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BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Haverfordwest – A Helper (and flyer)’s Wonderful Blog & Film

We are enormously grateful to one of the lovely helpers at the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day, which was held at Haverfordwest Airport on Saturday 8th June. Leia Fee was an enormous help on the day in every way, and, with help from her mother, last seen leaving the airfield with a car boot full [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Goodwood – Room for a little one! (or 2…)

Good news for BADER BRAVES who were hoping to attend the Young Aviators Day at Goodwood Aero Club, Chichester on Sunday 23rd June! A few more places have become available so you still have a short time to apply for a place. You can do this by filling in and submitting the Online Form below, [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day, Dunkeswell – Entries to close early

An early warning to all BADER BRAVES, their families and carers who are hoping to attend the Young Aviators Day at Dunkeswell Aerodrome, Honiton, Devon on Saturday 29th June. As you will know, to enable us to organise the event, we are unable to accept entries after 6.00 on the Wednesday preceding a Flying Day. [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Goodwood now full

The response to our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Goodwood Aero Club, Chichester, on Sunday 23rd June has been huge and we’re sorry to have to tell you that the event is now full and, regretfully, we can’t accept any more entries. We’re very sorry to have to disappoint those Braves who were still [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Haverfordwest – Report, 1st Photographs & some video clips…

Patiently waiting for the Braves - the aeroplanes at Haverfordwest Airfield

  HAVERFORDWEST BADER BRAVES FLYING DAY SATURDAY 8th JUNE 2013 Sunny Saturday as temperatures hit 24 degrees in Haverfordwest Airfield, and no wind.  9 aircraft  present and correct accompanied by  12 pilots on hand to fly as many flights as required , a happy band of Helpers and Ground Crew and the DBF Team of [...]

From The Western Telegraph County News – Young Aviator Day flies in to Haverfordwest

5:00pm Friday 7th June 2013 in County News THE sky above Haverfordwest will be buzzing tomorrow when the Bader Braves Young Aviator Day comes to the area for the first time. Up to a dozen light aircraft – ranging from a vintage Piper J5 Club and Areonca Chiefs to modern day types – will be [...]

BADER BRAVES Fying Day at Haverfordwest is now full and entries have closed

Just to let all our Braves, families and carers know that our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Haverfordwest Airport, Fishguard to be held on Saturday 8th June is now full and entries have closed. We’re sorry to disappoint any Braves who were hoping to attend and remind you that, for admin reasons, we are [...]

BADER BRAVES – Important News! Flying Day at RAF Cranwell Postponed….

  Bader Braves RAF Cranwell – 11th August 2013 postponed to 2014 We have just learned that “due to operational difficulties” our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for Sunday 11th August 2103 at RAF Cranwell Flying Club has been postponed. As we have no available dates in our very busy summer schedule this sadly [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day Kinloss – Some great new photographs!

  We are very grateful to Billy Laing of the Forres Camera Club for sending in the great photos taken at the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Moray Flying Club, Kinloss Barracks. The Flying Day took place on Saturday 18th May – an inauspicious day weather-wise as it turned out. Fortunately all at Kinloss [...]

BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days – Places filling up fast

Places are going quickly on our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days this year. As you’ll see from the published reports, 2013 Flying Days have gone well with only one rained off at RAF Kinloss where they had such a good Bad Weather Alternative Programme that the Braves had a wonderful day despite the disappointment of [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day Kinloss – Report by Keith Delderfield (Now with Gallery)

* Please use this link to go to the Moravia Team Website * Here are the photographs from the report – more to follow so please keep checking in. We are very grateful to Billy Laing of the Forres Camera Club for sending in the wonderful photographs taken on the day, which can be seen [...]

BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day White Waltham – From a Pilot’s Perspective

We are greatly indebted to the pilots, volunteers, helpers and all at the various Airfields that so kindly host our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days. Without their support and generosity these events simply wouldn’t be possible. It was both gratifying and poignant, therefore, to hear from Stuart Scott, one of the pilots at the thoroughly [...]

BADER BRAVES – West London Aero Club Flying Day – Report by Keith Delderfield

BADER BRAVES Flying Day White Waltham Airfield – Some photographs…

I was lucky to be at the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at the West London Aero Club at White Waltham Airfield yesterday (Sunday 12th May). As in previous years, the Club, their members and their wonderful pilots did us proud and ensured that the Braves and their families had a great day out. There’s [...]

