RAF 100 Morning
Monday 25th June 2018 – 09:30 – 13:15 | Price £45
Featuring veterans Colin Bell, Bernard Gardner, Chris Coville and historians Paul Beaver, James Holland, Seb Cox, Steve Prince, and restorer and pilot, Sam Worthington-Leese.
9.25am | Introduction by James Holland |
9.30am | Piston & Jet Pilots
Paul Beaver with Colin Bell (Mosquito) and Chris Coville (Lightning, Tornado) Historian and pilot Paul Beaver talks to Colin Bell, who flew Mosquitoes during the Second World War, and to Chris Coville, who flew fast jets during the Cold War and throughout the Falklands. |
10.30am | Spitfire Start-Up & Coffee
Spitfire discussion |
11am | The Hawker Typhoon
Sam Worthington-Leese and Bernard Gardner Bernard Gardner flew Hawker Typhoons in 1944-45 over Europe, while Sam Worthington-Leese is overseeing a project to restore a Typhoon to the skies. |
12.15pm | The RAF in World War II: Strategy for Victory
James Holland with Seb Cox and Steve Prince Seb Cox is the Head of the Air Historical Branch while Steve Prince is Head of the Naval Historical Branch. In this discussion they will be joining James Holland to discuss the vital importance of the RAF’s contribution to the Second World War and its evolving air strategy for victory. |