27 February | LECTURE | ETPS at 80 – Opportunities & Challenges by Col Rae
Tuesday 27th February 2024 – 17:30 GMT LIVE from MOD Boscombe Down In 2023, the world-renowned Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) celebrated[…]
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Category: Lectures
30 April | LECTURE | TBC
*Details for this lecture are still being confirmed and will be announced in due course*
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30 January | LECTURE | The Westland Wasp HAS1 – Its Developments and Place in History by Dr Terry Martin
Tuesday 30th January 2024 – 17:30 GMT LIVE from MOD Boscombe Down For our first event of 2024, we are delighted to[…]
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20 December | EVENT | Branch Christmas Social at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
Wednesday 20th December 2023 – 17:30 GMT Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum The Branch is pleased to announce that we[…]
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*POSTPONED* | LECTURE | Building a Flying Testbed – The QinetiQ ATD by Alan Bagshaw
Unfortunately, due to circumstances outside of our control, we have had to postpone the ATD lecture that was due to[…]
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30th May – Lecture: Experimental Test Pilot by Chris Taylor
PLEASE NOTE: A recording of this lecture is available to watch on our website here: Recorded Lecture: Experimental Test Pilot[…]
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4th May – Lecture: The Life and Career of Gp Capt Harry ‘Bruin’ Purvis by Norman Parker
*PLEASE NOTE THE RECORDING FEATURED AT THIS LECTURE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO ON OUR WEBSITE HERE* Thursday 4th[…]
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23rd February – Lecture: The Royal International Air Tattoo – From Small Beginnings by Tim Prince
The RAeS Boscombe Down branch is delighted to welcome Tim Prince OBE FRAeS to share his amazing story as a major airshow organiser, instrumental in the running of numerous shows and co-founding the Royal International Air Tattoo. In a time when airshows seem increasingly threatened, we’re really excited to hear how Tim helped shape RIAT into the phenomenal success that it is.
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31st January – Lecture: Battle of Britain – The Making of the Movie by Phil Holt
Tuesday 31st January 2023 – 17:30 GMTLIVE from MOD Boscombe Down Synopsis: Battle of Britain – The Making of the Movie 2019[…]
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7th December – Branch Visit: ZeroAvia
The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is pleased to announce our first post-COVID site visit, to ZeroAvia based at Cotswold Airport![…]
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