BADER BRAVES – 2013 Flying Days off to a great start at Ulster

The first BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day of 2013 took place at Ulster Airfield on Bank Holiday Saturday, 4th May. As you’ll read from Keith Delderfield’s report below, we couldn’t have had a better start to the 2013 Programme. There are more photographs to follow, so please keep checking in. ********************************   Bader Braves Young [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Day News – Moray Full!

Just to inform all BADER BRAVES who were thinking of attending the Young Aviators Day at the Moray Flying Club, Kinloss Barracks on Saturday 18th May that this event is now full and entries have been closed. We are very sorry for any disappointment but there are currently still spaces available on the other Flying [...]

BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at White Waltham – Still a few places left!

* Calling all BADER BRAVES! * There are still a few places left on the Young Aviators Day at West London Aero Club, White Waltham on Sunday 12th May. Those of you who have attended this day before will know that it’s a great event set in a lovely location and previous Flying Days have [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Days – At last the Emailable Form!

Our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days Programme is now confirmed with an amazing 12 Events on offer at various locations in the UK. Thanks to the generosity of the Ulster Flying Club, we have 2 Flying Days at County Down this year. The event was so over-subscribed last year that we had to disappoint several [...]

BADER BRAVES – Flying Day at Great Oakley Cancelled

We are sorry to report that the Young Aviators Day provisionally booked for Saturday 15th June at Great Oakley will not go ahead. We apologise to any BADER BRAVES who were hoping to attend that event and for any disappointment caused but hope that you’ll be able to find another location. On a more positive [...]

BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend – Calvert Trust Exmoor: Report & Gallery 1

Here is Keith Delderfield’s report of the wonderful Winter Wonderland Weekend (avoid alliteration always!) at Calvert Trust, Exmoor. You will also be able to see a selection of the photographs he took there as a gallery below or as a collection in the BADER BRAVES Gallery Page. You can view the images as a slideshow [...]

BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Adventure Weekend, Exmoor

I was lucky enough to attend the BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Adventure Weekend this past weekend and can quite truthfully say that everyone who attended, whatever their age, size or disability, had the most wonderful time courtesy of the excellent Calvert Trust, Exmoor. I couldn’t go to last year’s Winter Wonderland Weekend at one of [...]

BADER BRAVES – Winterwonderland Weekend – Exmoor now full

WINTERWONDERLAND WEEKEND at CALVERT TRUST, EXMOOR  Friday 22nd Feb – Sunday 24th Feb As we expected, the demand for places at our BADER BRAVES Winterwonderland Weekend was high. All the places have now been filled and entries are closed. We hope that those BADER BRAVES attending have a wonderful weekend. We are looking forward to [...]

It’s Here! Bader Braves Flying Day Programme now in!

After a lot of head-scratching, juggling and hard work on behalf of Keith Delderfield, we are delighted to be able to announce the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day Programme – almost in its entirety – for 2013. **** Two of the dates, Saturday 1st June (RAF Waddington) and Saturday 15th June (Great Oakley Airfield) have [...]

Season’s Greetings and a Merry Christmas to all our BRAVES!

We are closing the DBF offices now over the Christmas period. If you need to contact us urgently, please use the contact details on the Website and we’ll do our best to respond as promptly as possible. Either way, we’ll look forward to being back in contact early in 2013 when we’ll be publishing our [...]

Bader Braves Young Aviators’ Days Programme 2013. Nearly….

  Keith Delderfield, the DBF Director of Operations, and well known to all Flying Day veterans, is working on the Young Aviators Days Programme for 2013 and we will be publishing it shortly. Keith says that the BADER BRAVES are in for a treat with the 2013 Programme with not only more Flying Days but more [...]

Calling BADER BRAVES – A new Event for you!

We are delighted to announce a brand new Event for BADER BRAVES. Following the success of our Winter Wonderland Weekend in Kielder, we’ve joined forces with the excellent Calvert Trust again but this time at their state-of-the-art Centre in Exmoor. CALVERT TRUST EXMOOR is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the edge of [...]

