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BEEN AND GONE By Bob Chaundy BBC News Profiles UnitBEEN AND GONE By Bob Chaundy BBC News Profiles Unit
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - characters of the past year.Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - characters of the past year.
Mao Anqing (left) with his family in 1962
  • Mao Anqing, who has died aged 84, was the last surviving son of Mao Zedong, who had little time for him. When he was seven, his mother, Yang Kaihui, Mao's second wife, was executed in retaliation for the communist siege of the city of Changsha in which her husband was involved. Mao Anqing was sent to Shanghai with his two brothers and was largely left to fend for himself. He was beaten up by a policeman which seems to have been the source of schizophrenia from which he suffered until his death.
    		•  Mao Anqing (left) with his family in 1962• Mao Anqing, who has died aged 84, was the last surviving son of Mao Zedong, who had little time for him. When he was seven, his mother, Yang Kaihui, Mao's second wife, was executed in retaliation for the communist siege of the city of Changsha in which her husband was involved. Mao Anqing was sent to Shanghai with his two brothers and was largely left to fend for himself. He was beaten up by a policeman which seems to have been the source of schizophrenia from which he suffered until his death.
  • While Mao Zedong terrorised huge numbers of Chinese, The Mighty Terror, despite his name, entertained as a king of Calypso. He has died aged 86 from cancer. He was among a group of Trinidadian musicians, led by Lord Kitchener, who settled in England in the 1950s. During a difficult period for race relations in Britain, Terror became a positive image of West Indian culture and made many records still available today on CD. He returned to Trinidad in 1965 and continued to prosper musically. In 1985 he was awarded the Silver Humming Bird Medal for services to Calypso.
    		•  • While Mao Zedong terrorised huge numbers of Chinese, The Mighty Terror, despite his name, entertained as a king of Calypso. He has died aged 86 from cancer. He was among a group of Trinidadian musicians, led by Lord Kitchener, who settled in England in the 1950s. During a difficult period for race relations in Britain, Terror became a positive image of West Indian culture and made many records still available today on CD. He returned to Trinidad in 1965 and continued to prosper musically. In 1985 he was awarded the Silver Humming Bird Medal for services to Calypso.
    National heroine: Lucie Aubrac (right) with Jacques Chirac
  • Lucie Aubrac faced her own mighty terror. In 1943, she and other Resistance members rescued her husband Raymond from the clutches of Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyons" Gestapo leader. Having persuaded Barbie to allow her to visit Raymond in prison where she tipped him off that an attempt would be made to spring him, Lucie Aubrac led the attack on a truck that was transferring Raymond and other prisoners from Gestapo HQ to jail. A 1997 director Claude Berri made a film based on the event. She has died aged 94.
    		•  National heroine: Lucie Aubrac (right) with Jacques Chirac• Lucie Aubrac faced her own mighty terror. In 1943, she and other Resistance members rescued her husband Raymond from the clutches of Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyons" Gestapo leader. Having persuaded Barbie to allow her to visit Raymond in prison where she tipped him off that an attempt would be made to spring him, Lucie Aubrac led the attack on a truck that was transferring Raymond and other prisoners from Gestapo HQ to jail. A 1997 director Claude Berri made a film based on the event. She has died aged 94.
    Concorde's nose cone covered in snow
  • Meanwhile, on the other side of the Channel, aviation pioneer Arthur Marshall was busy using innovative methods to ensure a healthy supply of well-trained British pilots for the remainder of World War II. In particular, he insisted that flying training instructors should be selected from the brightest young pupils, rather than elderly pilots. His Marshall of Cambridge Company later converted more than 5,000 civilian aircraft into military machines and, later still, became a service centre for US company Lockheed. In 1960, Marshall began designing the famous droop nose for Concorde. He was knighted in 1974 and has died aged 103.
    		•  Concorde's nose cone covered in snow• Meanwhile, on the other side of the Channel, aviation pioneer Arthur Marshall was busy using innovative methods to ensure a healthy supply of well-trained British pilots for the remainder of World War II. In particular, he insisted that flying training instructors should be selected from the brightest young pupils, rather than elderly pilots. His Marshall of Cambridge Company later converted more than 5,000 civilian aircraft into military machines and, later still, became a service centre for US company Lockheed. In 1960, Marshall began designing the famous droop nose for Concorde. He was knighted in 1974 and has died aged 103.
  • Billy Walkabout made his name in a later conflict. He became the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. In particular, he was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross when, as an 18-year-old Army Ranger, he was part of a mission behind enemy lines that came under fire. Walkabout loaded injured comrades on to rescue helicopters and applied first aid to the wounded, saving several lives. He was scarred both mentally and physically by the episode. He died of kidney failure, aged 57, thought to have been as a result of his exposure to the Agent Orange defoliant chemical.
    		•  • Billy Walkabout made his name in a later conflict. He became the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. In particular, he was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross when, as an 18-year-old Army Ranger, he was part of a mission behind enemy lines that came under fire. Walkabout loaded injured comrades on to rescue helicopters and applied first aid to the wounded, saving several lives. He was scarred both mentally and physically by the episode. He died of kidney failure, aged 57, thought to have been as a result of his exposure to the Agent Orange defoliant chemical.
  • Maurice Flitcroft also became a folk hero for a more spurious reason. A crane driver from the north of England, he had a dream of being a professional golfer. But he realised that the only way he would play against the very best was to con his way into the qualifying rounds for the 1976 Open Championship. He was soon rumbled when he carded a 49-over-par 121. Flitcroft was banned for life yet succeeded in getting into the qualifiers several more times by using a variety of aliases. He has died from a lung infection at 77.
    		•  • Maurice Flitcroft also became a folk hero for a more spurious reason. A crane driver from the north of England, he had a dream of being a professional golfer. But he realised that the only way he would play against the very best was to con his way into the qualifying rounds for the 1976 Open Championship. He was soon rumbled when he carded a 49-over-par 121. Flitcroft was banned for life yet succeeded in getting into the qualifiers several more times by using a variety of aliases. He has died from a lung infection at 77.
    Among others who died in March are wine company co-founder Ernest Gallo, jazz musician Tony Scott, actors Carol Richards, Betty Hutton, Gareth Hunt and John Inman, solicitor Sally Clark, comedians Richard Jeni and Angela Webber, broadcasters Stan Duke and Bill Threlfall, journalist Ian Wooldridge and cricket coach Bob Woolmer.Among others who died in March are wine company co-founder Ernest Gallo, jazz musician Tony Scott, actors Carol Richards, Betty Hutton, Gareth Hunt and John Inman, solicitor Sally Clark, comedians Richard Jeni and Angela Webber, broadcasters Stan Duke and Bill Threlfall, journalist Ian Wooldridge and cricket coach Bob Woolmer.