Category: AHSA Meetings
Melbourne Meetings:
AHSA Inc. holds monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm at the Air Force Association, 24 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East.
Some members meet casually for dinner from 6.00pm at the Tower Hotel.
Our monthly meetings are also webcast online via Zoom, for members who cannot attend in person.
Meeting details are sent to members each month.
Click on the heading below to view recordings of previous monthly meetings:
AHSA Monthly Meeting 24 November 2021 (Lance Halvorson: RAAF Strike Aircraft 1953-2010)
Our Melbourne monthly meeting on 24 November 2021 was held in person at the Air Force Association in Hawthorn and also “broadcast” to interstate members via Zoom. Wing Commander Lance…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 28 April 2021 (Roger McKay: Aerial Navigation)
Our Melbourne monthly meeting on 28 April 2021 was held in person and broadcast via Zoom. Squadron Leader Roger McKay gave a presentation covering the history and practice of aerial…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 17 February 2021 (Rob Lynch and John Deckert: The Aviation Heritage of Nhill)
Rob Lynch (President of the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre) and John Deckert gave a presentation covering the rich aviation history of Nhill, including its involvement as an RAAF training base…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 18 November 2020 (Martin James: Commemorating the RAAF Centenary)
Martin James (Royal Australian Air Force Histrian) gave a presentation describing how the RAAF is planning to commemorate its centenary during 2021, including an overview of all the new books…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 21 October 2020 (Tony Wheeler: The Great Airline Bazaar / London to Melbourne In 22 Hops)
Tony Wheeler (co-founder of Lonely Planet guides) gave a presentation “The Great Airline Bazaar” covering his extraordinary 22-flight journey from London to Melbourne. The AHSA October monthly meeting was held…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 16 Sep 2020 (Derek Buckmaster: The Wirraway “Newspaper War”)
Derek Buckmaster gave a presentation on The Wirraway “Newspaper War”. The AHSA September monthly meeting was held online via Zoom. A recording of the meeting is included below (click the…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 19 August 2020 (Phil Vabre: The Empire Air Mail Scheme In Operation 1938-39)
Phil Vabre gave a presentation on The Empire Air Mail Scheme In Operation 1938-39. The August 2020 monthly meeting of the AHSA was held online due to COVID-19 restrictions in…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 15 July 2020 (presentation by Roger McKay)
Squadron Leader Roger McKay gave a presentation on the evolution of jet fighter design, explaining the development from “first generation” to “fifth generation” designs. The AHSA July 2020 monthly meeting…
AHSA Monthly Meeting 11 June 2020 (Dr Ellen Stoddart: The Record-Setting Flights of the Perlan Glider)
Dr Ellen Stoddart gave a fascinating presentation covering the development and record-setting flights of the Perlan high-altitude glider. Ellen’s son Morgan Sandercock is one of the pilots on the Perlan…