LECTURES | MK Aviation Society

Lecture Programme :

All lectures are held (unless otherwise stated) during our monthly meetings at our Kents Hill Community Centre venue (see the 'Contact Us' page for full details).

Doors open at 19.30 for a 20.00 start.

11th March 2025

MKAS AGM & Photo Competition

8th April 2025

Rod Dean – Flying The Hunter and Other Things – Part 1

Rod Dean returns with a look back at his 39 years (and nearly 3,000 flying hours) involvement with the magnificent Hawker Hunter, including his time flying the aircraft in Aden, as a very young 20 year old, Bahrain and Oman as well as at RAF Chivenor and Brawdy and, more recently, flying the civil registered aircraft. Being in two parts allows Rod to look in depth at many of the highlights of this period of his flying life; most of which are quite light hearted and humorous

13th May 2025

Rod Dean – Flying The Hunter and Other Things –

Part 2

10th June 2025

Neil Chattle - The History, Heritage and Engineering Excellence of Rolls-Royce

Neil Chattle was formerly Head of Corporate Heritage and Chief Executive of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust (RRHT). During his lecture tonight, Neil will summarise the major events in the design, development and manufacture of Rolls-Royce aero engines and applications over the past 118 years

8th July 2025

Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson - 'Phew, That Was Close!'

Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson tonight presents an evening of enthralling stories from Suez and the Cold War to the Falklands and the Balkans – the amazing experiences of both aircrew and groundcrew, from the highest to the lowest ranks, aircrew and groundcrew alike. It wasn’t just experiences in the air from which these individuals learnt lessons for life, it was the people with whom they worked, the places they served and the jobs they did. Their tales of derring-do offer a unique perspective on the RAF’s development and characters who formed its backbone

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