Bristol Scout 1264: Rebuilding Grandad's Aircraft

This is an Eastern Counties Branch event organised and hosted by the Eastern Counties Branch Committee on behalf of Branch members. Other members are very welcome to register for this talk. Non-Members are also welcome to join us.

Overview: In 1913, Frank Barnwell designed the Bristol Scout, which was the fastest and most manoeuvrable warplane for the first eighteen months of the First World War, and became the prototype single-seat fighter from which all later fighters were derived. In 1916, Flt Sub Lt Francis (Bunnie) D. H. Bremner RNAS flew Bristol Scouts for No. 2 Wing in the eastern Mediterranean. In 1983, his grandson David discovered three aircraft parts from Scout no. 1264 in his late grandfather's workshop and twenty years later he, together with his friend Theo Willford, researched the possibility of rebuilding her from these three parts.

This Talk covers the challenges faced by David, his brother Rick and Theo, in recreating 1264 and getting her airworthy

Our poster can be found here

Speaker: David Bremner 

Speaker Biography: David Bremner started flying hang gliders in the 1970s, progressing to microlights and light aircraft. He is an inspector for both UK sport aircraft associations and has flown most of the current microlight models on the market. To fund this, he is a part time quality systems auditor specialising in pressure equipment

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

Additional Information:

• Registration will close 48 hours before the event starts.
• Live event only
• Registration details will be shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate the event.