Mexican Gulf oil disaster spreads good fortune for Bader Braves.

Following the terrible disaster in April 2010 when the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico a consortium of oil producing companies (Exxon Mobile, Shell, Conoco Phillips & Chevron) came together in the shape of Marine Well Containment, to develop a plan and create specialised emergency equipment designed to deal with a [...]

BADER BRAVES Flying Days 2012 – Some feedback comments…

Our BADER BRAVES Flying Day Programme for 2012 has now been successfully completed despite the worst the weather and the Olympics could throw at us and we are very grateful to the following participants for their feedback. We always love to hear from you and, of course, to receive any photographs you are happy to [...]

BADER BRAVES! – Flying Day Report from Sleap

The Douglas Bader Foundation BADER BRAVES had a day to remember at Sleap Aerodrome on Saturday 8th September. A report by Keith Delderfield follows but, as these Young Aviators Days are very much your days, BRAVES, we’d love to receive any reports, stories and memories you have of the day. We’re also always delighted to [...]

BADER BRAVES! – Flying Day report from Ulster

The BADER BRAVES had a great day to mark the first Young Aviators Day in Northern Ireland on Saturday, September 1st. A report by Keith Delderfield follows but, as always, we’d love to receive your own reports and photographs if you’re willing to share them. These Flying Days are very much your days, BRAVES, and [...]

BADER BRAVES! – Flying Day Report from Pembrey

The BADER BRAVES had a wonderful day at Pembrey Airport on Saturday July 28th. Here is a report on the day by Keith Delderfield. We’d very much like to hear your own reports or stories and, as always, to receive any photographs you or your families or carers may have taken on the day to [...]

BADER BRAVES – Bodmin Flying Day Cancelled

Dear BADER BRAVES and families, It was with great regret that, thanks to decidedly inclement weather, the decision was made to postpone the Young Aviators Day at Bodmin Airfield, Cornwall, on Saturday 18th August. So – I’m afraid that, yet again this year, we have been beaten by the weather. However, all is not lost [...]

BADER BRAVES – Urgent Notice! Old Buckenham Flying Day Postponed

BADER BRAVES OLD BUCKENHAM YOUNG AVIATORS DAY POSTPONED Word has just been received from Old Buckenham Aero Club that due to “operational difficulties” the Young Aviators Day scheduled for 25th August 2012 has had to be postponed. Director of Operations, Keith Delderfield said that although everyone was disappointed at the postponement he fully understood the [...]

BADER BRAVES – “Who was Douglas Bader Day” FULL!

“Who Was Douglas Bader Day” FULL!! Demand for the “Who Was Douglas Bader Day” at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum on Saturday 11th August has been overwhelming and is now completely oversubscribed. Director of Operations for DBF, Keith Delderfield, said “ to be honest I have been taken aback by the interest shown by so many [...]

BADER BRAVES! A Day at Tangmere Aviation Museum! Don’t miss this great opportunity

A reminder to all BADER BRAVES and their families that Saturday 11th August offers the opportunity to spend the day at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. You will get a FREE GUIDED TOUR of this fascinating museum and the opportunity to learn more about Sir Douglas Bader, our eponymous hero. This is a wonderful complement to [...]

BADER BRAVES – Young Aviators Day Goodwood Approaching Fast…

Just a reminder to all you BADER BRAVES and families that our Young Aviators Day at Goodwood  is almost upon us. There are still a few places left but they are filling up fast so, to avoid disappointment, please register for your place promptly. You will find a link to download a registration form and [...]

OLYMPICS SHOOT DOWN BADER BRAVES HEADCORN EVENT!!

The Douglas Bader Foundation have just received notification that due to demands on airspace inflicted by the 2012 Olympic Games air restrictions in the locality and the subsequent demands on the workforce at Headcorn and increased circuit workload, the Headcorn Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for Sunday 5th August has had to be postponed. [...]

BADER BRAVES – A few places left for Pembrey Flying Day

Calling all BADER BRAVES! Saturday 28th July and our next Young Aviators Day at Pembrey Airport, Carmarthenshire, is almost upon us. We still have a few places left for this Flying Day but it is filling up fast so, if you’d like to reserve a place, please contact us as soon as possible to avoid [...]

BADER BRAVES – Persistence at Perth Pays!!

