Welcome
to SHHAS
We
are a small
group of aviation enthusiasts located in the Southampton area. We hold
our meetings on the first Wednesday of the month at the Romsey Working
Men's Conservative Club. Our society
was founded in 1980 by Wing
Cmdr. David Bennett AFRAES and Leslie
Loader. It is open to
anyone
with an interest in
aviation and
although the name
states “Historical” we try to cater for all aspects of
aviation.
Our
activities are mainly
concerned with having guest
speakers at our monthly
meetings talking on any aspects of aviation.
We visit RAF stations, air shows & museums etc that have an
aviation theme. We also have a few social functions throughout the year
including our
own fly-in.
Meetings take place on the first
Wednesday of the month at 7.30 for 8.00pm start at :-
Romsey
Working Men's Conservative
Club, (2nd
Floor),
13
Market
Place,
Romsey.
SO51
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Non
members very welcome
(£2
on the door)
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The Committee
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The BBMF Lancaster
passing Beachy Head on
12th August 2011.
Photo:Colin Lee
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N E X T M E E T I N G
The Men Behind The Medals
by
Graham Pitchfork
Wednesday 7th March
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SHHAS Christmas Dinner
17th December 2011
Photos
© Mike Bartlett
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Photo Competition Results
7th December 2011
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Indian Airforce Museum, New Delhi
October 2011
Photos
© Steve Bailey
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75 images
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Duxford Autumn Airshow
17th October 2011
Photos
© Colin Lee
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42 images
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News
New Oxford Spitfire squadron being built
for 2012
Posted:
01.01.12
An
Oxfordshire flying club is building a new squadron of Spitfires for the
new year.
Work has already started on one of the Supermarine Mk26B Spitfires at
Enstone Flying Club near Chipping Norton.
When
completed each aircraft will weigh 810kg and will be a 90% scale
version of an original three-tonne Spitfire.
Manager
of the project, Paul Fowler, said the aim was to "keep the Spitfire
legend alive for ever". Twenty volunteers are constructing the
first Spitfire, but more volunteers are needed to build the following
11.
More
info >>
The kit >>
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TV
& Radio Programmes
Earthflight:Flying
High
Sunday 29th January
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Special programme looking at the techniques used
in the production of Earthflight, including using microlights and
gliders to become part of the flock.
High Flyers: How
Britain Took
to the Air
Wednesday 1st February
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A documentary celebrating the golden age
of air travel, when in the 1920s and 1930s Britain ruled the skies, and
style and glamour were a passport to adventure.
Bomber Boys
Sunday 5th February
BBC One 21:00-22:30 |
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Colin and Ewan
McGregor follow up their BBC One “BATTLE OF BRITAIN” with a film
exploring BOMBER COMMAND, a rarely told story of WW2. The film will
focus primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above
occupied Europe - with numerous examples of individual heroism and
extraordinary collective spirit, and Colin will learn to fly the key
aircraft of the campaign, the Lancaster bomber. But its also a story of
a controversy that has lasted almost 70 years. The programme covers six
years of wartime operations, and traces the obstacles, and challenges,
that were overcome as the RAF developed and deployed the awesome
fighting force that was Bomber Command. Clip
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