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Programme of Events 2019 updated 7Mar2020

At14:00 on the second Wednesday of each month there will be a meeting, normally at the YMCA Hawker Centre (was the Hawker Sports and Social Club), Lower Ham Road, Kingston on Thames, Kingston, KT2 5BH unless indicated otherwise. There is a well stocked bar, and good inexpensive lunches and snacks are available. We hope members will avail themselves of these. There is plenty of free parking space.
 Hawker Centre

2019 PROGRAMME
Wednesday 9 January Special social; members sharing their hobbies and interests
Wednesday 13 February Pioneers in Aviation (from Kites to Thunderbirds) - Chris Roberts, note change
Wednesday 13 March Fresh interests since retirement - Ambrose Barber
Wednesday 10 April AGM
Wednesday 8 May
Aircraft Development - Karl Wingett-Smith REPLACED by Video "Angels One Five"
Wednesday 12 June
Summer Barbecue
Wednesday 10 July
The JSF Story - Mick Mansell
Wednesday 14 August
Social
Wednesday 4 September
Visit to Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Wednesday 11 September
Social, Saunders Roe Princess flying boat video
Wednesday 9 October
Hawker non V/STOL jet projects - Tony Buttler
Wednesday 13 November
Navy Wings Heritage FlightSteven Collier
Wednesday 11 December Chrismas lunch, date corrected from 14 to 11
     Chris Roberts, our Chairman, after retiring as Chief Test Pilot Dunsfold joined the commercial aviation world as a captain and manager.
     Mick Mansell will be remembered in Systems Engineering at Kingston but became Technology Director at Warton.
    Tony Buttler is a well known aviation author with a special interest in British jet projects.
    Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) has been renamed Navy Wings Heritage Flight; Steven Collier  is the  Navy Wings Chief Pilot.
   
    Unless stated otherwise, meetings are at 'YMCA Hawker, Kingston - the old Sports & Social Club - and start at 14.00. Lunch and drinks are available beforehand, tea afterwards, and there is a large, free car park.