Our Club

History

Our club was formed in mid 1972 as an offshoot from the Sperry Club and was known as BMAC, the Bracknell Model Aero Club. After the club became affiliated with the SMAE (Now known as the BMFA) the name was changed to BADMAC, the Bracknell and District Model Aircraft Club. The club also had an active control line section until 1973.

Early committee members

  • Bill Longley – Chairman
  • Ron Sinton – Secretary
  • Trevor Harris – Treasurer

Early members

  • FLT LT Gordon Whitehead – Author of many books
  • Dave Walker
  • Andrew Sinton – Nationals scale competitor
  • Colin Steer
  • Peter Keevil
  • Nigel Nixon
  • Colin Lucas
  • Peter Stretford
  • Richard Stitson – Mantua Models
  • Maurice Cargil – National pylon racer competitor

Control line flyers

  • Wilf Everhand – National flyer
  • Terry Sinton
  • Sean Biggs
  • Simon Dickinson
  • Richard Stitson

Previous Flying sites

  • Windsor Great Park
  • Long Hill Road
  • Behind the Fujitsu building
  • Birch Hill School – now the Sainsburys site
  • Moss End Farm
  • 3 sites around Hawthorn Hill