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Candida & Mark Adkins
Art & Art History | Pioneering Women | WW2 Aviation
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Taunton, Somerset UK |
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| Mark has spent his whole life being fascinated by people’s behaviour. It led him to study Art & Design/History of Art at Chelsea School of Art and the London College of Communication, then on to a career in advertising, devising award winning television commercials, press ads and posters for some of the world’s leading brands. His talks, whether about art and creativity, social history or murder, aim to be surprising, passionate, informative and above all entertaining for broad spectrum audiences. |
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Jim Barnes
Aviation Historian
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Dorking, Surrey UK |
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| Jim trained in Radar and Radio systems before beginning a flying career as an RAF Electronics Officer in the ‘V’ Force flying tours on Vulcan bombers with 617 (Dambusters) Squadron as part of the nuclear deterrent during the cold war. Following his RAF career he went into the electronic warfare systems and IT industries. His aviation talks draw from his experiences in the RAF. |
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| Howard Cook is an Historic Aircraft Pilot, Historian and lecturer (MA University of Birmingham). He has travelled extensively throughout the world, is a qualified Destination and Port Speaker with particular expertise in the Arctic, Scandinavia, Baltic and the Mediterranean and is keen to bring destinations and subjects to life for cruise guests with his love of History and Geography. He is a Freeman of the City of London, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and was Honorary Commander of the 493rd Fighter Squadron US Air Force. Howard has flown a wide range of aircraft, from Tiger Moths to Spitfires and Hurricanes. |
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Aldon Ferguson
Military Aviation Historian & Russia Expert
FRICS, MRAeS |
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Reading, Berkshire UK |
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Aldon was brought up in the North West of England developing a strong interest in aviation. After a period in the RAF he graduated as a Chartered Surveyor. He specialised in commercial property in London and then set up the first property company in post-Communist Russia. Initially opening in Moscow and quickly expanding into St Petersburg and Kiev in Ukraine. Simultaneously, Aldon's love of all things aviation and related buildings led to him becoming one of the leading experts in RAF history. |
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Dr Michael Fopp
History - Social & Military
National Museum Director, Pilot & Historian. PhD, FRAeS |
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Soulbury, Buckinghamshire UK |
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| Michael is the son of an Australian Battle of Britain fighter pilot and grew up surrounded by aeroplanes. He has been a member of the elite Mounted Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police for over 10 years before being appointed Director of the London Transport Museum in 1985. He then went on to be Director of the Royal Air Force Museum. Since retirement in 2010 he has devoted his time to the Guild of Air Pilots & Navigators as well as lecture on transport and aviation history. |
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| Dr. Amanda Goodheart Parks is a historian specializing in bringing the past to life for audiences of all ages on land and at sea. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and she specializes in women’s history, maritime history, aerospace history, cultural history, and U.S. history. She recently appeared in the History Channel miniseries, “The Titans That Built America,” and her work in museum education was awarded by the American Alliance of Museums in 2021. She serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Salve Regina University History Department. |
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| The son of a Battle of Britain pilot Rick is himself a decorated and highly acclaimed fighter pilot and leader. He has wide experience of high level command in the military, in senior appointments and in business at Managing Director level. He has great leadership capabilities and is recognised as a high achiever. He is also Past Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators Livery. |
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Bill Simpson OBE
Military/Aviation Historian, Author & Port Speaker
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Poole, Dorset UK |
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| Bill Simpson served in the Royal Air Force for 25 years. Responsible for air transport operations in Northern Ireland, he was awarded an MBE in 1979. He then commanded two RAF Stations, receiving an OBE from Queen Elizabeth in 1988. Bill's acclaimed biography ‘The Prince’ was published by HarperCollins in 2006 and he now writes historical novels. Bill is an experienced enrichment and destination speaker having completed almost 60 cruises over 7 years and he has employed his passion for - and comprehensive knowledge of - military & aviation history to great effect. In March 2017, Bill was selected to join Viking Ocean as a Resident Historian. |
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| Dr. Richard Steckel is retired from the Boeing Company in St. Louis where he worked as a Quality Engineer on the F/A-18, C-17A and 787 programs. Prior to Boeing, Richard held various positions in the general aviation industry as an air traffic controller trainee, aircraft mechanic, flight instructor and commercial pilot. He received a B.S. in Aero Operations from San Jose State University, an M.S. in Aviation Safety from the University of Central Missouri, and a Ph.D. in Aviation from Saint Louis University. Richard is now a visiting assistant professor at SLU where he is a member of 2 Ph.D. committees. |
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