Sywell Aviation Museum Winter Talks Schedule…

Dear all,

Hope this might be of interest: Please stick the dates in your diary! The Museum is currently closed for 2012 but reopens on Easter Saturday 2013 (March 28th)

Heroes and Battlefields of The Great War – 21st January 2013

A Talk by Gordon Hall

An illustrated talk on the battlefields and participants in The First World War including the RFC, RNAS and RAF. Gordon Hall is a well-known battlefield guide and historian with the War Research Society who will give a fascinating talk in the 100th anniversary year of the war to end all wars.

Extensive Q&A after the talk wherein Gordon will explain how you can research your own relatives’ role in the conflict.

19.30 in The Cirrus Room, The Aviator Hotel, Sywell Aerodrome, Northants, NN6 0BN

£4 tickets on the door, free parking, on site bar. In support of Sywell Aviation Museum.

For more information on any talk please call 07968 061708 or email us.

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BAC TSR2 – Britain’s Lost Bomber – 25th February 2013

A Talk by Damien Burke

Author of Crowood’s best selling book on the TSR2 of the same name, Damien provides his first ever talk on the history, development and potential of this iconic aircraft in a classic British tale of ‘what might have been’.

Significantly ahead of its time, pushing the envelope of aircraft design in the Cold War – was it cancelled before its prime? Controversy has reigned ever since – find out the true story based on extensive research in BAC’s archives.

19.30 in The Cirrus Room, The Aviator Hotel, Sywell Aerodrome, Northants, NN6 0BN

£4 tickets on the door, free parking, on site bar. In support of Sywell Aviation Museum.

For more information on any talk please call 07968 061708 or email us.

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Flying and Photographing the RAF’s Fast Jets – 25th March 2013

A Talk by Richard Cooke

Already a well known photographer, aviation photography became an important part of Richard’s work when he started working with the Red Arrows and pioneered the first head-on, air-to air pictures of the team flying straight at the lens. He went on to do all the RAF’s recruitment advertising for over ten years, flying with the RAF in the golden age of Hawker Hunters, BAC Lightnings, McD Phantoms and more.

Richard’s talk puts you in the cockpit with anecdotes behind some of the most amazing images you will ever see -including being fired AT by a Harrier! In 2004 Aviation Week held a centenary photographic competition for the best military aviation photography of all time. Richard won 1st and 2nd place.

19.30 in The Cirrus Room, The Aviator Hotel, Sywell Aerodrome, Northants, NN6 0BN

£4 tickets on the door, free parking, on site bar. In support of Sywell Aviation Museum.

For more information on any talk please call 07968 061708 or email us.

http://www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk/museum-talks.php