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Citation Sir Robert Hardingham Presidential Sword awarded in 2013 to Clare Walker   The original sword was donated by Graviner Ltd to the Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers and Technologists [...]

  The annual Christmas lunch and award ceremony was held at Hall Place, Maidenhead this year. Gautam Lewis from “Freedom in the Air”  has kindly accepted as our special guest and [...]

Some BWPA girls attended the 28 International Moth Rally at Woburn Abbey 18 August 2013. Several members of the Tiger 9 display team are friends of Lesley who flew on Concorde with her over a [...]

  Duxford Airfield has kindly arranged a Ladies Day with half price landing, half price museum entry and free guided tour. Due to gusty weather forecast only 2 planes, one from Stapleford [...]

A few members were planning to attend this interesting fly-in but unfortunately the weather forecast indicated gust and thunderstorm. The Stapleford group has to abandon and went for a quick [...]

UK Pilot, Kirsty Cameron, has just completed a multiple record-breaking XC flight across the UK, on her R11. Kirsty’s flight is significant for several reasons, and will likely stand in the [...]

On August 18th 1911 Hilda B Hewlett, a 47-year old mother of two, became the first British woman to pass her flying test; she received Pilot’s Certificate no. 122 from the Royal Aero Club eleven [...]

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