October 9, 201213 yr Moderator More sad news to report: Barry passed away on Wednesday 3rd October after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. From an early age Barry’s life was aviation. He joined the Air National Guard as a cadet and as soon as he was able he joined the US Air Force. He flew F-100 Super Sabres and F-105 Thunderchiefs on combat missions in Vietnam. He was invalided out of the USAF after being severely wounded when his F-105 was destroyed by a SAM missile. After recuperation he applied to join the US Army as a helicopter pilot and returned to Vietnam. When his flying career was ended by a heart attack he took up virtual aviation as a hobby and started to design aircraft for FS5. Barry founded Premier Aircraft Design in 1995 and led the team until 2008 Barry leaves a widow, Carol, and a son Todd, our deepest condolences go out to them at this sad time. This post has been promoted to an article Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 9, 201213 yr My Heart goes out to his family for their loss. Rest in Peace Barry. \Robert Hamlich/
October 9, 201213 yr My deepest sympathies--Barry certainly gave much of himself to our hobby, and he will be missed. John
October 9, 201213 yr Commercial Member May his eternal soul Rest In Peace. my condolences go to his family during this time of sorrow. Barry was truly a cornerstone within the flighsim community as he/his group provided many wonderful freeware aircraft. Long Live his memories!!!! KROSWYND a.k.a KILO_WHISKEYMajestic Software Development/Support Sys 1: AMD 7950X3D, NOCTUA D15S, Gigabyte Elite B650, MSI 4090, 64Gb Ram, Corsair 850 Power Supply, 2x2TB M.2 Samsung 980s, 1x4TB WDD M.2, 6xNoctua 120mm case fans, LG C2 55" OLED running at 120Hz for the monitor, Win11. Sys 2: i7 8700k, MSI GAMING MBoard, 32Gigs RAM, MSI 4070Ti & EVGA 1080Ti. Hardware: Brunner CLS-E-NG Yoke, Fulcrum One yoke, TM TPR Rudder Pedals, Yoko TQ6+ NEO, StreamDeck, Tobii Eye Tracker, Virpil VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Base with a TM gripSIMULATORS: MSFS2020/XP12/P3D v5.4 & v6: YouTube Videos
October 9, 201213 yr Sorry to hear the news. RIP Barry and thank-you for your many contributions to this community. Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
October 9, 201213 yr Very sad... He contributed a great deal to our hobby... May he RIP Jeff NorthLink VA - Commerce & Community in Northern North America!
October 10, 201213 yr Wow, so sorry to hear that, RIP. "He was invalided out of the USAF after being severely wounded when his F-105 was destroyed by a SAM missile. After recuperation he applied to join the US Army as a helicopter pilot and returned to Vietnam." This statement right here is the hallmark of a true hero and a patriot. I only with I had known him personally.
October 10, 201213 yr Author Moderator @PingPong, that is what is truly amazing about Barry. After having been shot down by a SAM and severely wounded, he nonetheless went back into service and... ...returned to 'Nam! That is the mark of a true patriot and honorable person. :p0504: Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 11, 201213 yr So very, very sad to hear this news. What a tremendous contributor to all of our simming lives! May his Family find peace. Stan
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