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AAAI Conference 2024
223rd Members meeting 13 April registration open
223rd Members Meeting at Newark Air Museum Join us for our 223rd Member's meeting at Newark Air Museum Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Coddington, Newark NG24 2NY at 10am on Saturday 13th April. Speakers include: Howard Heeley - Newark Museum To register click HERE ...
222nd Members meeting 31 Jan registration open
222nd Members Meeting Registration Open The winter AHUK Members Meeting will be held on Zoom on Wednesday 31st January, 19:30 – 21:30. Speakers for the meeting include: Eric Fitzpatrick (ex-Boscombe Down helicopter test pilot) Douggie Kerr (Solway Aviation Museum)...
222nd Members meeting 31 Jan registration open
222nd Members Meeting Registration Open The winter AHUK Members Meeting will be held on Zoom on Wednesday 31st January, 19:30 – 21:30. Speakers for the meeting include: Ed Fitzpatrick (ex-Boscombe Down helicopter test pilot) Douggie Kerr (Solway Aviation Museum)...
AHUK Awards 2023
The October Members Meeting and annual awards were held at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection on 21st October. Thank you to all who attended, making this one of the largest AHUK gatherings ever! The AHUK Awards winner for 2023 can be found HERE
Aviation and Aerospace Archives Initiative
A few years back, pre-covid, the National Archives and the Royal Aeronautical Society identified a shortfall in the documentation and conservation of British aviation history. A conference at Aerospace Bristol established a steering group and various initiatives were...
221st AHUK Members meeting
The October Members Meeting will be held at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Hangar 1 Old Sarum Airfield, Old Sarum, Salisbury SP4 6DZ, on Saturday 21st October, starting at 10am. Special attractions at this meeting include: The AHUK Awards for 2023 Individual of...
220th AHUK Members Meeting and AGM
AHUK AGM and Members Meeting Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum, Tinwald Downs Rd, Dumfries DG1 3PH Speakers Include: David Reid and Bob Sloan, Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum Dr Iain Murray on Barnes Wallis and Highball Drew McGookin and John May,...
219th AHUK Members Meeting
The 219th Members Meeting in will be held at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum in Doncaster. The meeting include the stories of H2S Ground Surveillance Radar and the Gee Radio Navigation System, Presentations by South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum and new Members, and...
Aviation Heritage Awards 2022 – The Winners
Many great nominations for the 2022 Aviation Heritage UK Awards have been received and the winners were announced at our 217th Member's meeting at Hooton Park on 15th October 2022 by AHUK Chairman Allan Winn The three main categories are: Individual of the Year...
2022 Awards entries open
Entries for AHUK’s annual awards are open now, and will close on 31st August. Entries for the Individual of the Year and Group of the Year, and nominations for Lifetime Achievement Awards, can be made by simple letter to secretary@aviationheritageuk.org , including a...
Roger Smith
We are sorry to report the death of Roger Smith, founder of the Midland Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) and long-term leading light in the Midland Aircraft Museum. Roger was a 19-year-old Dunlop apprentice when, in May 1967, he founded MAPS, one of the very early...