STIRLING AIRCRAFT SOCIETY

The Chairman and Committee welcome you to the home pages of

THE STIRLING AIRCRAFT SOCIETY

Below is a brief outline of our objectives and aspirations for the future. Please browse our website, we hope you enjoy your time with us and will consider becoming a member.

We are a legally constituted and democratically administered society with a small committee comprising of ten members, all volunteers, some ex RAF Veterans. We produce two ‘Stirling Times`, magazines and two Newsletters annually. These are free to members and contain many interesting stories and pictures of WWII experiences, also up to date news and items of interest. We hold small informal social get-togethers quarterly. An area organiser manages each geographical area. Most meetings are within the southern half of the country and the Midlands area. These meetings take the form of a pub lunch and give members and friends the opportunity to have a chat to old pals and meet some new faces.

We have the resources to help relatives trace information concerning wartime RAF careers of lost family members via an online archivist with a wealth of experience to facilitate results. This service is only available to members.

We are very proud and privileged to have Group Captain G. Blacklock., O.B.E. D.F.C. D.F.M. as our President. Group Captain Blacklock was the first RAF pilot to fly a Stirling operationally over enemy territory along with two other aircraft. We also enjoy the patronage of ‘The Forces Sweetheart`, Dame Vera Lynn who needs no introduction and Frank Clear, D.F.C. Both are supportive of our society and for this we express our gratitude.

We are supportive of the ‘Stirling Project` and the valuable restoration work they are undertaking and recommend a visit to their excellent website.

We are attempting to raise the poor profile of the Short Stirling Bomber, the first four-engined ‘heavy` to go operational with RAF and the valuable contribution it made to the war effort. We encourage the camaraderie among the many who flew and worked on it and welcome new members. Anyone may join, membership is eight pounds sterling annually, both UK and overseas.