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Hunter! One Day Conference

Midlands
11 July 2026
25
Conditions may apply

The RAF Museum will host the Royal Aeronautical Society Aviation Heritage Specialist Group and a one-day conference examining the design, development and operational flying of the Hawker Hunter. The ticket covers coffee and lunch during the programmed breaks

Location

This conference will be hosted in-person at the RAF Museum’s Midlands Site in the Lecture Theatre. Attendance in-person is £25 and registration is required via Digitickets.

SPEAKERS & SUBJECTS:
  • Tony Buttler FRAeS: Genesis & Early Development
  • Prof Keith Hayward FRAeS: The Hunter & Politics
  • Former Swiss Air Force Hunter pilot Reto Seipel: Alpine Hunter Flying
  • Chris Gibson MRAeS: From Interceptor to Ground-Attacker — the Hunter’s Weapons
  • Pete Davis (Tangmere Military Aviation Museum): Neville Duke & The World Speed Record, 1953
  • Clive Richards: Hawker’s Best-Seller: The Hunter Export Story
  • Paul Stoddart FRAeS: An Opportunity Missed? Potential Developments
  • Sqn Ldr Rod Dean: RAF Operational & Airshow Flying

Supported by BAE Systems

Hawker-Siddeley Hunter, front view from above, in flight
RAF Museum, Charles Brown Collection, Hawker-Siddeley Hunter, front view from above, in flight