14th October 2025

Dodge Bailey - Flying the DH-88 Comet Racer

*Note change of lecture*

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Legendary test and display pilot Dodge Bailey will take us through the process to operate the DH-88 Comet Racer from Old Warden for the first time.  This includes the risk assessment and mitigation procedures and initial flight testing aspects

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11th November 2025

Robin Evans – In the Slipstream of Alcock and Brown

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Robin Evans is a professional pilot and tonight retraces Alcock & Brown's 1919 transatlantic crossing from primary sources. Rendering two modest men back into life as a professional descendant and uncovering the myths that have circulated over the years

 

9th December 2025

Professor Fiona Clark – Electronic Warfare in Today's Conflicts

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Professor Fiona Clark – Electronic Warfare in Today’s Conflicts

Professor Fiona Clark is Head of Capability, Electronic Warfare (EW) at Leonardo Electronics.  Tonight she describes for us the ability to use the electromagnetic spectrum to sense, analyse and identify enemy signals, as well as to disrupt, degrade or deny the adversaries' ability to benefit from use of the spectrum. The Ukraine conflict has demonstrated both sides’ reliance on EW equipment, and the need for rapidly changeable capability. This lecture will give an overview of the subject of EW:  why it’s needed, what it is, how it’s done and will leave the audience with thoughts for future developments

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13th January 2026

'Clem' Cleminson OBE - 'Crash and Smash'

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‘Clem’ Cleminson OBE served 38 years in the RAF as an Airframe Technician.  During his last 10 years in the RAF as a Warrant Officer he was one of the Aircraft Recovery Officers on the Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Sqn (JARTS) better known as ‘Crash and Smash’.

In tonight’s talk Clem will discuss the role of JARTS and talk about many of his interesting crash and recovery experiences.  He will also talk about life after JARTS and the RAF

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10th February 2026

John Day - Racing to Victory

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The Schneider Seaplane Races, held between WW1 and WW2, played a pivotal role in ensuring Britain had the fast aircraft needed to win the Battle of Britain.  To win the Schneider Trophy race three times Britain developed powerful and reliable engines and learnt how to design high-speed monoplane aircraft. These advances in technology were adapted and implemented in the RR Merlin Engine, the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane.

The talk includes many period photos and personal reminiscences of our speaker John Day, who was a Hawker Aircraft Apprentice and his Father who was employed by Hawkers for 50 years

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10th March 2026

MKAS AGM & Photo Competition

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