SR71 Lecture – Colonel Richard Graham – RAF Museum Cosford
Readers of this forum, especially those based in the British Midlands may be interested in a lecture that is being hosted by the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Cosford Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society in September (2016).
In common with most Aeronautical Society branches we host a series of lectures for 10 months of each year running from September through to June. The lectures span a range of aviation related themes, ranging from historical operations through to contemporary engineering. We are hoping that our September lecture will be something special.
On the evening of Thursday 8th September at 19:00 our guest speaker will be none other than Colonel Richard Graham USAF (Retd) who is coming all the way from Texas to give us an overview from the cockpit of the SR71 Blackbird on an operational mission. Richard has written 5 books about the SR71 and served as the Wing Commander of the USAF 9th SRW (Strategic Reconnaissance Wing). Richard will probably also be selling some signed copies of his books.
Everyone is welcome to come along to our lectures; you do not need to be a member of the Aeronautical Society. If you are not a member all that we ask is that you make a donation of £1.00 that covers some of the costs involved in putting on our lecture programme.
The lectures start at 19:00 and almost always take place in the Cold War Building at the RAF Museum at Cosford. The Museum is just a couple of minutes from junction 3 of the M54. Parking is free in the evening, meaning that you can enjoy the Cold War Museum and a first rate lecture from a SR71 pilot for just £1.00. For an additional 30p you can get a coffee beforehand. The lecture theatre is immediately beneath the Avro Vulcan. If you plan to come along it is best to plan to arrive and grab a seat by around 18:45.
The remaining lectures within our programme take place at the same time and place but fall on the third Thursday of each month, all are welcome and hopefully there will be something in the programme for everyone with an enthusiasm for aviation.
We hope to see you there.