I am very sorry to hear of Brian’s departure. I knew him in the latter part of the fifties and the early sixties, he was about 6 years older than myself and we both spotted around LAP (as was) and took photos of everything coming in.

He was an airport fireman based at the ‘fire station in the middle’ – where they set light to the Seafire every now and then to make sure the matches worked – I worked for BOAC as an office boy (taking a cheque for £7million in the chauffer driven chairmans car to the bank of England to pay Vickers for a fleet of Viscounts for BOAC’s associated airways, African and BWI) – different days!!

It soon became clear that trying to take a better photo than Brian or one that Brian had missed, was a waste of time, so I concentrated on BB, Sarfend and local aerodromes or airfields (what was the difference? – customs v non customs?), and chatted with Brian every few days as to find out what was about at LAP etc.. He was a total professional – photography and aviation were his all consuming, life long passions, he would talk to and encourage any one that asked his advice, regardless of their knowledge. I believe his skill as a professional photographer became the equal of any in the industry from the sixties onwards – A true Edwardian style gentlemen amateur that beat the professionals – there are’nt anymore in the making.

You will be missed.

Brian.

For a few photographs of that era http://www.abpic.co.uk/results.php?q=Brian+Doherty&fields=photographer&sort=latest&limit=10

I did read the forum and to be honest, I can see it’s for a good cause, but the only paperbacks I have are teach yourself Portuguese, Icelandic, Russian, Italian, Polish, and Oxford Spanish and Russian dictionaries … I don’t think they would be as appealing.

I could ask my dad after my a levels are over if you would like me to?

Thank you for your very kind offer, but my comment was not intended for either impecunious students or would be linguists,:D so much as the more mature members of this forum who have the amount of worldly goods that would allow them to provide a response to the appeal. In the meantime however, my very best wishes to you in your studies and good luck for the future, you appear to have set yourself a daunting task and workload perhaps suitable for a modern day Tower of Babel.;)

Cheers Brian.

Thanks for that Moggie, I had never heard it before, it is a beautifull piece of writing that puts poetry back into our lives.

Brian.:)

Was This A Waste of Time?

When I started this thread 5 days ago, I did so because I felt that it was for a really good cause and that it would be strongly supported in this forum. Apart from one lady who was the first to view, nobody has left any indication of support – and this after 72 people have viewed the post.

I must admit that I am surprised and disappointed, but its a free world as they say.

Cheers Brian.:(

Good to see a razor-sharp business mind in action.

Moggy

I reckon he would make a “good” MP – sounds fully qualified.:D

Cheers Brian.

Thanks BB – personally if that was the option I’d read the M&B book!

Cheers Brian.

Hi Jon, two more!

Cheers Brian.