Welcome to the Milton Keynes Aviation Society.

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We are a friendly group of enthusiasts who meet each month to hear high quality speakers on a variety of aviation topics. Have a look at our Lecture Programme and come along as a visitor for £5 (no charge for members).

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We visit RAF/USAF bases, special events, manufacturers, etc. as you can see from our Visits Programme.

 

Members also receive a monthly MKAS Newsletter.

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Membership costs £22 per year (Membership Form on the Archives and Documents page).

As the Milton Keynes Branch of Air-Britain our members can buy top class Air-Britain publications at a substantial discount.

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10th September 2024

MKAS Signature Lecture

75th Anniversary of the End of The Berlin Airlift

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MKAS are proud to present a special evening commemorating the Berlin Airlift which ended in 1949.

Operation Plainfare was a remarkable Allied effort to maintain supplies to West Berlin by air after the Soviet blockade of all land routes.

Joining us to present different aspects of the Airlift are Aldon Ferguson, Military Aviation Historian, and Dr Doris Mueller-Toovey, Head of New Conception at the Museum of Military History, Gatow

PLEASE NOTE THIS LECTURE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HUNT HOUSE, PAULERSPURY, AT THE EARLIER TIME OF 7.00PM.  WE NEED TO INFORM THE HUNT HOUSE IN ADVANCE WHO WILL BE ATTENDING SO PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NAME TO CHRIS ON cj.bos@ntlworld.com FOR PRE-REGISTRATION.

FREE FOR MKAS MEMBERS, £10.00 FOR VISITORS

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8th October 2024

Aldon Ferguson - The Allied Invasion of Iceland

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After the Nazis had occupied Norway Britain was fearful that they would try to occupy Iceland and the Faroe Islands, so they made a ‘friendly ‘ invasion on 10 May 1940 when four British ships, full of Marines, landed unopposed at Reykjavik, without a single shot being fired and no loss of life.  Historian Aldon Ferguson explains how the British promised to stay out of Islandic politics and were quickly accepted and the war became known there as ‘The Blessed War’ as the British protected them from Nazi invasion but more importantly gave work to the locals in building roads, bridges, barracks, hospitals and everything necessary for an occupying army.  25,000 British troops were stationed there for a while but they were needed back in Britain after France fell, so Churchill persuaded Roosevelt to take over as guardian

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