McNamaras Hit Target!

We’ve just heard from Angela McNamara that they’ve hit their fund-raising target of £1,000.00. A fantastic achievement! As you’ll know if you’ve been reading the News Posts and Blogs, David McNamara, father of BADER BRAVE, Morgan, undertook to complete the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation, specifically the BADER [...]

BADER BRAVES – Important News re Caernarfon Flying Days

Caernarfon Bader Braves Young Aviators Relocates to Shropshire in September The recent relocation of The Eagle Wings Trust, hosts to BADER BRAVES at Caernarfon Airport over the last three years has caused the last minute cancellation of the Young Aviators Days scheduled for the venue in July and September. A very down-beat Braves organiser, Keith [...]

Bader Braves fail to take off in Perth

Bader Braves Young Aviators fail to take off in Perth Atrocious weather in Perth on 16th & 17th June led to the abandonment of the Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled there. But all is not lost!! Thanks to the generosity of the members and committee at the Scottish Aero Club the event will now [...]

BADER BRAVES – White Waltham Flying Day Postponement PS – Sammy’s Cake Stall

As you will have seen by now, sadly our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at White Waltham, scheduled for Sunday 10th May, has had to be postponed until Sunday 16th September. Sammy McNamara, brother of BADER BRAVE, Morgan, and son of David McNamara who undertook the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the [...]

BADER BRAVES – Important! Postponement of White Waltham Flying Day

Calling all BADER BRAVES and their families and carers! Very sadly, but not altogether unexpectedly given this delightful June weather, we have had notification that our Young Aviators Day courtesy of the West London Aero Club at White Waltham and scheduled for Sunday 10th May has had to be postponed. Thankfully this is only a [...]

There’s a LITTLE bit more time to show your support for David!

If you’ve been keeping up with this Website, you’ll know that Andy McNamara, father of BADER BRAVE, Morgan, completed the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation, specifically the BADER BRAVES initiative. David’s wife, Angela, has set herself the task of raising £1000.00 on the back of David’s achievement. She [...]

David McNamara – 3 Peak Challenge update…

If you’ve been reading the News Posts, you will know that David McNamara completed the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation, specifically the BADER BRAVES initiative. David’s son, Morgan, is a BRAVE with several BB Events under his belt. Angela, David’s wife, has been playing her part in Team [...]

URGENT! BADER BRAVES – Waddington Falls Victim to the Olympics!

Waddington Falls Victim to the Olympics!! It is with more than a tinge of sadness that we have had to cancel our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for 2nd June 2012 at RAF Waddington due to the stations commitment to the upcoming London Olympics. Despite considerable efforts to find an alternative venue the time [...]

3 Peaks Challenge – Read David McNamara’s inspiring report

David McNamara completed the gruelling “3 Peaks Challenge” to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation, specifically the BADER BRAVES initiative. David’s son, Morgan, is an enthusiastic BRAVE with several events under his belt. Reading David’s wonderful account may give you an idea of what you have to go through to complete a challenge like [...]

BADER BRAVES – IMPORTANT! Flying Day 2/6/12 at RAF Waddington Cancelled

BADER BRAVES – 1st Flying Day 2012 at Kinloss

Saturday May 5th saw the successful and very enjoyable completion of the Douglas Bader Foundation BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day of the 2012 Programme. This was held at R.A.F. Kinloss and, as you will see from Keith Delderfield’s report below, a very good time was had by all. As you know, we are always delighted [...]

David McNamara – 3 Peaks Challenge

HE’S DONE IT!! David McNamara, who heroically beat the National 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation’s initiative, BADER BRAVES, has kindly provided us with some dramatic photographs taken during his gruelling 24 hours. He will also be sending us an article about it early next week. This, with the additional [...]

IMPORTANT! Date change for 1st Caernarfon Flying Day

Calling all BADER BRAVES! * Please note that the date of our 5th BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day 2012 at Caernarfon Airport, Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd, LL54 5TP has had to be changed * Instead of being held on Saturday July 7th as originally scheduled, the 1st of our 2 Flying Days at Caernarfon has been put [...]

