Gold Medal for Barton Model Flying Club Member

ROYAL AERO CLUB AWARD FOR BARTON MFC MEMBER

Barton Model Flying Club member Ken Morrissey has been honoured with the award of the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. This is in recognition of his outstanding achievements in FAI Class F2A model flying, culminating in breaking the European 2.5cc speed record and establishing new World Speed Records in each of his contest flights at the 2011 European Control Line Model Flying Championships.

The Royal Aero Club was founded in 1901 as a club for balloonists and was granted its Royal prefix in 1910. Its principal role is to coordinate, promote and protect all forms of recreational and competitive air sport in the UK and to represent UK air sport internationally.

The Gold Medal is awarded annually for outstanding achievements in aviation and, in being honoured thus, Ken will join an elite comprising some of the greatest names in aviation. Past recipients of the award include Wilbur & Orville Wright (1908), Louis Bleriot (1909), Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1919), the lunar astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins (1969) and, more recently, Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand (1991).

The award ceremony will take place at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London, on 17th May 2012.   

Please direct all enquiries to:-

John Kergon

Public Relations Officer

Barton MFC

Tel: 0125 742 3577

E-mail: johnkergon2@sky.com

10th February 2012