Ian Daglish dies after Salford plane crash

by Lisa Reeves

Sunday 31^st July 2011

Sun 31^st Jul 2011

A man from Alderley Edge has tragically died having suffered extensive burns after the plane he was flying crashed in Salford on Friday.

Ian Daglish, from Swiss Hill, was flying a Piper PA-38 Tomahawk aircraft which crashed into houses on Newlands Avenue in the Eccles area of Salford at 12.20pm on Friday, 29th July.

Ian, 59, was taken to Wythenshawe hospital by air ambulance, having suffered impact injuries and 70% burns. Sadly he passed away in the early hours of this morning.

Ian's family have issued the following statement:

"Ian was, first and foremost, a family man – an extremely proud father of two teenage daughters, Hazel and Fiona, and devoted husband of Joy to whom he had been married for 26 years. He has one brother, Andrew.

"Ian and Joy moved to Alderley Edge in 1988 and have since established themselves firmly in the village. Ian was an active member of the community and was particularly interested in the history and conservation of the area.

"Ian was passionate and meticulous about all his interests especially his flying, he was an experienced pilot of many years."

Ian was a member of the Alderley Edge History Group and the Edge Association, he was on the steering group for the Alderley Edge Parish Plan and the published author of a series of military history books.

His wife Joy said "This is a shocking and sudden end to Ian's life and he will be sadly missed by his family, friends and the local community."

The aircraft Ian was flying had been privately hired from Ravenair's flying school and had taken off from Barton Aerodrome only minutes before crashing into the houses near the airfield.

His male passenger, 19, is critically ill in hospital having suffered 60% burns.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ian's family and his friends at this very sad time, and with his passenger.

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Comments

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Ian Sanders

Sunday 31^st July 2011 at 9:26 pm

I received an email with this news about an hour ago and am in such shock. I only saw Ian on Thursday evening in Alderley Edge village.

I'd known Ian since 2007 when I emailed him about some research I was doing into my father's unit in the Normandy Campaign of 1944. It turned out that we both lived in Alderley, only a few streets away.

I've been looking back over my email correspondence with him and his humour and warmth is illustrated throughout. We used to meet regularly to talk military history and he was always generous of his time, and very welcoming.

He will be sorely missed and my thoughts and condolences are with Joy, Hazel and Fiona.

Muhammad Rafique

Sunday 31^st July 2011 at 11:01 pm

My thoughts and prayers are with Joy and the family through this heartbreaking time.

Jim Newns

Monday 1^st August 2011 at 10:28 am

Very sad news. I met with Ian a number of times regarding local issues he was involved with. Thoughts and prayers go out to Ians family and friends. PCSO Jim Newns

Tim Hardingham

Monday 1^st August 2011 at 10:47 am

Ian was a lovely man. He was a delight to meet and talk with. He gave his time generously to Alderley and all our concerns about community issues. He was truly public spirited. Its a great loss and our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with Joy, Hazel and Fiona.
Margaret and Tim Hardingham

Graham McLelland

Monday 1^st August 2011 at 1:25 pm

My wife Annie and myself have known Ian, Joy Hazel and Fiona for many years, they are a lovely family and Ian was so passionate about everything he did. We also send our heartfelt sympathy to the family and will be here to do whatever we can for them.

Alan Jarmain

Monday 1^st August 2011 at 3:50 pm

I first met Ian when he was a client with both JWT and subsequently, Delphi. I always found him a man of great humour and knowledge. To some degree we shared a passion for military history but I must confess his knowledge was far greater than mine. Speaking as someone who knew him in business, he was a rare individual who would always listen to another's point of view and could (with some light-hearted argument sometimes) be persuaded to an alternative way forward.

I send my heartfelt condolences to his family and close friends. An honest man who will be sadly missed by those who knew him.

Arthur Abercromby

Monday 1^st August 2011 at 6:40 pm

Ian always had a cheerful disposition and was an asset to the community. We shall miss him greatly. Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family.

Simon Dewar

Monday 1^st August 2011 at 7:26 pm

Ian was one of the real characters in Alderley and I admired his dedication and true passion. Although his ways amused me sometimes, they were another aspect of his old fashioned qualities.

Vince Chadwick

Tuesday 2^nd August 2011 at 4:24 pm

I never met Ian but I spoke to him by phone and having a mutual interest in flying we exchanged e-mails on the subject. We were also both Members of Alderley History Group. Ian had invited me to come out to his local one evening to 'talk flying', but we never got around to it and now we never will.

I was shocked and saddened when I discoverd the victim of Friday's tragedy was Ian (and his young passenger is still critical). I have flown literally hundreds of departures from Barton Airfield's runway 09L (the one Ian was using) and in the event of engine failure after take off (we don't know yet if this is what happened of course) there are very limited options off that runway for the pilot to find a clear landing space.

My thoughts are with his family, and that of his passenger.

Craig Browne

Tuesday 2^nd August 2011 at 5:41 pm

I met Ian on several occassions through his involvement with the development of the Parish Plan. This is but one example of Ian's commitment to the local community here in Alderley Edge and I am sure his contribution will be sadly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with Joy and his family, particularly at this very difficult time.

Gary Sterne

Wednesday 3^rd August 2011 at 11:55 am

I had not known Ian that long but we both had a long standing interest in Normandy and D-day and recently we found out we were neighbours. We were due to have a coffee this week to discuss our ongoing projects and Ian was someone I think would have become a good friend. I will miss those opportunities now which is a real shame.

It is very sad and my thoughts are with his family.

Roger Hutchinson

Saturday 6^th August 2011 at 12:30 pm

Ian had another passionate interest apart from war history and Alderley Edge, and that was wine. He was a very knowledgable member of several wine societies, to which he was always a very positive contributor.

I met Ian some years ago when he joined the wine tasting group that I run and he was a great help to me with his knowledge and commitment in organising the various events that we run each year.

The members of our group will miss him greatly and are stunned and deeply saddened by the awful tragedy that has befallen Joy, Hazel and Fiona.

Joy Daglish

Sunday 7^th August 2011 at 4:05 pm

Thanks for all of the tributes posted. It has helped our family to know how well liked and respected Ian was in the local community. The funeral will be this Thursday 11th August at 2.30 pm at St Philips church in Alderley Edge and afterwards at The Festival Hall. All donations in memory of Ian will be to the Army Benevolent Fund. Joy, Hazel and Fiona x

Keith Lowe

Tuesday 9^th August 2011 at 2:52 pm

As an original member of the Parish Plan Committee, and therefore quite a recent friend of Ian's, it was a great shock to learn of his untimely death. I would like to thank him for his commitment to the Parish Plan committee - I shall never forget his passion for the village when he stood up on behalf of the committee and presented the outcomes of the Parish Plan at the open meeting. With his excellent knowledge of military history I shall always remember the astounding stories he told at every one of our Parish Plan meetings over the last five years, and his total belief that Alderley Edge would once again become the village that we all want. I know the members of the Parish Plan committee will miss him greatly, as will everybody who is aware of his commitment to the village and the local community as a whole. I know I am not the only one who is absolutely stunned by this awful tragedy and my thoughts are with Joy, Hazel and Fiona.