Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The HAA would like to wish all its members and those who support the historic aircraft movement a Happy Christmas and look forward to a new flying season. 2021 saw the return of many...
HAA Members Go Behind the Scenes at Aircraft Restoration Company
In a highly successful post-COVID restart to the HAA’s popular visits programme, a dozen members of the Association were hosted by Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford for a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the...
HAA announced the new Colin Dodds Memorial trophy
At this years HAA Symposium the HAA announced the creation of the new trophy to honour the memory of Colin Dodds. The Colin Dodds Memorial Trophy for the Young Historic Pilot Of The Year...
Darrol Stinton Memorial Trophy winner for 2021 announced
Announcement made at the HAA Symposium Members of the HAA each year nominate an individual they consider has made a personal contribution of major significance to the benefit of historic aviation in the UK, from...
Successful HAA Symposium
After an absence of two years, the HAA Symposium returned at the RAF Museum Hendon. Members and guests enjoyed returning to the HAA’s signature event to listen to four excellent and varied presentations over...
Jets are historic aircraft too!
Those of us in the historic aircraft world with our Tiger Moths and Chipmunks, Austers and Stearmans, Hurricanes and Spitfires may be forgiven for forgetting that a number of jets flying in the skies...
Conrod Trophy presented to Shuttleworth Collection Events Team
Shuttleworth Collection Events Team Historic Aircraft Association Conrod Trophy Winner 2020 After the virtual elimination of the 2020 air display season as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, light at the end of...
AIRYMOUSE – A LITTLE AEROPLANE WITH A LONG STORY
While the HAA is perhaps best associated with high-octane ‘warbirds’ a number of members have aircraft which are a little more modest. One such was an aeroplane which was already an anachronism when...
48th Fighter Wing “Heritage Jets”
F15s from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk were recently in Poland on exercise. The 48th Fighter Wing was taking part in Exercise Agile Liberty training alongside its allies in...
Skills currency
Although there is a considerable reduction of air displays and events this year, it is important to maintain the skills necessary for display flying. Events are still taking place at Duxford, Sywell and already...