Monthly Talks Programme
These take place on the last Thursday of each month at 19:30 (No Talks are held in August and December). The price for Talks at the Fleet Air Arm Museum for 2024 is £6.00. We are continuing to improve the standard of our live Zoom option with the aim of widening the audience for these talks. The cost for this option is £4.00.
Access for Thursday evening Talks at the Fleet Air Arm Museum is via the ground floor access gate, which is to the left of the main entrance stairs. Ring the bell on the sign to the left of the gate and a staff member will come and let you in.
Guests and non members are very welcome at the Museum or on Zoom. Tea/Coffee, Wine and Soft Drinks are available for a donation in the FAAM Auditorium before the presentation starts and also in the interval.
These are very popular events and we encourage you to purchase tickets beforehand to ensure entry. Entry is possible on the door of the night of the Talk but only if the maximum capacity has not been reached. Pre-paid tickets are guaranteed entry as priority will be given to pre-paid ticket holders. Tickets are available online via PayPal. Other payment options are available by BACS and Cheque. Please note: there is a cut off for purchasing advance tickets on the Tuesday before a Thursday Talk at 19:30 when the PayPal links will be disabled. Any payments received after the cut-off will be held over to the following month’s Talk.
NON SoFFAAM MEMBERS
Are very welcome to our Thursday evening Talks both at the Fleet Air Arm Museum and on Zoom. Consider joining SoFFAAM to get the benefits of entry to the Museum and other society privileges. See our Membership page HERE.
NB. We do not issue physical tickets. Names will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night. The same is for Zoom where you will be checked as you log-in. Zoom links are sent out 48 hours before the talk takes place. For further details on any of the monthly talks, please contact us.
Rob Palmer MA –RAF Chivenor and the U-boat War
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS ON A SATURDAY MORNING: Saturday 21 September 2024 at 11.00
SoFFAAM is delighted to announce a Saturday lecture at FAAM this September.
RAF Chivenor played a major role during the Second World War as a 19 Group Coastal Command station. Squadrons resident at the north Devon airfield contributed to the defeat of the Nazi U-boat submarine fleet during 1943. Searchlight-equipped Vickers Wellingtons flew long night missions hunting surfaced U-boats over the Bay of Biscay that helped ensure the success of D-Day in 1944.
Many RAF Allied aircrew served at Chivenor during the bitterly fought Battle of the Atlantic, including RCAF and Free Poles and Speaker Rob Palmer will explore their role in detail with personal stories and anecdotes.
Access to the museum is free to SoFFAAM members. Members can bring up to four guests at 30% discount on the museum entry price and must be pre-booked. See the SoFFAAM website HERE about this.
Non SoFFAAM Members are welcome to attend this Talk but they MUST also purchase a museum entry ticket AND pay Talk ticket fee. If you become a SoFFAAM member, you have free entry to the museum for the whole year of your membership. This membership costs less than buying a Ticket from FAAMand our membership form can be downloaded HERE. Membership must be taken out at least a week before its intended use to gain free entry to the museum to allow for processing.
Payment options for advanced Talk ticket sales are as below.
September SATURDAY 2024 Talk Payment Information.
Members and guests attending at the FAA Museum is £6.00ea and Zoom £4.00ea. You can also pay on the door on the day to see this Talk, but priority will be given to pre-paid tickets if the hall capacity is reached.
PLEASE NOTE: there is a cut off for purchasing advanced tickets on the Thursday prior to the Talk at 19:30 when the PayPal link will be disabled. Any BACS or Cheque payments received after this time will be held over to the following months Talk.
PayPal
To attend at the Museum is £6.00
Click HERE to pay by PayPal.
We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night.
PayPal
To attend on Zoom is £4.00
Click HERE to pay by PayPal.
We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the Zoom attendance list and you will be checked-in on the night.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
BACS
BANK: Lloyds Bank plc. Sort Code: 30-99-98 Account No: 00857987
Please reference the payment with your Surname/Sept/Sat so we know which talk you are paying for.
For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the September 2024 Saturday Talk.
Your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium or to the Zoom attendance list.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
Cheque
Please send a cheque payable to SoFFAAM:
Membership Secretary, Coombe View, 1 Coombe Villas, Coombe Orchard, Chapel Street, Axmouth, Devon, EX12 4AU.
Please reference the payment with your Surname/Sept/Sat so we know which talk you are paying for.
