1917 – The Airfield is Opened
The airfield opened in 1917 when three Training Squadrons, Nos. 82, 83 and 59, were amalgamated to form No.6 Trading[…]
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1930s – 1940s
1930s RAF Boscombe Down reopened in October 1930 with the new buildings completed, some of which can be seen around[…]
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1950s – 1960s
1950s The 50s saw A&AEE enter a golden age of British aeronautical development with many significant British aircraft making their[…]
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1970s – 1980s
1970s More new aircraft arrived at the airfield during the 70s for testing though many of these programmes now had[…]
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1990s – 2000s
1990s Much of the testing and evaluation work in the 1990s concerned support to operations, initially the first Gulf War[…]
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A brace of awards for Boscombe Down RAeS medal and honours winners
On 21st November 2017 prospective medals and honours candidates met at the RAeS HQ, 4 Hamilton Place in London for the[…]
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In Summary – Boscombe Down Families Day September 2017
The Boscombe Down Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society provided a display for the 2017 Boscombe Down Families Day to[…]
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5th December – Reaction Engines
This lecture gives an overview of expendable rocket launchers, and discusses two well-known reusable rocket vehicles – the Space Shuttle[…]
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2018 Calendars now available to buy!
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 RAeS Boscombe Down branch calendars are available to buy. This year’s theme[…]
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