Programme For 2017
Wednesday 8 November
“Life with the Red Arrows” - Mark Zanker.
Wednesday 13 December
Christmas lunch
Programme For 2018
Wednesday 10 January
“Hawker films” taken by Graham Galton
Wednesday 14 February
"Airline Flight Safety” - Chris Roberts
Wednesday 14 March
“Harrier Ski-Jump Trials from a flight test engineer’s viewpoint” - 
Dick Poole

Wednesday11 April
Annual General Meeting and video
Wednesday 9 May
“Paper Aeroplanes Again” - Ed Hui


Mark Zanker had a long and varied RAF career flying Harriers and in the Reds.

Chris Roberts was Chief Test Pilot at Dunsfold and subsequently an airline Captain and our Chairman.

Dick Poole was Chief Flight Test Engineer at Dunsfold.

Ed Hui who returns with more about paper aeroplanes.



Unless stated otherwise, meetings are at 'YMCA Hawker, Kingston - the old Sports & Social Club - and start at 2.00 pm. Lunch and drinks are available beforehand, tea afterwards, and there is a large, free car park.

Christmas Lunch is at 12 for 12.30 on the 13th December, as usual at the YMCA Hawker Centre. The price and menu have yet to be finalised but both are expected to be similar to last year. Please call for details and book with Ken Batstone on 01932 229938 then send him a cheque (made out to The Hawker Association) to 42 Kings Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2RA.