For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the September 2024 Saturday Talk.
Your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium or to the Zoom attendance list.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
Gp Capt (retd) Jock Heron – Military Aircraft Procurement Decisions and Follies
Thursday 26 September 2024
We welcome the return of Jock Heron to the SoFFAAM Talks programme. A very erudite speaker whose expertly researched presentations are always a firm favourite with our audiences.
The full detail of Jock’s Talk will be posted here in the near future.
Payment options will become available at the end of August.
Thursday Evening September 2024 Talk Payment Information.
Members and guests attending at the FAA Museum is £6.00ea. You can also pay on the door on the night to see this Talk, but priority will be given to pre-paid tickets if the hall capacity is reached.
PLEASE NOTE: there is a cut off for purchasing advanced tickets on the Tuesday prior to the Talk at 19:30 when the PayPal link will be disabled. Any BACS or Cheque payments received after this time will be held over to the following months Talk.
PayPal
To attend at the Museum is £6.00
A PayPal will be available at the beginning of August.
We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night.
PayPal
To attend on Zoom is £4.00
A PayPal will be available at the beginning of August..
We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the Zoom attendance list and you will be checked-in on the night.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
BACS
BANK: Lloyds Bank plc. Sort Code: 30-99-98 Account No: 00857987
Please reference the payment with your Surname/Sept/Thur so we know which talk you are paying for.
For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the September Thursday 2024 Talk.
Your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium or to the Zoom attendance list.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
Cheque
Please send a cheque payable to SoFFAAM:
Membership Secretary, Coombe View, 1 Coombe Villas, Coombe Orchard, Chapel Street, Axmouth, Devon, EX12 4AU.
Please reference the payment with your Surname/Sept/Thur so we know which talk you are paying for.
For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the September Thursday 2024 Talk.
Your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium or to the Zoom attendance list.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
Alistair Hodgson – The de Havilland Comet airliner – the 75th anniversary of her maiden flight.
Thursday 31 October 2024 at 19.30
This October sees the welcome return of Alistair Hodgson.
A de Havilland officianado who spent many years at Salisbury Hall, the de Havilland Museum at London Colney Hertfordshire. Alistair’s presentations are always very well researched and full of facinating detail so come and join his talk to hear about the first jet airliner, it’s highs and lows and not forgetting it had a long and distinguished military transport role with the RAF.
Payment options will become available at the beginning of October.
October 2024 Talk Payment Information.
Members and guests attending at the FAA Museum is £6.00ea and Zoom £4.00ea. You can also pay on the door on the night to see this Talk, but priority will be given to pre-paid tickets if the hall capacity is reached.
PLEASE NOTE: there is a cut off for purchasing advanced tickets on the Tuesday prior to the Talk at 19:30 when the PayPal link will be disabled. Any BACS or Cheque payments received after this time will be held over to the following months Talk.
PayPal
To attend at the Museum is £6.00
A PayPal link will appear here at the beginning of October.
We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium. You will be asked for your Surname and checked-in on the night.
PayPal
To attend on Zoom is £4.00
A PayPal link will appear here at the beginning of October.
We do not issue physical tickets. PayPal informs us you have paid and your name will be added to the Zoom attendance list and you will be checked-in on the night.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
BACS
BANK: Lloyds Bank plc. Sort Code: 30-99-98 Account No: 00857987
Please reference the payment with your Surname/Oct so we know which talk you are paying for.
For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the October 2024 Talk.
Your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium or to the Zoom attendance list.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
Cheque
Please send a cheque payable to SoFFAAM:
Membership Secretary, Coombe View, 1 Coombe Villas, Coombe Orchard, Chapel Street, Axmouth, Devon, EX12 4AU.
Please reference the payment with your Surname/Oct so we know which talk you are paying for.
For Zoom, you must email soffaam.joinup@gmail.com requesting your Zoom invite. Please advise your payment is for the October 2024 Talk.
Your name will be added to the audience attendance list at the Museum Auditorium or to the Zoom attendance list.
Zoom links will be sent 48 hours ahead of the Talk. If you have not received one by 24 hours ahead of the Talk, please contact soffaam.joinup@gmail.com
2024
Paul Hurt – The ‘Lizzie’ (Lysander) and Westlands
Thursday 28 November 2024
2025
Rod Dean – Flying the Hunter operationally and for fun
Thursday 30 January 2025