Comments on: MacDonald, Archie http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2006/07/15/macdonald-archie/ The Pilot Online Edition Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:26:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Martin MacDonald http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2006/07/15/macdonald-archie/comment-page-1/#comment-13421 Martin MacDonald Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:51:59 +0000 Thank you very much Jeremy, I was with my mother when she heard about this and I know she was really touched. I am pleased to pass on that she has now returned home. Also Manny thanks to the editor for bringing my attention to the post. Martin MacDonald I will make sure I pass on some of the many photos I have for posting on here very soon Thank you very much Jeremy,

I was with my mother when she heard about this and I know she was really touched. I am pleased to pass on that she has now returned home.

Also Manny thanks to the editor for bringing my attention to the post.

Martin MacDonald

I will make sure I pass on some of the many photos I have for posting on here very soon

]]> By: Jeremy Davey http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2006/07/15/macdonald-archie/comment-page-1/#comment-12609 Jeremy Davey Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:59:01 +0000 Hi Martin, I talked to your Mum the other day - sorry to hear about her fall. We tracked her down in Furness General in the end - when we couldn't get through we thought it best to check with them. I rang to let her know that Liza had had a baby boy, and we've called him Archie after your Dad. Liza has long loved the name, and to me it's simply very, very special. Anyway, something led to me doing a search on the Internet on your Dad's name, and I was amazed to find the obituary you wrote. He never, ever, in all those years, mentioned being sunk in the war. We miss him, and I'm so pleased he and Liza met before he died. All the best to you, yours, Joseph and your Mum, Jeremy Davey Hi Martin,

I talked to your Mum the other day – sorry to hear about her fall. We tracked her down in Furness General in the end – when we couldn’t get through we thought it best to check with them. I rang to let her know that Liza had had a baby boy, and we’ve called him Archie after your Dad. Liza has long loved the name, and to me it’s simply very, very special.

Anyway, something led to me doing a search on the Internet on your Dad’s name, and I was amazed to find the obituary you wrote. He never, ever, in all those years, mentioned being sunk in the war.

We miss him, and I’m so pleased he and Liza met before he died.

All the best to you, yours, Joseph and your Mum,
Jeremy Davey

]]> By: Geoff Lee http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2006/07/15/macdonald-archie/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Geoff Lee Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:23:43 +0000 hi martin, i found this journal by accident, and it was very interesting to me. i worked on the pilot cutter at heysham from 1965 to 1976 and i knew archie well.i always found him fair, and he was a good man. i often think back to the time when i was on the albacore, and wondered what happened to all the pilots, although they were all a good age in those days.thanks for the insight into your fathers life and career. regards geoff. hi martin, i found this journal by accident, and it was very interesting to me. i worked on the pilot cutter at heysham from 1965 to 1976 and i knew archie well.i always found him fair, and he was a good man. i often think back to the time when i was on the albacore, and wondered what happened to all the pilots, although they were all a good age in those days.thanks for the insight into your fathers life and career. regards geoff.

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