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2001 Spring Meeting, March 9-11, Henlow

23 members and guests attended this meeting with an extra four guests from RAF CAM joining us for dinner. Friday saw two lectures and a tour of RAF CAM incorporating:
  • Aircrew Equipment Integration Group
  • Disorientation Demonstrators (Gyro)
  • Night Vision Goggle Terrain Training Room
  • Nuclear Biological and Chemical Collective Protection Training Facility
  • Accident Investigation Department
  • Hypobaric Chamber Hall
Dinner at the Carriage House Hotel followed Happy Hour in the Officers' Mess. Saturday saw a further five lectures with lunch in the Officers' Mess and dinner again at the Carriage House Hotel. For reports from this meeting please see the Spring 2001 newsletter.

2001 Summer Meeting, June 8-10, Shenington

For details of this meeting please see the Summer 2001 newsletter.

2001 Autumn Meeting, September 7-9, Tortworth/Kemble/Bristol

40 members and their guests attended the meeting.

Friday 7th September

Afternoon: Arrivals at Kemble airfield. Timed for Guinness Cup entrants
Foregather at Tortworth Court Hotel
18.30 onwards dinner in the hotel dining room (not included in your prepayment)

Saturday 8th September

09.30 Coach leaves for Bristol city centre.
10.00 Guided tour SS Great Britain (45 mins)
13.00 Embark on motor vessel Matilda for lunch and tour of city
16.00 Coach leaves city centre for Tortworth Court

18.00 AGM of the Association

19.30 Wine before...
20.00 Annual Dinner (Black tie preferred)

Sunday 9th September

09.30 Coach leaves for Bristol Aero Collection at Kemble airfield
11.45 Coach leaves Bristol Aero Collection for Delta Jets
13.00 Coach leaves Kemble airfield for Tortworth Court
13.30 Lunch at Tortworth Court

More details in the Summer 2001 newsletter. For full reports of this meetings please see the Spring 2002 newsletter.

2001 Lectures

  • Introduction and Overview of RAF CAM (Group Captain A. Batchelor, Officer Commanding RAF CAM)
  • Overview of Aviation Medicine Training Wing (Wing Commander R. Broadbridge, Officer Commanding AMTW)
  • Aviation Pathology and Toxicology (Air Commodore A. Cullen)
  • Aviation Noise (Mr Darran Humpheson)
  • Cardiovascular Risks and Flying (Group Captain A. Batchelor)
  • Aviation Psychology (Miss Kath Sixsmith)
  • RAF CAM Aviation Medicine Flight (Colonel Lex Brown USAF)