Cross & Cockade International is holding its 2014 Seminar – which will commemorate the early years of the First World War in the air up until 1916.
The seminar will be held on the 14th-15th June 2014, with unconfirmed speakers including historians Peter Hart, Paolo Varriale and Trevor Henshaw.
Cross & Cockade International is a registered UK charity, specialising in researching and publishing a journal on the First World War in the air.
Seminar
The cost to attend the seminar is £165 plus accommodation, which includes seminar attendance for two days, with lunches, parking and refreshments, as well as access to the gym.
The cost to attend the Saturday evening meal is an extra £30 per person.
A list of unconfirmed speakers include:
Peter Hart: Air War 1914
Paolo Varriale: Paolo Varriale Birth of the Italian Air Force: 1914-15
Trevor Henshaw: Squadron Aircraft Establishments
Peter Dye: RFC Logistics on the Western Front
Phil Jarrett: Sqn Ldr AA Walser: Memories of Gallipoli
David Méchin: The French at Gallipoli
Norman Franks: The First Fighter Aces
Paul Hare: High Altitude Reconnaissance 1914 Style: the RE5
Gregory Alegi: 1916: Giulio Douhet and Airpower on Trial
Mike Meech: “Battle Markings” – temporary recognition markings applied to RFC aircraft over the front lines
To find out more about the conference, visit the Cross & Cockade website here.
Images courtesy of the Cross & Cockade website
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News