There was a very interesting obituary for John Fitch in the Boston Globe,
including a photo:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2012/11/02/john-cooper-fitch-racing-car-dr
iver-and-adventurer/GAz6uEuKYcnGcc1j3UAYFO/story.html
Mike
Michael Garvey
1967 BJ8/38046
Swampscott, MA
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From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Patrick and Caroline Quinn
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:08 PM
To: healeyguy@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] John Fitch has passed
G'day Perry
It's interesting that there is an Australian driver of the same period who
has a very similar history.
Squadron Leader Tony Gaze DFC and Two Bars was in England at the start of
WW2, joined the RAF, had 11 kills. Was also shot down and worked alongside
the French Resistance. Later was the first Allied pilot to land in France
after D Day.
Tony had raced at Brooklands before the war and then went motor racing and
raced all over Europe, Australia and NZ after and eventually went on to
represent Australia in gliding.
There is a book about his exploits called 'Almost Unknown'. He is still
alive.
I have had the pleasure of interviewing both Fitch and Gaze and they
are/were both very similar and unassuming people.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
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From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of healeyguy@aol.com
Sent: Friday, 2 November 2012 3:39 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] John Fitch has passed
Sometimes things in life are somewhat serendipity. I opened my December
issue of Road & Track and there is a nice article about John Fitch on page
46 called Almost Famous.
Aloha
Perry
-----Original Message-----
From: Jackson Krall <jackson_krall@yahoo.com>
To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:36 pm
Subject: [Healeys] John Fitch has passed
Sorry to report that the great driver and inventor of auto safety equipment
that as saved countless lives passed this morning at age 95.
Speed On Dear John
Best
K
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jackson Krall <jackson_krall@yahoo.com>
To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 7:36 pm
Subject: [Healeys] John Fitch has passed
Sorry to report that the great driver and inventor of auto safety equipment
that as saved countless lives passed this morning at age 95.
Speed On Dear John
Best
K
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