The de Havilland Aircraft Company - Hertfordshire's Contribution to Aviation History

SPEAKER: Alistair Hodgson, Volunteer at the de Havilland Museum.

Synopsis:

Alistair will look at the company and its achievements through the lifetime of its founder, Geoffrey de Havilland. Along the way we take a closer look at some of the company's most significant designs such as the Tiger Moth, Mosquito and Comet. Alistair will also discuss the activities at Hatfield in the later days of Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace, and look at how the company's history is being commemorated in the local community on the factory site at Hatfield today.
 

                                                    Copyright © BAE Systems Ltd.

Biography:

Alistair is an engineer by profession and worked in the energy and rail transport sectors for most of his career.

A fascination with old aeroplanes led him to become a volunteer at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in 2006, which in turn led to his becoming the Museum's first full-time Curator in 2017.

Now retired, Alistair still works as a Volunteer at the DH Museum restoring a Sea Venom naval fighter.

Please NOTE: The talk will be preceded by a brief InstMC Anglia Local Section AGM.

To join the event via MS Teams please click here