Come and join us to celebrate our centenary year at Old Sarum Airfield! Everyone is welcome, both by plane and on foot, to join us to celebrate our 100th anniversary as an operational airfield for what promises to be an extremely social occasion. We’re shutting down parachuting for the day, so there’ll be plenty of…

17 OCTOBER 2017 Evening lecture at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC). 60 Years of the U2 by Chris Pocock. When the first U2 took off in 1955, no-one involved in the top-secret project dreamed that this unique reconnaissance aircraft would still be flying today. From overflying the Soviet Union, the Cuba Missile Crisis, and most…

21 NOVEMBER 2017 Evening lecture at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC). The Salmond Brothers – Early Flying Commanders by Gp Capt David Baker MBE. Geoff and Jack Salmond were legendary commanders in the Royal Flying Corps who went on to make their mark in the Royal Air Force. The presentation includes unique family documents about early…

19 DECEMBER 2017 Evening lecture at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC). The Coopers’ Unique Contribution to Aviation History by Richard and Peter Cooper. Richard is a professional photographer, known throughout the world for his aviation images and has been a member of the Royal International Air Tattoo Photographic Team for nearly 20 years.  Peter, Richard’s father,…