Daedalus Aviation and Heritage Group

26/05/2026

Just a reminder that we do not have a talk tomorrow evening at the RNA Club. We resume aviation related talks after the summer, commencing 23rd September with "A view from above from an aviation photographer with a passion for flying..." - Ian Haskell.

20/04/2026

COMING UP THIS WEDNESDAY 22nd APRIL ..... AVIATION TALK 1930 for a 2000 start at the RNA Club, Fareham Road, Gosport.

Joe Marsden

ASTOR - the Airborne STand Off Radar system and its ground stations helping to control the battlefield. How the Sentinel Aircraft and its mobile units helped the troops on the front line as well as the commanders at headquarters to counter enemy threats by providing real-time tactical intelligence .

Entrance for DA&HG members is free, £5 for non-members. Bar and snacks available.
https://daedalusaviation.org/aviation-talks/

23/03/2026

COMING UP THIS WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH ..... AVIATION TALK 1930 for a 2000 start at the RNA Club, Fareham Road, Gosport.

FROM RAPIDES TO LIGHTNINGS (How did I get here!)

Phil Gallagher

Phil left school in 1964 to start as a trainee airborne survey camera operator. 1967 first overseas trip to Nigeria followed by six years all over Africa, mostly the former British colonies.

1973 left as a result of declining work due to US satellites killing off conventional air surveys, and did temporary three months in Germany with Plan Und Karte in Dusseldorf.

Returned to the UK and was recruited [Jan 74] as Fast Jet Reconnaissance Instructor on BAE/EE Lightnings 13 Sqdn Dhahran + Sqdn detachments to Khamis Mushait, Tabuk and Taif. After two years Phil converted to photographer {with shift and overtime payments they earned more money}. After eight years,1982 back to the UK and he became senior photographer for GEC Marconi Defence Systems. - just in time for the Falklands War.

Entrance for DA&HG members is free, £5 for non-members. Bar and snacks available.

(Aviation Talks - Daedalus Aviation & Heritage Group).

04/07/2024

All supporters of aviation are welcome to become members of DA&HG, a not-for-profit organisation that has prevented closure of the airfield three times and opened up the airfield and its facilities for civilian use. We are also determined to preserve the aviation heritage of the local area, encompassing HMS Daedalus, Fort Grange, Fleetlands and associated sites. https://daedalusaviation.org/join-us/

25/04/2024

In the UK, general aviation airfields are wrongly classified as brownfield sites. Let's get that changed. Sign this petition: Reclassify general aviation airfields as greenfield not brownfield sites https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/660502

Airfields around the country are categorised as brownfield sites making them attractive for development of housing estates.

22/04/2024

Onlinevfr is a new learning resource for UK student pilots. Take a look and post your impressions.

08/03/2024

The future of aviation is bright! Nothing quite like spending time with fellow aspiring pilots at the flight school cafe, sharing stories of the skies we'll soon conquer. The thrill of new discoveries, friendships formed, and adventures on the horizon make all the studying and simulator hours worthwhile. Though the road ahead is long, we'll get there together.

28/01/2024

Four new images kindly supplied by Sean Woodward have been added to the archive at the top of this page:

HMS Daedalus Historic Photos These photographs illustrate the wide range of aircraft and personnel that were based at the airfield during many decades in the

02/08/2023

A local pilot in the news

Katherine Moloney is building a network of female aviators to encourage more women to be pilots.

06/03/2023

Here's the new video for the group. Please watch, like, and share it. The goal is to attract new members this year.

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