David M. North, aviator and editor, dies at 85

David M. North, an acclaimed aviator, retired editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology and a 45-year member of the National Press Club, died Nov. 24, at his home in St. Michaels, Maryland. He was 85.

His son, Tristan North, recalls visits to the Club with his father when the aviation magazine had offices in the National Press Building in the 1970s and '80s. "And we celebrated his birthday in 2019 with a family dinner at the Club."

This appreciation appeared in the magazine he edited for 28 years.