Author Archives: Jin-Hyun Yu

May Lecture 2018 – Joint WJS lecture

F-35B Lightning II

Wednesday 16th May 2018

Lecture Starts at 6.00 pm
Speaker: Air Cdre Linc Taylor, Assistant Chief of Staff, Capability Delivery Combat Air, Royal Air Force

Location:
The Welding Institute, Granta Centre,
Granta Park, Great Abington,
Cambridge, CB21 6AL.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Please register in advance at the following link:
http://www.theweldinginstitute.com/events/?details=AE9D7387-C571-47D5-8348-B9CE4446E000

 

The lecture titles and dates are booked well in advance but are subject to change.

April Lecture 2018

Branch AGM & Lecture

The RAF at 100: The formation of the world’s first independent air force

Thursday 12th April 2018

AGM starts at 7.15 pm

Lecture Starts at 7.30 pm
Speaker: Nina Hadaway – Royal Air Force Museum

Location: ***UPDATE 12/04/2018*** Lecture Theatre ‘0’, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

As the Royal Air Force marks its centenary year, this talk will look at the formation of the world’s first independent air force. It will explore the circumstances which led to the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to create the new organisation. A consideration will be made of the personalities and drama involved in the process and the impact on those who served. An overview of the activities and achievements of the RAF during the First World War will be undertaken and a reflection on some ‘Cambridge Connections’ with the RAF’s history will be given.

Nina Hadaway is the Archive, Library and Research Manager at the Royal Air Force Museum. A published author, she has previously spoken at several conferences and presented to a number of societies on various aspects of RAF history.

The lecture titles and dates are booked well in advance but are subject to change.

 

March Lecture – 2018

“Dr Norman De Bruyne Heritage Plaque unveiling”

Thursday 8th March 2018
Cambridge University Engineering Dept, James Dyson Building Seminar Room,
Starting at 4 pm
Note: If parking on site, it is advised to enter via one of the gates from Fen Causeway, rather than from Trumpington St.

 

“Airlander – What the Future Holds”

Thursday 8th March 2018

Lecture Starts at 6.00 pm
Followed by Branch Dinner at 7.45 pm (By Ticket, Hotel Du Vin)

Speaker: Simon Evans – Head of Business Development for Defence and Security, Hybrid Air Vehicles

Location: Lecture Theatre ‘0’, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Cambridge Branch Dinner – Thursday 8th March 2018
Just a quick note to reassure those booked for the Dinner that it is definitely  going ahead. After the earlier plea for more attendees we had a much improved response and now have a healthy 62 coming. See you on Thursday!

The lecture titles and dates are booked well in advance but are subject to change.