Heroes & Ghosts – Wing Commander Harold Blackburn MC AFC – how scandal and shame affect genealogy

Harold Blackburn

Bow Brickhill History Society

Wednesday, 1st October 2025 at 8.00 pm
Bow Brickhill Community Hall, Church Road, Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes MK17 9LH

AGM followed by a talk from local resident Michael Hallett. Michael’s grandfather, Wing Commander Harold Blackburn MC AFC (1879-1959), was a British aviation pioneer. On 22nd July 1914 he piloted the first scheduled passenger-carrying flights in Great Britain.

7.45 pm for 8.00 pm AGM, followed by the talk at 8.30 pm. Non members £3.00.

There is no car park at the Hall, so please consider parking at the Pavilion, Rushmere Close MK17 9JB a few minutes walk away.

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