Tuesday

      10th August

2010

Flying for Life

Mission Aviation Fellowship is a charity but it is also an airline, which operates 130+ aircraft in 38 countries worldwide.  Founded in 1945, Mike Fawdrey gives us a unique insight into its operations around the world supporting various mission agencies in remote places where there are no roads.

Tuesday

         14th September

2010

Heroes All – Airmen’s Stories In Their Own Words

The result of over 20 years of interviewing wartime veterans, Steve Bond presents a very personal view of the World War II air war from all sides of the conflict.

Tuesday

      12th October

2010

The Worlds Largest Single Engine Biplane

Bill Leary, Chief Pilot of the An-2 Club, who operate HA-MKF based at Popham, tells us all about spending “£500 per hour on a 9 Cylinder, Gas Guzzling, Oil Drinking, Hissing Bi -plane” and still be able to fly it on a PPL.

Tuesday

           9th November

2010

The Worlds First True Rocket Aircraft – the Heinkel He 176

Douglas Downer-Smith’ speciality is the study of the jet and rocket aircraft of World War II and tonight he tells us the story of the Heinkel He 176 and what brought about its emergence in 1939, just before world’s first turbojet flight of the He 178.

Tuesday

       14th December

2010

The Evolution of the British Aircraft Industry

Dr Ron Smith (author of the excellent British Built Aircraft Series) takes us through the changing shape of the aircraft industry in Britain, from the pioneers of 1908, through two world wars, and rationalization in the 1960’s, up to the formation of British Aerospace/BAe Systems.