2009 Anniversaries

2009

65 years ago, my 2nd Cousin was killed on a raid over Sterkrade.
17/6/1944.

Moon landing 1969, probably man’s greatest achievement.

Allegedly !!! :D:D:D

cheers baz

100 years young

Next year sees the centenary of Grange Airfield Gosport. At the same time the first Naval aviators took to the air so the FAA will have something to celebrate. Then lets not forget the Sea King having been in service with UK forces for 40 years 🙂

2009 Anniversaries at the Alberta Aviation Museum

2009 will be a busy year at the Alberta Aviation Museum!

With the 100th Anniversary of flight in Canada we are pulling out all the stops and celebrating a whole series of Canadian and Edmonton anniversaries with events.

Draft 2009 Aviation Celebrations at the:
Alberta Aviation Museum/Edmonton Aviation Heritage Centre

January
2 to 6 Fort Vermilion Mercy Flight, from Edmonton 1929
Flight recreation and events…see mercy flight at www.wopmay.com for more info on the flight.

February
– 21-22 100th Anniversary event – Let Fly
Teaming with the EAA Young Eagles program we hope to fly several hundred children on the 100th Anniversary weekend

March
– 18 418 “City of Edmonton” Squadron 65th Anniversary event
– 504 Squadron Blatchford Field Air Cadets 60th Anniversary event

April
– 1 85th Anniversary of the RCAF

May
– 1 60th Anniversary of Edmonton’s first transcontinental air service
Stage of flight planning on being re created

June
– 7 90th Anniversary of first Western Canadian Commercial flight, Edmonton 1919, Flight recreation being planned

26-28 10th Anniversary of Airfest events including:
– Combi Concert (Race the Sun Tour)
– 55th Anniversary of Edmonton’s first Sonic Boom

July
– Edmonton Indy Car race will feature programming on the 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada

August
– 30 90th Anniversary, First use of an Aircraft in a police pursuit
Flight recreation planning on going

September
– 20 Battle of Britain parade
One of Canada’s largest

October
–

November
– 11th Remembrance Day

December
– 17 70th Anniversary of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Event planning in progress.

Plus we are part of the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association coast to coast tour “Back to Baddeck” and several other national events.

These are not all the anniversaries…just the ones we think we can celebrate here in Edmonton.

Tom H

65th of d day landings

65th of operation market garden

Canadian Centennial of Powered Flight

Our biggie…

100 Years since J.A.D. McCurdy and the Silver Dart lifted off from the frozen surface of Baddeck Bay, NS – February 23, 1909

PLUS
85th Anniversary of the RCAF – April 1, 1924

Moon landing 1969, probably man’s greatest achievement.

2009 Anniversaries

22 May, 63 years ago first flight of the de Havilland Chipmunk.

5 Feb is 68 years since the founding of the Air Training Corps.

And on the 15th Feb is 18 years since I started at 1011 Amesbury Air Cadets aged 13 years 1 day and I still go there regularly as a Civilian Instructer.

40th anniversary of the 1st flight of BE2 replica G-AWYI, “Biggles Biplane”
hopefully she will fly again next year.

You beat me to it……

……..and yes it will!!¬ 😀

Can’t believe nobody has mentioned the Fairey Gannet and Avro Shackleton, 60th!
1949 was definately one of the most important years in British aviation regards new aircraft, the SBAC show of that year was incredible.

Other aircraft to first fly in 1949 are, Bristol Brabazon, and the Avro 707, vital to the Vulcan development programme.

Other important round figured anniversaries;
Handley Page Halifax, Short Stirling, Avro Manchester, and B-24 Liberator (seems far more modern than previous two!) 70th.
Vickers Vanguard 50th.
Boeing 747 and Concorde 40th.

Rlangham, it dosen’t matter how pedantic you are, WWI is generally known as 1914-18 war and the memorials I have seen say 1918, ceasation of hostilities was in 1918.

The AW 650 Argosy is 50 in 2009.

The first aircraft, G-AOZZ, flew from Bitteswell on 8th January. and it is preserved at the Yankee Air Museum, Michigan, USA.

The second, G-APRL, only a few weeks later on 14th March and is at MAM.

Roger Smith.

100 Years of Aviation In The Borough Southend!

1909: Leigh-on-Sea V.F Forbes & A.J. Arnold built their unconventional single seat tractor monoplane. Successful flights were made of a scaled down model. The real aircraft was made from bamboo the aircraft was fitted with a water cooled car engine it was reported that the aircraft made a few hops but never actually flew.

or

99 Years since the first offical flight in Southend on Sea

Saturday 9th July 1910: The first true aeroplane to fly from Southend, Local aviator George Barnes made the first ever recorded flight from the borough. The flight was not from the site that has today become the town’s airport, but Roots Hall Home of Southend United football Club. More than 2000 people some of whom gathered at the top of St Mary’s church watched the flight, which was made in a Bleriot. The event was hampered by strong winds which affected the light aircraft a number of attempts were made but due the winds it was decided not to try to fly the aircraft. When the winds drop in the evening the aircraft was rolled into position and fired up its engine it got 50 yards off the ground and flew in to the next field before coming back down. The event was open to spectators who had to pay an entry fee to get in to the Football clubs ground, but because of the low height of the fence many people simply jumped over the fence. , Sadly a few weeks later Barnes was seriously injured when attempting another flight this time flying at Folkestone.

Beat me to it ya fiend

Wouldn’t it be nice to see 2009 also mark the year of the return to flight of a privately ownwed Canberra 🙁

I can dream

Yes Mr Timbo and its worth dreaming about,

In the meantime we can celebrate 53years of our own Canberra WT333 next year,which hopefully will powered up again for the 60th on May 13th.

25 years of TFC 🙂

Isnt that this year:confused: 1918-2008;)

40th anniversary of the 1st flight of BE2 replica G-AWYI, “Biggles Biplane”
hopefully she will fly again next year.

All depends how pedantic you want to be – could argue it’s when the Treaty of Versaille was signed in 1919 (hence why a lot of war memorials say 1914-19), or even when the Allies pulled out of Constantinople in 1923

Also, 90 years of the British North Russian Relief Force which arrived in May 1919 to cover the Allied retreat from the involvement in the Russian civil war, pretty certain aircraft were used in the campaign.

90 years of the end of the First World War

Isnt that this year:confused: 1918-2008;)

40th anniversary of the 1st flight of BE2 replica G-AWYI, “Biggles Biplane”
hopefully she will fly again next year.

90 years of the end of the First World War

60th Anniversary of the English Electric Canberra 1949-2009

Beat me to it ya fiend

Wouldn’t it be nice to see 2009 also mark the year of the return to flight of a privately ownwed Canberra 🙁

I can dream

In april it will be 20 years since my Luton Minor last flew.

Dave:diablo:

60th Anniversary of the English Electric Canberra 1949-2009