With apologies for cross-posting.
The British Cartographic Society Historical Military Mapping Group (in
association with the Medmenham Club, and with kind permission of the
National Trust) offer a Study Day entitled
"Your Target for Tonight" Secret military mapping programmes in the
Chilterns, 1939-45, at Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,
HP14 4LA, on Thursday 3rd April 2008.
Only 15 places are available and these are offered on a first come -
first served basis on receipt of the completed Booking Form which
accompanies this notice.
The day will include talks by leading experts in their fields, including
Mrs Barbara Bond (formerly MCE (RE) and United Kingdom Hydrographic
Office) and Mr Mike Mockford (Medmenham Club); an assembly of
contemporary mapping and air surveying artefacts to view and discuss;
and time to share experiences, correct the modern day "experts" and
re-kindle acquaintances.
The talks will put the work at Hughenden into context and cover the two
other major programmes based in the Chilterns, the M.I.9's escape and
evasion mapping work at Beaconsfield and the target modellers at R.A.F.
Medmenham who products included the models used for the Dambusters Raid.
(Sadly although the models themselves won't be available on the day
records and photographs of them will).
Provisional Programme
10.15 for 11.00 Arrive, register, coffee
11.00 - 11.30 Barbara Bond - "The Escape and Evasion maps of M.I.9"
11.30 - 12.30 Questions/discussion.
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / View & comment on artefacts
14.00 - 14.30 Mick Mockford - "Targeting materials, bombplots and the
German mapping of Britain"
14.30 - 15.00 Questions/discussion.
15.00 - 15.30 Alastair Pearson - "The targeting terrain models of
R.A.F Medmenham"
15.30 - 16.00 Questions/discussion.
16.00 Tea, depart or own time/expense visit to Hughenden Manor (last
entry 16.30)
Price £17.50
(including coffee, tea and buffet lunch)
For further details and a Booking Form contact Ken Atherton at
[log in to unmask] or at the address below.
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Ken Atherton
British Cartographic Society
Administration
12 Elworthy Drive
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 9AT
UK
Tel/Fax 01823 665 775
http://www.cartography.org.uk
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