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Canterbury Branch Meeting 20th October 2026
by Graham Christie | Oct 11, 2026 | Canterbury
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30Speaker 1– Rev Dr Richard Waugh QSM. The Erebus Memorial Service Speaker 2- Phillip Harrall AFC, MPhil, FRAeS The Norwegian Campaign of 1940.
The Henry Wigram Lecture 22nd September 2026
by Graham Christie | Aug 13, 2026 | Canterbury, News
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30 Honoured guest is David Edwards FRAes, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Royal Aeronautical Society Guest Speaker – Capt. David Morgan OMNZ New Zealand Aviation What Next?
Canterbury Branch Meeting 18th August 2026
by Graham Christie | Aug 7, 2026 | Canterbury
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30Speaker –Brent Hopley Keeping them in the Air
Canterbury Branch Meeting 21th July 2026
by Graham Christie | Jul 7, 2026 | Canterbury
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30Speaker – Mike Marra Project Grebe
Canterbury Branch Meeting 16th June 2026
by Graham Christie | Jun 8, 2026 | Canterbury
Venue – Air Force Museum, TheatreTime – 19:00 the lecture will start at 19:30Speaker – Darren Hammod Curator
Canterbury Branch Programme of Events
by Phillip Harrall | Feb 11, 2025 | Canterbury, News
This is the 2025 Branch programme for the next 5 months - 18 February - "The Dark Art of Warfare - Electromagnetic Manipulation". Speaker Phillip Harrall. Venue - Air Force Museum (AFM) at 19:30 18 March - "Christchurch Air Traffic Control". Speaker Clint Bowles....