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Re: Christopher Shores - Aviation Historian
I am very sorry to learn of the passing of Chris Shores. I have always regarded him as the pre-eminent aviation historian. The amount of work he – and many of his co-authors, including some on this thread – carried out is hard to comprehend, much of it in a pre-digital age. He also lived at a time when it was possible to meet many of the aces and other aviators from all over the globe.
One of his works was responsible indirectly for me getting on the research trail over 35 years ago. I can say it changed my life in a positive way.
Rest in peace Mr. Shores.
Martin Gleeson.
PS. I have often wondered why he and other aviation, naval and military researchers and historians who have contributed so much to public knowledge, of a type that official bodies and governments are unable to, have not received state awards or recognition (Jim Halley and Ray Sturtivant aside).
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