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During retirement, Keith and his wife
travelled extensively - Cambodia,
Myanmar, Laos, Bulgaria and Iceland, to
name but a few. Photography was one of
his main hobbies, and these trips helped
him to enjoy this to the full.
He is survived by his wife, Liz, former
wife Jennie, daughter Katie, and 昀椀ve
grandchildren.
Contributed by Andrew Lillie
BRUCE MICKLEWRIGHT (S48-51)
Bruce’s brother, Colin (S55-59) wrote:
“We have just returned from Wimborne in
Dorset where, sadly, Bruce died on Friday
evening 8 December 2023, aged 89.
He had been su昀昀ering poor health ever
since he caught Covid in January 2020
in Mougins near Nice, where he had been
living for a number of years. Bruce’s wife,
Harriett is still going strong. They came
back to England about eighteen months
ago to be close to two of the children.”
Some years ago, Bruce had a chance
in aviation and on my retirement restored
meeting with distinguished OF Bill
a Tiger Moth and 昀椀nished it with light blue
Gold昀椀nch (26-32) at Old Sarum Flying
wings, chocolate brown fuselage with
Club. Bruce had spent many years as a
white registration lettering. I considered
Cathay Paci昀椀c pilot after being in the Royal
registering it as G-FRAM and 昀氀ying it over
Canadian Air Force and when he retired,
the school on the millennium. However,
he restored a Tiger Moth and 昀椀nished it in
I missed the date to complete the
the Framlingham colours of chocolate and
restoration, and I subsequently registered
blue. This was spotted by Bill at the air昀椀eld
it as G-EMSY, my daughter’s pet
and the pair became 昀椀rm friends in the
name. Shortly after the completion of the
seven years before Bill died.
rebuild, I moved the aircraft to Old Sarum
near Salisbury and one day this elderly
In Bruce’s own words: “I spent my career
gentleman approached me in the hangar
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