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DATE |
VISIT |
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Saturday
3rd March
2012
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The Trenchard Museum at RAF Halton
This
museum (only open at very limited times) aims to preserve and display
items that relate to the history of Royal Air Force Halton. It is named
in honour of Lord Trenchard, the father of the Royal Air Force, who also
founded the Aircraft Apprentice scheme with which the name of Halton has
become synonymous.
The
guided visit will start at 10.30 and last around 2 hours at a cost of £5
per head. |
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Monday
12th March
2012
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This date is provisionally booked for a visit to the home
of 33 and 230 Sqns with their Pumas and 28(AC) and 78 Sqns with
their Merlins.
Cost will be £10. The visit is full but I am running a reserve list.
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National Air Traffic
Service, Swanwick
This trip will provide a
fascinating insight into the way our airspace is controlled and
regulated. The tour runs from 10.00 through to 15.00 and covers
all the operations at Swanwick as they handle 6,000+ movements
every day. Lunch will be in their canteen (payable on the day).
Cost will be £10. The visit is full but I am running a reserve list. |
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Saturday
12th May
2012
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de Havilland Heritage
Centre, London Colney
I have arranged a 90 minute
guided tour of this museum which tells the history of all things
de Havilland followed by free time to explore the museum at your
leisure. I have asked them to focus in particular on the
restoration of the 3 Mosquito's on site including the prototype
W4050. |
Cost will be £8 per head. |
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Wednesday
30th May
2012
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Martin Baker, Denham
A
return visit following the “rave reviews” which came from those
who were lucky enough to attend in 2011. Our hosts covered every
aspect of ejector seat development, trials and manufacturing.
Lunch will be in their canteen (payable on the day).
Cost will be £10. The visit is full but I am running a reserve
list. |
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A first for us as we have been granted a tour of the BAe factory at
Warton, the home of Typhoon manufacturing as well as Tornado upgrades.
This will be a morning visit with the cost to be confirmed in due
course.
The cost is £10 per head and this visit is full but I am running a
reserve list. |
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Thursday
25th October
2012
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RAF Shawbury and RAF Cosford combined visit
We
have been allocated places for return visits to both bases and I
have managed to arrange them for the same date which means that we
can kill 2 birds with one visit and save petrol to boot! The
morning will be at Shawbury and the afternoon at 1 School of
Technical Training at Cosford. |
15
places are available at a cost of £20 (£10 per visit). |
