Alan Walker RIP
The HAA was greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Alan Walker after the battle with illness borne with typical fortitude and humour. Our thoughts are with his family and many friends. Alan...
Date to remember – 2020 HAA Symposium 24th October
With “2020” vision we can reveal the date for this year’s Symposium is Saturday 24th October and will be held at the RAF Museum Hendon as usual. The 2020 Symposium will mark the 80th...
Glyn Powell RIP
The HAA is saddened to hear of the recent death of Glyn Powell, whose vision, craftsmanship and engineering expertise is responsible for the fact that there are today 3 airworthy DH-98 Mosquitos. Thirty...
HAA Darrol Stinton Memorial Trophy awarded to Cliff Spink
Darrol Stinton was a founding member of the Historic Aircraft Association and the Darrol Stinton Memorial Trophy was introduced in 2013 to give suitable recognition to individuals who have made a major contribution to...
HAA Symposium 2019 Poster
Sym poster 19 v 11-8
Date to remember – 2019 HAA Symposium 26th October
The date for this year’s Symposium is Saturday 26th October and will be held at the RAF Museum Hendon as usual. The 2019 Symposium will be based on the theme of “Personal Journeys into...
Sir Gerald Howarth new HAA President
Sir Gerald Howarth was elected the new HAA President and was welcomed by outgoing President Rick Peacock-Edwards, who wished him success in his new role. Chairman Wally Epton and the HAA members paid tribute...
Cambridge Flying Group 2019 Conrod Trophy recipients
The Historic Aircraft Association Conrod Trophy awarded to Cambridge Flying Group for contribution to flight safety The Historic Aircraft Association (HAA) Conrod Trophy has been awarded to Cambridge Flying Group. The Conrod Trophy is...
Passing of Lindsey Walton
Lindsey Walton With much sadness we report the passing of Lindsey Walton in early April. A long time HAA member and supporter, he was a stalwart of the UK airshow scene in the seventies...
CAA new Display Flying Standards Document released
CAP 1724, the Display Flying Standards Document has been released by the CAA. See more here.
CAA announced compulsory approval of maintenance programmes for ex-military National Permit to Fly aircraft
Please see details via the links here.
HAA Annual Meeting & Flying Forum
The next Annual Meeting of the Historic Aircraft Association will be held on Saturday 27th April 2019, commencing 10:30. The venue this year will be Duxford, in a shift from our usual home of...
News of a New Chipmunk Display Team
We were sent the following announcement which you may find of interest regarding a new display team. FOUR CHIP FORMATION TEAM – formed for one show but now flying more shows in 2019 The...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Wishing all of our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
HAA Symposium well received by attendees
Attendees to the 2018 HAA Symposium have expressed many favourable comments on how much they enjoyed the event. A bright and cold morning saw attendees gather for tea, coffees and cakes before the Symposium...
Dodge Bailey presented with the Daroll Stinton Memorial Trophy
At the HAA Symposium at the RAF Museum Hendon, Dodge Bailey was presented with the Darroll Stinton Memorial Trophy by HAA President Rick Peacock-Edwards. Dodge was greeted with warm applause in recognition of his...
APPG-GA issue Terms of Reference and Call for Evidence for Airspace Inquiry
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) issued the following announcement on the Airspace Inquiry prompted by the CAA’s controversial recent approval of controlled airspace at Farnborough. 18th September 2018 Airspace Inquiry –...
2018 HAA Symposium Poster published together with speaker details
Four excellent presentations have been secured on the theme RAF100 Flying the Icons, covering a range of topics from historic accounts, personal memories of aircraft operations, and contemporary events within our historic aircraft movement....
Nominations open for HAA Darrol Stinton Memorial Trophy
HAA DARROL STINTON MEMORIAL TROPHY Open for nominations The HAA make two awards annually. The first is the Conrod Trophy which this year was presented to Richard Grace on behalf of Air Leasing at...
HAA Vice President Desmond Penrose 2007 flight in an Airco DH4
We recently received an email from Kenneth Hodges who kindly sent some photos from 2007 when HAA VP Desmond Penrose visited a WACO club fly-in in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Kenneth comments ” I witnessed him...