albatross710
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Queenslanders may have read in the Courier Mail of the the disappearance of Barry, his passenger and Barry's Russian-built Yak-52 warbird on a joy flight yesterday afternoon. Hopes fade of finding Brisbane aviator alive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Many aviators will have met Barry, possibly as a flight student, an aerobatics competitor, a skydiver or through his many other aerial pursuits. He operated from his flying school for many years at Archerfield
Legend has it that
::he used to fly for Ansett many many years ago..but was asked to leave after a certain training barrell roll of a jet ('70s?)
::he successfully did a forced landing of his Pitts onto a suburban Brisbane street ('80s?)
The times I flew with Barry you could see that he really could do anything in an aircraft..his wasn't a learned skill..he just 'had it'.
Aviation has lost a good one.
Vale Barry Hempell, logged his last hours 31 August 08.
Many aviators will have met Barry, possibly as a flight student, an aerobatics competitor, a skydiver or through his many other aerial pursuits. He operated from his flying school for many years at Archerfield
Legend has it that
::he used to fly for Ansett many many years ago..but was asked to leave after a certain training barrell roll of a jet ('70s?)
::he successfully did a forced landing of his Pitts onto a suburban Brisbane street ('80s?)
The times I flew with Barry you could see that he really could do anything in an aircraft..his wasn't a learned skill..he just 'had it'.
Aviation has lost a good one.
Vale Barry Hempell, logged his last hours 31 August 08.
