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...
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...
CAP 1724, the Display Flying Standards Document has been released by the CAA. See more here.
Please see details via the links here.
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...
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...
Wishing all of our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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...
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...
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 –...
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....
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...
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...
We received the following press release. Edinburgh University Air Squadron Association ‘Winkle’- one of the world’s greatest pilots. Former pilots of Edinburgh University Air Squadron are behind a bid to raise funds of £100,000...
The sad passing of Mary Ellis has led some media outlets to say Mary was the last wartime female ATA pilot. However, without wishing diminish Mary’s great legacy, that does not take account...
The HAA is greatly saddened by the passing of John Farley, a Vice President of the Association. John was not only an exceptional aviator and test pilot but a great supporter of the HAA,...
The Duxford Air Festival in May gathered a group of 8 Harvards to mark the 80th anniversary of the Harvard. The 8 flew in three sections; a box of 4, a vic of 3...
The Historic Aircraft Association have announced Air Leasing Ltd as this year’s recipient of the Conrod Trophy. The annual award (for group endeavour) recognises outstanding achievement in the restoration, maintenance or operation of historic...
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of HAA member Bill Taylor who served on HAA Council and provided great support for the Association for many years. Bill, aged 67, passed away...
FROM THE CHAIRMAN’S NOTEBOOK THE APPG AND UK AIR SHOWS Members will probably have heard something about the recently formed All Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation (APPG/GA) The Group has a website at...
