Visits
Our visits programme for 2026 is being carefully considered and details will appear here as well as in Jabberwock in the future.
Application Forms will be available when details are known
Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis. You will be notified immediately if for any reason the visit is postponed OR if you have not been allocated a place. Please note that NO REFUNDS for non-attendance can be given.
A visit to the Dunkeswell Heritage Centre at Dunkeswell airfield
Wednesday 1 July 2026.
This visit is open to SoFFAAM Members and their guests. To down load a form click HERE
On arrival we shall be welcomed by the Chairman of this Heritage Centre, Mr Brian Lane-Smith. He will brief us on the work and history of the centre and we will be shown and talked through the displays, which cover the very rich heritage of WW2 operations. On completion at the Heritage Centre, those who wish to eat will visit the Liberator Café, just 200 yds away where lunches, light bites, teas and coffees are on offer, though food and drinks are not included in the cost, making it the individual’s choice to eat or not. You can also watch the aircraft movements on the airfield from the café. For more information on the Heritage Centre, see their website.
Past Visits
Many exciting visits have been arranged by the society to various military and civilian establishments, with some having exclusive, ‘behind the scenes’ access to the activities and workings of the hosts. Past visits have included:
- Heli Operations Somerton
- Historic Helicopters Chard
- Aerospace Bristol
- SS Great Britain
- RAF Brize Norton
- Bovington Tank Museum
- RAF Benson
- Southampton Aviation Museum (Solent Sky)
- Bletchley Park
- AAC Middle Wallop
- RAF Museum Hendon
- MoD Boscombe Down
- RAF St Mawgan
- Farnborough
- Cobham Hall and St Bartholomew’s Church
- RNLI Poole
- Navy Wings, Yeovilton