Richard Augstine Twomey (1930 - 2020)

Born 31 Aug 1930 in Cardif, Glamorganshire, Wales

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Died 9 Jul 2020 at age 89 in Mauritius

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Biography

Richard Twomey, known as Dick, was born at Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales in 1930.^[1] He is the son of Jeremiah Twomey and Hilda Marsden. He worked as a pilot for many years and wrote extensively on flying after his retirement, when he lived in Mauritius. He had a passion for flying all his life and founded the Model Aircraft Club while still at school in Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.

Dick died in Mauritius on July 9, 2020 The following is extracted from a tribute written by Jagadish Soobarah president of AeSM in Mauritius:

Captain Richard (Dick) Augustin Twomey FRAeS, FAeSM PRO (AeSM) Founder President Aeronautical Society of Mauritius Retired Director of Flight Operations (Air Mauritius) Born 31 August 1930 Passed Away : 09 July 2020 Author of WING TIPS
We at AeSM have known him as the indefatigable engine which bought about the Aeronautical Society of Mauritius in 2010 and secured its registration in 2013, adopting similar objectives as the UK big brother—the Royal Aeronautical Society. Dick spared no effort to transform his vision of the Society into that of the Society and that is now fait accompli: The Society’s Vision is to bring together all the aeronautics and aviation professionals of the Republic of Mauritius into an independent expert body which can contribute to the formulation and review of an evolving National Aviation Strategy for Mauritius while being a source which can be tapped into by tomorrow’s leaders in Aeronautics and Aviation.
Those of us with international experience would have known Dick as a model glider enthusiast who made aviation his passion and career which spanned some 31 years in Cambrian Airways, British European Airways (VEA), and then, during the later years of the Cold war at his very own creation “Berlin European UK”, before landing in Mauritius as the MK Director of Flight Operations.

Sources

1. ↑ FS England and Wales Birth Registration Index Name Richard A Twomey Event Type Birth Registration Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year 1930 Registration District Cardiff County Glamorganshire Event Place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Mother's Maiden Name Marsden Volume 11A Page 577 Affiliate Line Number 1 Citing this Record "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQQ-JR7D : 1 October 2014), Richard A Twomey, 1930; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.