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Norwich Airport Aviation Group founded in 1979
NAAG
was founded at the end of 1979, by a small group of At
the meetings speakers from at home and abroad give talks on a wide range of
aviation-related topics, both civil and military, past and present. These have
included both civil and military pilots, old and young, covering a wide range of
aircraft types from Spitfire to Concorde. Pilots from the Red Arrows, a Concorde
captain, a Spitfire pilot and the RAF Presentation Team have been amongst the
guest presenters. Some talks are of a more personal nature, recounting for
example WW2 experiences, service or civilian careers. Aviation museums and
aircraft restoration projects are amongst other topics, which have also included
the more technical aspects of flying such as aviation medicine, airport fire
services and air traffic control. Anyone
interested in the Group’s activities is most welcome to attend as a guest.
Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday evening of the month. Details
of speakers are publicised in the local press (EDP ‘The
Event supplement - ‘Events and Concerts’’ section) on the Friday
before a meeting, and on Radio Norfolk, and Radio Broadland. This information
can also be found in our display cabinet within the main concourse at Norwich
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Top this for a simple Misunderstanding
The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene was too thick to get any good shots, so he frantically called his home office to hire a plane. "It will be waiting for you at the airport!" he was assured by his editor. As soon as he got to the small, rural airport, sure enough, a plane was warming up near the runway. He jumped in with his equipment and yelled, "Let's go! Let's go!" The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air. "Fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "and make three or four low level passes." "Why?" asked the pilot. "Because I'm going to take pictures! I'm a photographer, and photographers take pictures!" said the photographer with great exasperation. After a long pause the pilot said, "You mean you're not the instructor" |
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Royal Aeronautical Society The Marham branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society http://www.raes.org.uk/ holds monthly meetings at RAF Marham on the second Tuesday of the month. Details of the next meeting can be found at http://www.raes.org.uk/branch_detail.asp?branchid=B032 . If you are interested in joining the branch, and attending future meetings please use the Contact Us button, and we will send you further details.
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