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Turvey was also a committee member of the South
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111:(16 November 1931 – 26 March 2006) was a champion
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188:"An icon in aviation has passed away"
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137:Johannesburg Light Plane Club
109:Roland Archer Nicholas Turvey
22:Roland Archer Nicholas Turvey
434:International Aerobatic Club
316:Loop (inside & outside)
298:World Gliding Championships
102:Founder of Avex Air company
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169:List of South Africans
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535:Giovanni De Briganti
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810:Skip Stewart
790:Olaf Schmidt
720:Mike Mangold
705:Jerzy Makula
655:Charlie Kulp
575:Jozef Gabris
560:Walter Extra
336:Falling leaf
321:Aileron roll
265:Competitions
195:. Retrieved
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60:(2006-03-26)
49:South Africa
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957:2006 deaths
952:1931 births
860:Gabor Varga
850:Nick Turvey
840:Ferenc TĂłth
785:Amelia Reid
700:Pete McLeod
630:Steve Jones
625:Petr Jirmus
610:Bevo Howard
525:Vicki Cruse
520:Marion Cole
515:Julie Clark
500:Pip Borrman
460:Hannes Arch
331:Cuban eight
326:Barrel roll
197:13 December
28:Nickname(s)
936:Categories
855:Ernst Udet
820:Gene Soucy
795:Art Scholl
690:Nancy Lynn
670:Amanda Lee
665:Nigel Lamb
605:Bob Hoover
239:Aerobatics
175:References
164:Aerobatics
67:Allegiance
42:1931-11-16
675:Jim LeRoy
595:Ray Hanna
585:Matt Hall
545:Glen Dell
386:Tailslide
308:Maneuvers
192:af.mil.za
119:pilot in
113:aerobatic
391:Scissors
356:Lomcovak
247:Aircraft
158:See also
117:air show
85:Service/
376:Split S
448:Pilots
351:Kulbit
127:Career
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909:Other
371:Spin
366:Slip
199:2017
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36:Born
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