ACT NOW! Still a few places left for our first Bader Braves Young Aviators Day

Calling all BADER BRAVES and their families and carers in the vicinity of RAF Kinloss! We are about to start the 2012 BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day programme with our first Flying Day taking place at RAF Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire on Saturday 5th May. These Flying Days are very successful and extremely popular and we [...]

Congratulations David! He’s done it!

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM McNAMARA!!! While most of us have been pursuing our daily routine over the past couple of days (much of it, if your routine is anything like mine, sitting safely on our backsides!), David McNamara, valiantly assisted and supported by his driver, Tony White, has spent 23 hours and 40 minutes scaling not one [...]

Countdown! David’s digging deep – please dig deep to support him

DAVID McNAMARA from Maidenhead, father of one of our Bader Braves, has taken on the amazing 3 Peaks Challenge on behalf of his son and to raise much needed funds for the Foundation and, in particular, the Braves project. David’s son is something of a Braves veteran having participated in a number of our Young [...]

BADER BRAVES – Peter Saywell Track Day a great success

Peter Saywell Track Day at Goodwood Race Circuit, West Sussex Saturday, 31st March 2012 1st Report! We’re delighted to report that The Peter Saywell Track Day at Goodwood held on Saturday was a great success. The Douglas Bader Foundation CEO, David Bickers, was there and had even more excitement than anticipated when the driver of [...]

David’s 3 Peaks Challenge to help Bader Braves.

David McNamara from Maidenhead, father of one of our Bader Braves, has taken on the amazing 3 Peaks Challenge on behalf of his son and to raise much needed funds for the Foundation and, in particular, the Braves project. David’s son is something of a Braves veteran having participated in a number of our Young [...]

BADER BRAVES – Important: Date Change for Pembrey Young Aviators Day

Please note that the date for the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Pembrey Airport, South Wales has had to be changed. Instead of the original date of the 30th June/(1st July) 2012, this event will now be held on Saturday 28th July with Sunday 29th July being held as a reserve day in case [...]

BADER BRAVES – Feedback from the Winter Wonderland Weekend at Kielder

Feedback is filtering through following the hugely enjoyable and successful BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at Kielder, which was held from January 27th – 29th. We are always delighted to receive your comments so that we can either see where we can improve things for our Braves and their families and carers or, even better, [...]

BADER BRAVES – Change of date for Young Aviators Day at Moray, Kinloss

Calling all BADER BRAVES and their parents and carers. Please note that the Young Aviators Day at Moray Flying Club, Kinloss 2012 has had to be moved forward by one week. Instead of the original date of the 12th/13th May, this will now take place on the weekend of the 5th/6th May, 5th being target day & [...]

The BADER BRAVES enjoying the Flying Day at Bodmin Airfield 2011 – a film by Scot Weller

Follow the link to see a wonderful video by Scot Weller of the BADER BRAVES enjoying one of the Douglas Bader Foundation’s Young Aviator Flying Days at Bodmin Airfield, 2011. This great little film captures the spirit of the day perfectly and encapsulates what these wonderful events are all about. Thank you, Scot Please click [...]

BADER BRAVES receive support from Bakers and Larners in Norfolk

Norfolk Commercial Support for Bader Braves After 240 years of trading in the pretty and fascinating market town of Holt in Norfolk, the family run business of Baker & Larners has moved into the area of aviation (probably for the first time) and thrown it’s support into The Bader Braves Young Aviators project by naming [...]

It’s Here! Schedule of BADER BRAVES Flying Days for 2012 and more!

Here is the first information regarding the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days for 2012.  We have again increased the days on offer and the geographical area we can cover so you’ll see some new venues along with the old favourites. This is initial information only so that you can get an idea of what dates [...]

BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend, Kielder – New Photographs now in!

Keith Delderfield, the Douglas Bader Foundation Director of Operations, who was at the hugely successful BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder in beautiful Northumberland has send in some new photographs of the event. There are some beautiful images of Kielder Water and surrounds and some great pictures that make it very clear [...]

BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland – DBF Report by Keith Delderfield

* Here is a selection of photographs that Keith took over the weekend. Clearly a very good time was had by all! * Clicking on an image in the List Mode will enlarge it. Clicking on it again will then close it and return you to the Gallery. (Please let us know if you’d like [...]

