By: Rob68 - 11th June 2009 at 20:54
Made the Sun today
By: ozplane - 10th June 2009 at 10:28
I was fortunate to meet Ken when we were both working in Kenya. A charming man and full of stories, both about aviation and personalities. He also had a slight stutter in normal speech but when I later went flying with him that vanished completely when he was on the radio. They don’t make ’em like that anymore.
By: EN830 - 9th June 2009 at 22:20
Sad news indeed, I met him at his (then) home in London when he was interviewed for Polish TV. He signed a couple of his books for me and also showed a lot of interested in the Ford Focus hire car I had at the time.
By: Rocketeer - 9th June 2009 at 22:16
this is so sad…..this man was a true hero who never tired of chatting to youngsters about those dark days…..many thanx Sir! Blue skies
By: Rob68 - 8th June 2009 at 20:38
Very sad news
By: Septic - 5th June 2009 at 22:41
Very sad news indeed.
The former Kenley based 501 Squadron Battle of Britain pilot who famously downed a 109 despite having no ammunition left.
In fact, a recent thread on the forum discussed the recovery of the 109* that Ken brought down. (* Became known as The Reluctant Messerschmitt).
For those unfamiliar with Ken Mackenzie, I can thoroughly recommend his book ‘Hurricane combat’.
RIP Ken.
Septic.
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