AirACES www.airaces.org.uk Patron: - Mr. John Farley - (Chief Harrier Test Pilot).
Arun & Chichester Air Enthusiasts Society (Air Aces) announce an autumn feast for aviation enthusiasts
Capt Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, the subject of the recent BBC documentary, ‘Britain’s Greatest Pilot’, has just confirmed that he will give his final lecture to Air Aces on Monday 22nd September at the Chichester Park Hotel, Westhampnett Road, Chichester, 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Admission for members is £3, nonmembers £5 and under 16s FREE.
nonmembers £5 and under 16s FREE. Capt Brown, now 96 years old, received a standing ovation from the audience of over 100 at his last talk to the society, who were completely in awe of the man, what he had experienced in aviation and the last war, and how he held them spellbound for two fascinating hours. His final talk will be entitled ‘The Struggle to Break the Sound Barrier’.
Test Pilot, John Farley will tell the amazing story of his journey from an engineering apprentice to Hawker Siddeley’s Chief Test Pilot at Dunsfold, and his role in convincing governments around the world that the Harrier was the aircraft to buy. ‘From Apprentice to Chief Harrier Test Pilot’ is on Monday 8th September.
Of great local interest will be the 27th October talk, entitled ‘Westhampnett at War’ presented by Mark Hillier. Mark will be talking about the major role that Westhampnett, now Goodwood Aerodrome, played during World War II. As well as being home to a remarkable array of aircraft types, from Spitfires to Barracudas, Typhoons to Avengers, Westhampnett hosted squadrons of pilots from six allied nations as well as from Great Britain.
Air ACES is an aviation talk society, providing its members with regular talks, given by experts in many different fields related to the world of aviation. These talks cover subjects such as test flying, piloting iconic aircraft, RAF, aviation industry, air displays and many other related topics.
The talks are held For further information about Air ACES, please see www.airaces.org.uk, or call David Batcock on 01243 823007