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Former Chief Librarian of the RAeS National Aerospace Library (NAL), Brian Riddle, and dedicated NAL volunteer Mike Stanberry have been announced as winners of Lifetime Achievement Certificates at the Aviation Heritage UK Awards 2021. Nominated by AHUK members, winners were announced at the 213th members’ meeting at RAF Museum Cosford and certificates were presented by Maggie Appleton, CEO of the RAF Museum.
Geoffrey Wardle [On Brian Riddle and Mike Stanbury Lifetime Achievement awards] Congratulations!
Vidyasagar Kotha Congratulations!
Ian H I can’t believe how good the building looks compared to when I worked in it in the mid-'90s. Almost unrecognisable.
Robert Scott [On Remembrance Sunday]
Proud to be a member of the Society and see it reminding us all of the importance of remembering the fallen who gave their lives so that we could enjoy ours. Never forget.
Safran UK National Executive Nigel Woodford opened the new Safran Green Room at RAeS HQ at No.4 Hamilton Place with RAeS CEO David Edwards and Marie de Saint-Cheron, Director of European and Multilateral Affairs, Safran.
Jean Marcel Peyruquet Congratulations Nigel.
Graham Adlam Looking good Nigel.
Simon Luxmoore Excellent Nigel.
Sylvie Langlois What an achievement! Congratulations.
Simon Henley I had the privilege of using the room yesterday – didn’t realise at the time just how privileged I was! Thank you Safran.
Gisela Bonnaud Brilliant! Congrats Safran, Dave, Royal Aeronautical Society! Our RAeS Toulouse Branch is happy to support Safran Group in France!
On 11-12 November the RAeS Careers Department hosted a Project Altitude events programme for secondary school students at WMG Academy in Coventry.
Supported by Boeing, the two-day event included a series of careers talks from RAeS members and partners including Boeing, Airbus, Flight Crowd and BAE Systems, as well as hosting a hands-on glider challenge.
The Society’s Publications Dept Production Manager, Wayne J Davis, spoke at the racial inclusion and diversity gala, Breaking Boundaries 2021, last month. The series of four lectures focused on how the inclusion of racial and ethnic diversity within the aerospace/defence industry can be improved. It was hosted at the Bristol Aerospace Museum, Bristol, and jointly sponsored by Airbus, MBDA and Atkins.
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Concorde 101, G-AXDN, makes its maiden flight from Filton on 17 December 1971, the first flight of a pre-production Concorde. It was retired to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK, where it landed on 20 August 1977, having made 269 flights (632 hours), of which 168 flights were supersonic.
Doug Greenwell [On The effect on the defence budget of the latest UK Budget and Spending Review(1) ] Worrying – how will this impact the Tempest project?
