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An SE5a should be joining the WW1 Aviation Heritagee Trust in 2018. Well known Aviation Historian Sean Feast will be writing a series of articles on the merits of the SE5a as the original pilots saw it. Join our Journey to keep the aviation legacy of WW1 alive and become a Patron of WW1 AHT. The SE5a was the aircraft of choice for many RFC pilots, including four recipients of the Victoria Cross: Major Mick Mannock VC, DSO**, MC* (73 victories); Major James McCudden VC, DSO*, MC*, MM (57 victories); Captain Anthony Beauchamp-Proctor VC, DSO, MC* DFC (54 victories); and Captain Albert Ball VC, DSO**, MC (44 victories).

With your help a magnificent Albatros DVa will be on its way back to England this summer painted in black with a huge Edelweiss on the fuselage replacing the aircraft that force-landed on its way back from the Somme The decision on the paint scheme had to be made early as the aircraft is in the process of being built and we will shortly have some pictures of the build as it proceeds apace. However, The Trust has undertaken to assist with the costs of bring it to UK and reassembling it. We need YOUR Help to do so.

Jean Michel Munn on flying the Albatros DVa – With Your Help He will be Flying it again in 2018!
The Albatros DVa has got to be one of the most beautiful and potent looking WW1 aircraft of either side. If looks could kill … well she certainly would have… but what is she really like to fly?

Help us Keep the Nieuport 17 flying by becoming a Patron of WW1 AHT You will receive an annual membership card with a different aircraft on the card each year. A Quarterly Newsletter on the Trust’s progress and the satisfaction of contributing to it. An annual meeting at Stow Maries for PoWs with the pilots with flying if the weather permits or fly missions on the rocking nacelle if it does not (or both!).

Nieuport and Fokker DVII joining the WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust in 2018 – Help the Trust Keep Them Flying! We will have more on the Fokker DVII colour schemes and the Nieuport 17 in our next post!

This Edelweiss signifies love and devotion. Men harvest the flower on daring steeps and fatal climbs to prove love and to show devotion. It’s synonymous with the alpine terrain, and those who live in the Alps find it a flower of purity that instills a deep sense of patriotism and allegiance. Regions of Austria, Germany […]

This fund-raising campaign will feature a series of posts that will update you on progress with the repairs taking place in NZ of both the Albatros and an SE5a promised to WW1 AHT for next year and relate some amazing tales about the aircraft and the pilots that flew them.

We have over 3000 followers on Facebook which is growing daily and is a fantastic achievement! With our fleet returning to 3 aeroplanes this year, we need to increase the number of Patrons supporting our important Task of advancing education of the (r)evolution of aviation during the Great War and the amazing fortitude of air and ground crews alike. Join us!!!