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2017 Events Calendar
ALWAYS check that the event is on before setting out!
Engineering Days: Contact Peter Wright for details, 2017/2018 courses.
Download the Soft Airfield Operations Poster here!
| January 8th (Sunday) | Bicester Sunday Scramble. |
VAC Aircraft welcome but please contact Elaine Jell at Historic Promotions - tel 01869 247888 or email elaine@historicpromotions.com Applications to attend by air will close at midday of Friday 6th January. |
Biscester. | |
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| January 21st (Saturday) | Visit to P & A Wood Rolls Royce and Bentley. |
VAC Event, Accompanied tour of Merlin Overhaul Workshop, adv booking a must. 20 places only. |
Dunmow, Essex. | |
| February 12th (Sunday) | VAC Early Spring Lunch Meet.– Sywell 11am onwards. Followed by a talk by Alan Pickford, “The People’s Mosquito – returning the Mosquito to UK skies” |
VAC Event. Sywell Aviation Museum talk at 2pm (£5.00) An opportunity for anyone interested to enjoy a talk after lunch! Please reserve a place for lunch by contacting Anne Hughes. |
Sywell. | |
| March 10th (Friday) | VAC Aviation Poetry Evening - 7.30pm |
VAC Event. All welcome! Steve Slater, Anne Hughes and friends.Download the Poster here! |
Evening hosted by Sherburn-in-Elmet Flying Club. | |
| March 18th (Saturday) | VAC Dinner and Awards Evening. |
VAC Event |
Littlebury Hotel, Bicester. | |
| March 25th (Saturday) | VAC visit to Museum of Berkshire Aviation. Conducted tour and refreshments. Transport from White Waltham if required. |
VAC Event, Booking essential. |
Museum of Berkshire Aviation. | |
| April 1st (Saturday) | Daffodil Fly-In. |
VAC Event. Contact Paul Loveday |
Fenland. | |
| April 8th (Saturday) | Beagle Pup 50th Birthday Celebration. |
Non VAC Event. VAC Members welcome. |
Turweston. | |
| April 22nd (Saturday) | Fabric Engineering Day. 10 places only, £25 each. |
VAC Event. Contact Peter Wright. |
Turweston. | |
| April 23rd (Sunday) | Bicester Sunday Scramble. |
VAC Aircraft welcome. Contact Elaine Jell at Historic Promotions on 01869 247888. |
Biscester. | |
| April 29th (Saturday) | VAC Spring Fly-In. |
VAC Event. Contact Paul Loveday. |
Turweston. | |
| May 20th (Saturday) | Visit to Bletchley Park. |
VAC Event. Book with Peter Wright by 12th February. Cost £14.00 each. (Ticket valid for 12 months) |
Bletchley Park. | |
| May 29th (Monday) | Vintage Glider Club invite VAC. |
Non VAC Event. |
Aston Down. | |
| June 3rd (Saturday) | VAC Duxford Bonus Day. |
VAC Event. |
Duxford. | |
| June 16th/17th/18th (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) | VAC Yorkshire Tour based Sherburn-in-Elmet. |
VAC Event. Contact Richard Maxted. Camping/Hotel/Transport can all be booked. |
Sherburn-in-Elmet. | |
| June 24th/25th (Saturday/Sunday) | Biscester Flywheel. |
Non VAC Event. |
Biscester. | |
| July 8th/9th (Saturday/Sunday) | Heveningham Hall. Concours d’Elegance trophy. |
Non VAC Event.Inviation to VAC aircraft (pre 1950) to attend. Limited places. Contact Peter Wright if you are interested |
Heveningham Hall. | |
| July 29th/30th (Saturday/Sunday) | Vale of White Horse Fly-In. |
Non VAC Event. Contact Kevin Hale |
Shrivenham Airfield, Nr Swindon. | |
| September 1st/2nd/3rd (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) | LAA Rally Sywell. |
VAC attending LAA Event. |
Sywell. | |
| September 9th/10th (Saturday/Sunday) | VAC Fly-in to Bodmin for WW2 Tiger Moth Day.Download Poster here! |
VAC attending Bodmin Event by invitation. Contact Pete White. |
Bodmin. | |
| September 23rd (Saturday) | VAC Autumn Rally.Taylor Titch & Monoplane 50th Anniversary Celebration. |
VAC Event.Contact Turweston for PPR.VAC Contact Paul Loveday. |
Turweston. | |
| October 1st (Sunday) | Old Sarum Fly-In. |
VAC Invited to Old Sarum 100 year celebration event. PPR Old Sarum. |
Old Sarum Airfield. | |
| October 1st (Sunday) | Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble. |
VAC Aircraft Invited. Book through enquiries@historicpromotions.com with aircraft registration, type, point of departure and POB. 100LL Avgas available but order when booking.. |
Biscester. | |
| October 14th (Saturday) | VAC AGM Including Celebration of Aircraft reaching 80, 70, 60, or 50 years. |
VAC Event. Details to follow. |
Wellington Rooms, Wellsbourne. | |
| October 28th (Saturday) | Visit to Great Oakley Airfield to see Percival Proctor Restorations. |
VAC Event. To book ph John Tregiglas 07734 938509. |
Great Oakley,HARWICH. | |
| October 28th (Saturday) | GASCo Safety Evening. |
GASCo Event. 7pm. |
Bicester Gliding Centre. | |
| November 25th (Saturday) | Visit to Midland Air Museum & DC6 Diner. |
VAC Event. 20 places avail. Book as soon as possible, contact Anne Hughes. |
Bicester Gliding Centre. | |
| November/December, (To Be Arranged) | Informal Safety Forum with Lindsay Irvine. |
VAC Event |
Turweston | |
| 2018 | Sat 20th Jan 2018. VAC return visit to P&A Wood Rolls Royce |