BADER BRAVES – Winter Wonderland Weekend: first Photos and reports coming in

Our BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at the wonderful Calvert Trust, Kielder in Northumberland, which was held last weekend from the 27th – 29th January, was a great success as already reported. The photos and stories are beginning to come in… We are very grateful to BRAVE, Camron Hall, and his family for being the [...]

BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend – A sparkling success

The BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend, held at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland over the weekend  (27th – 29th January), was a sparkling success in every way. From the frost on the ground to the enjoyment of the Braves and their carers and families. There was an excellent response to this event resulting in a lovely [...]

DON’T MISS OUT! A Few Places Left on Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend

CALLING ALL BRAVES! There are a few places remaining on our fantastic Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland from Friday 27th – Sunday 29th January 2012. This promises to be a wonderful experience with plenty to do for the whole family as well as presenting the opportunity to experience the superb [...]

BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days Programme – BIGGER and BETTER for 2012!

The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days have been an enormous success since they became part of the Douglas Bader Foundation strategy to help children with amputations and other disabilities and their families. Last year we held 9 of these immensely popular events and this year, despite the Olympics and the Paralympics, we intend to extend that. We are [...]

DON’T MISS OUT! A Few Places Left on Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend

CALLING ALL BRAVES! There are a few places remaining on our fantastic Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland from Friday 27th – Sunday 29th January 2012. This promises to be a wonderful experience with plenty to do for the whole family as well as presenting the opportunity to experience the superb venue [...]

Weather beats Braves yet again in North Wales

Sadly the final Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for 8th October at Caernarfon Airport in North Wales has, for the third time this year, fallen victim of poor weather. With drizzle and high winds forecast for the day the organisers had little choice other than to call of the event. Paul Asbridge, CFI at [...]

Bader Braves Young Aviators Day – Caernarfon: Sadly a Rain Off…

Another Caernarfon Climatic Calamity!! There cannot be many occasions when one wakes in the morning praying that it is pouring with rain when you pull the curtains back …… for me Saturday 3rd September was one!!! On what was a glorious Friday afternoon driving up to our Saturday venue I took a call in my [...]

Bader Braves Young Aviators Day – White Waltham

Braves have a Wonderful Day At White Waltham Thank goodness Sunday 28th August provided much better weather for our Bader Braves Young Aviators than Sunday 17th July had when torrential rain and high winds forced the abandonment of the event. Although not a blisteringly hot or particularly sunny day, weather conditions were pretty good for flying [...]

Bader Braves Young Aviators Day – Goodwood

Braves Golden Day at Glorious Goodwood Once again Goodwood Aerodrome provided not just a superb venue for our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day on 21st August but also great weather, maybe not quite as hot as last year but sunny and bright, just right for a very successful flying day. Youngsters were again treated to flights [...]

A Very Good (Bader Braves Young Aviators) Day at Goodwood Flying Club

We’ve just received the first photographs from the hugely enjoyable BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day that was held at Goodwood Flying Club on Sunday 21st August. You can also see a short film featuring young amputee, William, by clicking on the link: Goodwood Flying Video At the Bader Braves Flying Day at Goodwood, he first used [...]

Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething – Brilliant New Photographs!

Simon Finlay, a professional photographer, has kindly allowed us to publish photographs he took at the excellent Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething Airfield, a previous World War 2 Bomber Station, on Sunday 7th August. There are quite a lot of images so we’ve split them into 3 separate Galleries. They are on the [...]

Super Seething Bader Braves – Young Aviators Day

A Super Day at Seething Despite warnings of poor weather for our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething Airfield, a previous WW2 bomber station that had been home to 63 B-24 Liberator aircraft of the USAAF 448th Bombardment Group (Heavy), Sunday 7th August dawned bright and sunny and continued in that mode throughout the [...]

Cornwall Flying Club give the Bader Braves a day to remember at Bodmin

Blazing Bodmin makes for Brilliant Bader Braves Day Following the disappointing weather of last weekend that forced the abandonment of our White Waltham event (now rearranged for Sunday 28th August), waking to a bright sunny morning in Bodmin was a huge relief. 31 Bader Braves assembled at the Cornwall Flying Club based at Bodmin Airfield [...]

