John Fairey’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Rhodesian Air Force officer
Was Aviator 
Pilot 
Aircraft pilot 
Officer 
Air force officer 
From United Kingdom 
Zimbabwe 
Type Military 
Gender male
Birth 21 April 1935, Iver, United Kingdom
Death 8 July 2009, Bishop Norton, United Kingdom
(aged 74 years)
Star sign Taurus
Family
Father: Charles Richard Fairey 
Education
Eton College
Magdalene College
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society  

John Stephen Fairey FRAeS (21 April 1935 – 8 July 2009) was an English aviator.

Early life

Fairey was the second son of Sir Charles Richard Fairey, founder of the Fairey Aviation Company. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Career

Fairey gained his pilot licence in Canada, flying seaplanes. While at the University of Cambridge, he joined the Cambridge University Air Squadron and flew de Havilland Canada Chipmunk and North American Harvard aircraft. In the 1960s, Fairey became a pilot with Cambrian Airways, flying Douglas DC-3, Vickers Viscount and BAC One-Eleven aeroplanes.

After emigrating to Rhodesia in 1978, he joined the Rhodesian Air Force, returning to England after the Bush War. He flew with Channel Express until his retirement in 2000.

After his retirement, Fairey continued to fly in displays, particularly in his Spitfire trainer. He later sold this aircraft and commissioned the construction of a Fairey Flycatcher, which is now on show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum.

Appointed positions

Fairey was chairman of the Museum of Army Flying’s Development Trust, vice-president of the Historic Aircraft Association, a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. He was also Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Death

Fairey died on 8 July 2009 when the Percival Provost T1 he was piloting crashed in a field near Bishop Norton in Lincolnshire. The aircraft, which had been on display at RAF Waddington, was based at Brimpton Airfield in Berkshire. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Jane, and his grandson, Alexander. His three sons – Richard, James, and Alexander – predeceased him. He also had a second wife, Beverley, née Halford.

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