier General Clarence Emil “Bud” Anderson. I [...]

Last living survivor of USS Arizona passes

by Tom Cleaver on April 1, 2024 · in News · 22 ≡

Lou Conter, the last living survivor on board the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, has died. He was 102. He had been in hospice for the past four weeks. Conter died Monday morning while surrounded by family [...]

Oh Noes! Robert Taylor RIP

by Tom Cleaver on January 6, 2024 · in News · 12 ≡

Robert Taylor (1946-2024). It was announced today that Robert Taylor, considered the finest aviation artist, passed away in his home in England. The name Robert Taylor has been synonymous with aviation art over a quarter of a century. His [...]

Jim Sullivan's Obituary

by Phillip Friddell on May 23, 2023 · in News · 4 ≡

Here's a link to Jim's obituary for those of you who might be interested. Still hard to believe he's no longer around. phil (link)

RIP Norris Graser – what a shock!

by Tom Cleaver on April 21, 2023 · in News · 10 ≡

Just heard that Norris Graser died of a heart attack this past Sunday. Man! That is such a shock! I was emailing with him 2 weeks earlier; he asked me for some ideas of "P-47s not previously done to death" from my research for [...]

RIP Admiral Don Shelton

by Tom Cleaver on November 2, 2021 · in News · 15 ≡

Everyone: Just got this tonight, a NOTAM from the Golden Eagles. The rule is, "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." There's an exception to every rule, and Don Shelton was the [...]

Sad news...

by bob mack on November 9, 2020 · in News · 43 ≡

Hello, I'm P38J's (Bob) son Bob Jr. I regret to say you've lost one fine modeler, as my father has passed on from this life. I know he would frequent this site for ideas/inspiration from all of you and maybe strut his stuff from time to [...]

Alan Bottoms 1965- 2019

by David Mills on October 4, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 28 ≡

Alan was Chairman, founder member and one of the driving forces behind Harrow IPMS, and a keen member and supporter of our sister club Barnet IPMS. This is a brief tribute to Alan, who died recently after a short battle with cancer. For [...]