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RIP
2nd February 2026 David

Edward (Ted) Alleyne

Sad to inform you that Edward (Ted) Alleyne, former EAA Captain, has passed away at the age of 95 in

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18th January 2026 David

Lorraine Sharples

Lorraine, wife of Frank Sharples (Flight Engineer), passed away on 16th January after a stroke aged 89. The funeral will

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18th January 2026 David

Christine (Chris) Bailey

Reported recently by Dotty Crisford that Chris Bailey (EAA Stewardess) died just before Christmas 2025. She lived in Ravenswood, Perth

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13th October 2025 David

Memories of good old days

Nice to get in to memories of good old days  of former Wilson Airport  where E.A. Airways  Established with affiliation

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13th October 2025 David

Sheila Furniss

Dear Jerry,    Sorry for the late notice but I wanted to inform you of the passing of Sheila Furniss

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13th October 2025 David

David Pyetan

My Father, David Pyetan, who was a Captain with EAA on the DC3 and F27 (in the 70’s) died 30th

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21st July 2025 David

Ken Wilby

Sorry to say that Ken passed away on 27th March 2025. He was a purser with various airlines and finally

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29th June 2025 David

Alan Dipiero

Alan was a pilot for EAA in the 1970s and died on April 13th 2025 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

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23rd June 2025 David

Tony Kennaway

Sadly Tony passed away on 8th June 2025, aged 85. Tony worked for EAA from 1963 onwards.

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24th March 2025 David

Doug Morey

  Unfortunately, Doug was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2024 but he put up gallant fight against the disease.

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RIP

  • Edward (Ted) Alleyne 2nd February 2026
  • Lorraine Sharples 18th January 2026
  • Christine (Chris) Bailey 18th January 2026
  • Memories of good old days 13th October 2025
  • Sheila Furniss 13th October 2025

Guestbook

  • Scott Anderson / 18th February 2026
    Hello-- does anyone have a photo of the old passenger...
  • Timothy M. Kamau / 15th February 2026
    Greetings ex-EAA community, My name is Tim Mungai Kamau, the...
  • Irene Nambuya / 11th November 2025
    Inquiring if there is anyone here who knows my father...
  • John Oakes / 13th October 2025
    Does anyone remember the time long ago when a Libyan...
  • Michael Hatcher / 25th July 2025
    I worked with Sargit Singh at LHR. Happy to answer...

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