The Big Hop
- 18th Mar 2026
- 7:30pm - 9pm
- Members £10
- Non-members £17
- Volunteer £12
- Livestream £8
- Free parking
Tickets available in January 2026
The Big Hop is the epic story of one of the greatest milestones in aviation history – the competition between four British aircraft manufacturers to be the first to build an aircraft capable of crossing the Atlantic from Canada to Europe. The engineering and human challenges of making that first transatlantic flight in 1919 – and winning the Daily Mail prize of £10,000 – saw the excruciating failure of Harry Hawker in the Sopwith Atlantic, and the extraordinary triumph of Alcock and Brown in the Vickers Vimy. Our speaker is David Rooney, author of The Big Hop, described by reviewers as "a vivid and utterly compelling account of the contest."
In person tickets are available until 9am on the day of the talk, Livestream tickets are available until midday on the day of the talk. Livestream links are sent out after midday on the day of the talk.
This event will be in person in the Clubhouse and broadcast on BM.tv Livestream.
The Members' Bar will be open from 6pm and hot food will be available. Please pre-book your food for the evening when purchasing your tickets.
