Name: Captain Rex Shilton


Died: 12th June 2009



Company:British Caledonian Airways

I am very sorry to be the bearer of sad news: Rex died Friday 12th June. As you may know, he had been having health problems over the last couple of years and had taken a turn for the worse about 3 weeks ago after a fall which had led to a stay in hospital and brought about a deterioration in his condition. It was also feared that Rex would lose the power of speech which is a rotten thing to happen. With such a reduction in his quality of life we can be thankful that he did not linger in pain and suffering.

A courteous and kind man of many parts, Rex was always the consummate professional in matters aeronautical and airline business. Rex reached out to many people throughout his life: as former colleagues each of us will have happy memories of times we spent in his company: under training, on the flight deck, in the crew room, in the board room. Deep down I reckon Rex was chuffed to bits when CityFlyer Express registered one of the early Shorts SD3-60s G-OREX in his honour.