TALK 20: Robert Blackburn

Robert Blackburn was one of the early aviation pioneers constructing and flying his first aeroplane in 1910. He formed the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor company in Leeds in 1914 before expanding his premises and setting up a factory at Brough in 1916. The site, by then part of the BAE Systems company, celebrated its centenary in 2016 and remains in use today. This talk will give a potted history of the site, its development and many of the aircraft that it has been associated with over that period, including the famous
Buccaneer.

Timings & Tours

Friday 13 September:

1000

Location & directions

Wrecking Ball Music and Books, Whitefriargate, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU1 2ER

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Please note that there is a flight of stairs up to the lecture room.

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