Obituary Affectionately known as Stack to his BA colleagues, John Butterley, one of aviations true characters, died after suffering a heart attack in the rear seat of a Tiger Moth while flying with a member of his Tiger flying group based at Frensham, Surrey. Stack was born in Portsmouth in 1938. His father had joined the RAF in 1942 and died in an aircraft crash a year later, so flying was always a factor in Stacks life. Stack learnt to fly with an RAF scholarship and joined the RAF in 1956, being posted to 37 Squadron flying Shackletons in Aden after gaining his wings. He subsequently became a Qualified Flying Instructor and this, with his fourengined experience, made him an ideal candidate for civil life after his military career ended; he joined BEA in March 1965. There he flew Viscounts, 1-11s, Vanguards and Tridents that gave way to the 747s of the amalgamated British Airways. The pinnacle of his career was a seven-and-a-half year stint as a Concorde Captain. Stories abound about Stacks time flying Concorde but, whatever management at the time might have thought about his somewhat unorthodox approach to the task in hand, his piloting ability was never in question. In short, his Concorde colleagues to this day remark upon his peerless skills. Following retirement at the age of 55, Stack joined CityFlyer Express and, after that airline was taken over by BA, he went on to retire from BA for a second time. Flying was still in Stacks blood however, so he instructed ATR ground school while going back to his roots flying the Tiger Moth. It was fitting, therefore, that he ended his days flying in the aircraft that launched his illustrious aviation career. By Colin Cox O B ITUARY Capt John David Butterley (Stack) 29th July 1938-11th October 2020