[updated:LAST EDITED ON 25-02-02 AT 08:33 AM (GMT)]On a sad note Spencer Flack, the former owner of Spitfire G-FIRE, Hunter G-HUNT and Sea Fury G-FURY in the 70’s and 80’s was killed in a car crash last Saturday in Australia. He was taking part in a classic car race when he collided with another car.
Just read it in the paper this morning.
Mark
By: alexis_lambert - 25th February 2002 at 20:30
RE: Spencer Flack killed
Yes Spencer lived in hertfordshire but had lost all interest in aviation a few years ago, he went heavily into historic racing cars.
As for the Hunter, he was the 1st to put one of these in the air, the RAF weren’t to happy about it and tried to stop the CAA allowing it to fly as the RAF still operated them. He had a real struggle trying to get the pyrotecnic’s for the ejector seat as the only way he could get them was from the RAF.
Still can’t believe it’s happened, he will be sorely missed.
By: tonydyer - 25th February 2002 at 19:20
RE: Spencer Flack killed
Spencer Flack did still live in the UK. Flypast did a two part (written by Safir Hemmingway IIRC) on this charismatic, debonair character. Spencer Flack was part of the reason I am so heavily ito warbirds today. The sight of G-Fire and G-HUNT, G-FURY in their beautiful colourscheme certainly got my juices flowing. He raced his Baron (in same colourscheme) and I think reduced his aviation interests following his Fury crash. ISTR he had a share in a Mustang in more recent years (I have a photo of it – Sunny VII rings a bell). His Hunter restoration was one of the first civillian operated Hunters(if not the first).
Spencer, you were a preservation leader and a gentleman – we salute you.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th February 2002 at 18:55
RE: Spencer Flack killed
Just read the article. What a tragic and horrific way to go. All I can say is I just hope he didn’t suffer. Condolences to his family and friends. 🙁
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th February 2002 at 18:38
RE: Spencer Flack killed
Must be what I was thinking of. He’d certainly faded from the display scene, which was why I thought he’d passed away so long ago. I’m delighted to have had my viewpoint corrected! I’m sure he must have cherished those years of life that he had after the accident.
By: stringbag - 25th February 2002 at 18:32
RE: Spencer Flack killed
>A sad loss, but in all honesty, I thought he was killed
>flying one of his aircraft about 20 years ago…?
I think he had a very narrow escape when his Sea Fury had its accident in the early 80’s, as remarked in the paper “He cheated death 15 years ago when one of his aircraft crashed”
HTH
Mark
By: stringbag - 25th February 2002 at 18:28
RE: Spencer Flack killed
>Thats a shame, did he still live in England?
In the paper it says he came from Herts, so I guess he did live in the UK.
HTH
Mark
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th February 2002 at 18:00
RE: Spencer Flack killed
A sad loss, but in all honesty, I thought he was killed flying one of his aircraft about 20 years ago…?
By: SADSACK - 25th February 2002 at 16:05
RE: Spencer Flack killed
Thats a shame, did he still live in England?
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