IMPORTANT NOTICE! – Postponement of Young Aviators Day at White Waltham 17/07/11

BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day: Sunday 17th July at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham Airfield I’ve just received the following notification of the postponement of the above event from Keith Delderfield, the Douglas Bader Foundation Director of Operations (known to most of you already, I’m sure!). Please note the proposed new date. “I [...]

Some more photographs have been added to the Young Aviators Day at Kinloss Gallery

The Kinloss Press Office have kindly sent us 4 more photographs which have been added to the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Kinloss Gallery. You can click HERE to go straight to the Gallery … …or, if you haven’t already read the report on the Bader Braves Young Aviators Day courtesy of The Moray [...]

Brilliant Sunshine Brings Broad Smiles to Kinloss.

After two weekends when the weather has left a little to be desired the Bader Braves Young Aviators at Kinloss were treated to a super day made all the better by clear blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Once everyone had arrived and been taken through the safety briefing for the day the first treat was [...]

Perth Braves Beat the Weather.

Saturday 18th June, 07.30, Perth in the heartland of Scotland, weather – NOT GOOD!! After a quick check with event co-ordinator, Iain Waghorn of The Scottish Aero Club a decision was made to delay the final decision as to whether or not our Young Aviators Day could go ahead until conditions were checked at Perth [...]

Weather closes Caernarfon Young Aviators Day

For the second weekend the weather spoiled our Young Aviators Day; this time Caernarfon Airport was the target for high winds, low cloud and poor visibility!! It was clear on Friday evening that Saturday 25th June may be, in the words of Paul Asbridge, CEO of The Eagles Wings Trust & CFI at Caernarfon Airport, [...]

Fantastic Fun at Braves Kielder Adventure Weekend 10th-12th June 2011.

Here is a report from Keith Delderfield, the DBF Director of Operations, who was at Kielder with the Bader Braves for the Calvert Trust Adventure Weekend. It certainly sounds as though all had a wonderful time and we hope that reading this and seeing some of the photographs and the video will inspire others to [...]

Great Start for the Bader Braves Young Aviators Days at RAF Waddington

Here is a report from Keith Delderfield, the DBF Director of Operations, who was as RAF Waddington on the 4th June for the first in a programme of 9 Bader Braves Young Aviators Days for 2011. As you will see, RAF Waddington did the Braves proud and a great day was had by all. We [...]

Bader Braves Flying Day at White Waltham – A Personal View by Jessica Soanes

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Following the excellent Bader Braves Young Aviators Day hosted by the West London Aero Club at White Waltham, we received the following wonderful accolade from Jessica Soanes, aged 11. We think that Jessica speaks very eloquently for many who may spend most of their time in a wheelchair or are otherwise physically restricted, about the [...]

Bader Braves Young Aviators Day-A Cracker at RAF Kinloss!

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Excellent day for Bader Braves at RAF Kinloss. Our re-arranged Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at RAF Kinloss on 31st July following the abandonment of the earlier date due to bad weather, proved a resounding success. As usual, the crews from 201 Squadron pulled out all the stops in ensuring that this was going to [...]

A Wonderful Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at RAF Waddington

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RAF Waddington provides great day For Bader Braves Young Aviators. Even the weather was great on Saturday 24th July when ten Bader Braves along with their families, gathered at the entrance to RAF Waddington for the Bader Braves Young Aviators Day. It was a pretty impressive start as everyone was led in convoy to the [...]

Bader Braves Flying Day – White Waltham: A Day to Remember

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BADER BRAVES is an initiative of the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION (Charity Commission Registration Number:800435) The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Day at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham, took place on Sunday 18th July and, as at the same venue last year, was a wonderful event thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. “Just wanted to say [...]

Glorious Goodwood!! A Flying Day to Remember

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A write up following the excellent BADER BRAVES FLYING DAY at Goodwood Aero Club on Sunday 13th June where a (very) good time was had by all and, again, we were extraordinarily lucky with the weather. As always, we are extremely grateful to everyone involved for all that went into giving the Braves and their [...]

CAERNARFON 15th May-Bader Young Aviator days get off to a Flier!

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The BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Caernarfon Airport was a fantastic success and a wonderful day out for all the children and their families. We hope that the following  will give you a flavour of what the Flying Days are all about and encourage you to attend of our other Flying Days, which still have [...]