“My life in today’s RAF”, with Flt Lt Paul Huyton
This evening we’ll be hearing from Flight Lieutenant Paul Huyton, a current Royal Air Force Chinook pilot, based near to Blackbushe at “the home of the Chinook” in the UK, RAF Odiham.
Paul will be talking about becoming a front-line rotary pilot in today’s RAF and the many ways in which this very capable aircraft has been employed during his time in the role. We’ll get some great insight into current and recent operations and exercises involving this versatile aircraft, whose shape and noise we are all so used to seeing and hearing locally!
You can get your tickets in advance at £10pp for what should be another very interesting evening here. All proceeds, of course, go towards the ongoing restoration of “Vagabond”!
Duxford Aviation Society, with David Norman
This evening we’ll be hearing from David Norman, from the Civil Aircraft Section of The Duxford Aviation Society. They’re a partner organisation of The Imperial War Museum, responsible for the restoration and preservation of the 13 aircraft of the British Airliner Collection.
Notable aircraft that we can expect to hear about include G-AXDN, the fastest ever Concorde, DH Comet G-APDB, the first jet airliner to cross the Atlantic with fare-paying passengers, and Vickers Viscount G-ALWF, the oldest turbine-powered airliner in the world.
We will hear about how the post-war British airliner industry achieved a world-leading position and then lost it again, and how the Airliner Collection developed from a single aircraft in 1974 to those 13 examples of that history that it looks after today. Their individual stories will be covered, including the various ways that they all arrived at Duxford!
It promises to be another fascinating evening, and you can get your tickets in advance at £10pp here. All proceeds, of course, go towards the ongoing restoration of “Vagabond”!
Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair - Kempton Park Racecourse
On Sunday 22nd March we will be back on the road to the Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair which is taking place at Kempton Park Racecourse from 10:30am to 3pm.
We will have a range of diecast aircraft models, our very own BHT merchandise, aviation memorabilia and lots more for sale.
Adult admission £5
Children £3 (under 5’s free)
We look forward to seeing you there!
An evening with Flt Lt (Ret'd) Colin Bell DFC - now sold out
Update 21/11/25 - this event is now sold out. Thanks to all who’ve bought tickets for your support!
Update 09/12/25 - If you're attending the talk by Flt Lt (Ret'd) Colin Bell at Blackbushe on Thursday evening, please note that it starts at 6pm in the Aerobility hangar. We ask that you plan to arrive around 5.30-5.45. Volunteers will be on hand to direct you if you're not familiar with the location. Please park (unless you are walking mobility impaired) towards the eastern (Control Tower) end of the Car Park. We look forward to seeing you!
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We hope you can join us for what should be a very special event! We are delighted to announce a talk with one of a now very small number of surviving World War 2 pilots…..
Colin not only flew the Mosquito on operations in WW2, with 608 (Pathfinder) Sqn, based at Downham Market (carrying out 50 raids over Germany), he ended his full-time RAF service in 1946 flying diplomatic mail around Europe and Africa from Blackbushe! This included landings using the airfield’s well-known “FIDO” (fog dispersal) system on 3 occasions.
We expect this event to be popular, and will have the use of Aerobility’s hangar to accommodate a larger gathering. You can reserve your tickets, at £10pp here and hope you’ll be able to join us!
