Meeting details and Speakers

 

 


 

Meetings are held once a month, usually on the first Wednesday, in the comfortable surroundings of Anglian Windows Sports and Social Club on the A140 ( Holt Road – on the opposite side to the western end of Norwich Airport ’s  main runway), starting at 7:30pm.

 

Location View 

For detail location plan click here


 

2008    Provisional Meeting schedule    

To view 2007 Meeting Schedule  [ClickHere] 

To view 2006 Meeting Schedule  [ClickHere] 

 

Photograph

Date of meeting

         Details
2nd January 2008

     David Hastings 

      "Farewell to Sarah" AV presentation

6th February 2008   Andrew McClymont 

  Aircraft certification anecdotes

   5th March   2008    Martin Bowman

  "Spirits in the Sky"

   2nd April       2008

  Sgt Andy Miles    

 

     93rd  Expeditionary Armament Sqn 

  'Precision Guided Weapons'

     7th May        2008   'Presentation by the 93rd Bomb Group

   Museum' by Peter Fenton

    4th June      2008

  Alan Simmons

 

  The UK Air Accidents

   Investigation Branch

    2nd July        2008   Andy Leitch

   V-force nuclear weapons & politics

 6th August   2008   Jess Down

  East Anglian Air Ambulance

3rd September 2008   

 Richard Pace

 General Manager Air Traffic Services,

 Norwich International Airport.

 

Subject to Approval  

1st October 2008

 

  Peter Bodle

  Aviation Author "One what I wrote earlier"

Subject to Approval 5th November 2008   Brian Sparks

  The Fireflash missile

Subject to Approval 3rd December 2008   AGM

                   Details of speakers may change at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances

Membership fee :- £8.00 per year enrolment -  Entrance fee £1.00 per meeting   - Guest fee £2.50

Suggestions for potential speakers or topics are always welcome. Any member who knows someone willing to make an aviation-related presentation to the Group, or has a request for a talk on a particular subject, is asked to  pass the appropriate information and contact details to the Meetings Coordinator, who will be pleased to follow this up.  

 


 

 

General Manager Air Traffic Services,

 Norwich International Airport.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007    Meeting schedule    

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Photograph Date of meeting Details
  3rd January 2007 Glenn Gray - A brief history and the enduring legacy of the 2nd Air Division USAAF in East Anglia'
7th February 2007 Frank Baldry - Aircraft Stories
7th March 2007 Andrew Chadwick,    'The commercial exploitation of unmanned aerial vehicles'
4th April 2007 Jeff Lindsay, '28 Squadron Merlin Operations',
2nd May 2007

Terry Holloway Group Support Executive

Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd 

        "The Marshall Story"

6th June 2007 D Higgins  - Bristow  Helicopters
4th July 2007 Wing Cdr Tom Neil, Battle of Britain fighter pilot
  1st August 2007 Summer social  Evening
5th September 2007 Sarah Ward,   Norfolk Police Air Operations Unit 
3rd October 2007 Steve Gregory who will give a talk about 'The Buccaneer'
7th November 2007 Sqn Ldr David Thomas, Chief pilot, 'Vulcan to the Sky' project
  5th December 2007 AGM including a Christmas Buffet

                                                            

 

                                                 


 

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  Meeting details for 2006    

 

4th January 2006 Kelvin Sloper  -  City of Norwich Aviation Museum
1st February  2006 Gerry Hermer   -   Sterling Aviation
1st March  2006    Sq Ldr  A. Pinner   -   Battle of Britian Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby   Web site:-  www.bbmf.co.uk
5th April   2006 Wing Commander John Stevens MBE BSc CEng MRAeS MIMgt RAF Rtd who is a British fine artist and illustrator respected for his military & general aviation paintings, landscapes, and automotive art. His web site can be found at:-         www.aviationart.org.uk/
3rd May  2006   Steve Cordner  -  Balloonist 
'The Wensum Valley Balloon Club is a non-commercial organization for ballooning enthusiasts, based at Skeyton Goat, near Alysham. Contact Steve Cordner (01263 735077) for further information.'
7th June 2006  Major David Allen from USAF Lakenheath, who will give a talk about his current tour in the UK.
12th July  Note Change of date 

 Talk entitled    '39 Squadron and the Canberra'.
  by Flt Lt S Gregory  Web site   www.rafmarham.co.uk

2nd August  2006

Barbecue

'For tickets use the 'contact the committee' link on the Members Page or phone Jenny Gee on 01603 860124. Price £6 per head - includes BBQ main course and dessert

6th September 2006

Flt Lt Michelle Reed of RAF Uxbridge will give a talk on Military Air Traffic Control and she will be accompanied by Flt Sgt Mike Olivant who will give a talk on Distress and Diversion               The web site for the air traffic control system in the UK is        www.nats.co.uk

4th October   2006  Researching the history of the Luftwaffe in World War 2, especially during the Battle of Britain by John Vasco   Web site address of publications details:  http://books.stonebooks.com 
1st November  2006 David Osborne     Dragons to Eagles  A nostalgic look at 40 years of airbases and airshows
6th December  2006 AGM including a Christmas Buffet

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