The Aircraft Enthusiasts' Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month to hear invited speakers on aviation and related subjects. Meetings are held at Shuttleworth starting at 1.00pm.
We have an extensive programme of visits to airfields, museums and places and events of interest. We organise regular social functions all of which are open to visitors and friends. Although we have no official link to Shuttleworth we are avid supporters of the Collection and many of our members are also members of the SVAS.
You can contact us on 99aegr@gmail,com
We have an extensive programme of visits to airfields, museums and places and events of interest. We organise regular social functions all of which are open to visitors and friends. Although we have no official link to Shuttleworth we are avid supporters of the Collection and many of our members are also members of the SVAS.
You can contact us on 99aegr@gmail,com
2023 Programme
4th Jan Members Remember
1st Feb Darren Harbar Aviation Photography
1st Mar AGM
5th April Peter Griffiths Sextant to Sat Nav. 45 Years in Aviation (Pt. 2)
3rd May James Nicolson Forgotten Air VCs of the Great War
7th June Paul Drakes 35 Years of Flying
5th July Lawrence Hayward Armstrong Whitworth Argosy
2nd Aug Henry Hewitt Aircraft Refurbishment
6th Sep Anthony Inglis 100 Years of RAF History
4th Oct Robin Evans In the Slipstream of Alcock and Brown
The Angie Milne Memorial Lecture
1st Nov Chris Carle-Macauly V1 - The Doodlebug
6th Dec Jim Box Shackleton Maritime Operations
2024 Programme
3rd Jan Members Remember
7th Feb Rod Dean Spitfire to Seafire
6th Mar AGM
3rd April Peter Griffiths Coal Gas to Concorde Pt 1
1st May Peter Griffiths Coal Gas to Concorde Pt 2
5th June Graham Perry Some RAF characters of the Cold War era
The Story of the AEG
In June 1999, the third year of a WEA course of lectures on the history of aviation was coming to an end. The twelve regulars who had attended the lectures were disappointed that there no further lectures were planned. They were sufficiently enthused by the course to wish to continue their association and determined to keep together as a group. Thus the Aircraft Enthusiasts’ Group was formed and the course lecturer, Barry Lance, became an active member. Paddy Weldon was nominated as Chairman and his energy drove the Group forward. In 2009 Paddy became the Group’s President.
In the early years it was a nomadic life - Ickwell Cricket Club, local pubs and so on. Thanks to sympathetic supporters at the Shuttleworth Collection, the Group was able to meet at the Old Warden site where we have been ever since.
The Group organises visits to a wide range of venues, museums and air shows, both in the UK and abroad. Other trips are purely social and are popular with wives and non-member friends.
An early host for the group was Wg Cdr Ken Wallis and the trip to Norfolk to enjoy his engineering and demonstration flying of his autogyros became an annual event. The frequent visits to his home formed a special bond and at the annual lunch in 2007, Ken became the Group’s first Honorary Member. In 2008, a similar invitation was extended to AVM Alan Merriman, former CO of the Empire Test Pilots’ School who has been a speaker on several occasions. We are honoured and proud of our association with these distinguished aviators.
In June 1999, the third year of a WEA course of lectures on the history of aviation was coming to an end. The twelve regulars who had attended the lectures were disappointed that there no further lectures were planned. They were sufficiently enthused by the course to wish to continue their association and determined to keep together as a group. Thus the Aircraft Enthusiasts’ Group was formed and the course lecturer, Barry Lance, became an active member. Paddy Weldon was nominated as Chairman and his energy drove the Group forward. In 2009 Paddy became the Group’s President.
In the early years it was a nomadic life - Ickwell Cricket Club, local pubs and so on. Thanks to sympathetic supporters at the Shuttleworth Collection, the Group was able to meet at the Old Warden site where we have been ever since.
The Group organises visits to a wide range of venues, museums and air shows, both in the UK and abroad. Other trips are purely social and are popular with wives and non-member friends.
An early host for the group was Wg Cdr Ken Wallis and the trip to Norfolk to enjoy his engineering and demonstration flying of his autogyros became an annual event. The frequent visits to his home formed a special bond and at the annual lunch in 2007, Ken became the Group’s first Honorary Member. In 2008, a similar invitation was extended to AVM Alan Merriman, former CO of the Empire Test Pilots’ School who has been a speaker on several occasions. We are honoured and proud of our association with these distinguished aviators.