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AIN Blog: Brendan Gallagher’s Influence on Aerospace
Brendan Gallagher died last Sunday morning at his home in London, just days after participating in press trips to Geneva, Belfast and Turkey with his

Brendan Gallagher died last Sunday morning at his home in London, just days after participating in press trips to Geneva, Belfast and Turkey with his usual enthusiasm and good humor. He was taken at a youthful 60. 

It was almost 40 years ago that Brendan hopped on a train and traveled south to London from his construction job in Birmingham to try for an editorial opening at the British weekly, Flight International. Fortunately for the future of aerospace publishing everywhere, the then editor of that magazine, J.M. “Mike” Ramsden (aka JMR), saw beyond Brendan’s rather tatty interview attire and focused instead on his poise, his vocabulary and his knowledge of things aeronautical–all of which no doubt came across as remarkable for a Brummy construction worker.

Nigel Moll
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