Meet the team

Duncan  has been interested in aviation since he was a small boy, growing up close to former RAF Canewdon and Southend Airport,  watching Vickers Viscounts, Handley Page Heralds and Short Belfasts flying over his house.

Duncan started UKHAT, with Clive Grievson and Ian Kidger, to help preserve British Heritage Aviation and infrastructure.

Danny's interest in aviation began in the early eighties. He remembers his dad taking him to London for the Falklands flypast in 1982 and it just grew on him from there. His first experience of actually flying was on a British Air Ferries Vickers viscount from Southend airport for a Santa flight. 

Danny has also had a fair few flying lessons across the years but family commitments have stifled his attempts to gain a PPL (for now!!). 

In his spare time he enjoys spending time with the kids and visiting air bases and airports. Danny was lucky enough to have an ‘access all areas’ at both RAF Scampton and RAF Marham when visiting. 

Danny has been a postman for 23 years, which he thoroughly enjoys and that helps us with our movement of spares around the country.

Ian has always been interested in aviation for as long as he can remember. 

He worked for Air South at Shoreham airport, back in the 1980s. But now works at Gatwick airport in Passenger Services. 

Ian has also been involved with the Bristol Britannia trust and this drives his passion for all things aviation. Ian is one of the founding members of UKHAT right back at the start in 2018.

There has never been a time when Clive was not interested in aviation. Some may say 'from the cradle'.

In 1972 Clive went to Oxford Air Training School to gain his commercial license. As luck would have it, Clive and Peter Harris were on the same course. Clive went on to fly DH114 Herons, Handley Page Dart Heralds, the Vickers Viscount, Fokker F27-ATP, DC9,15 & 32 series and the Boeing 737-300, 400 & 500.

Pete was into model aeroplanes as child, and still is. Pete starting his working life cleaning cars and aeroplanes to pay for his flying lessons.

When Pete obtained his commercial licence he flew newspapers (before the internet) and transplant organs around to build his hours.

Pete then borrowed money to self-fund his Boeing 757 type rating in 1994. His first airline was Ambassador, until it went bust in 1995. They still owe him some wages.

Pete was out of work for a short time and then joined Air 2000 and was flying once again the Boeing 757’s from Manchester and Gatwick.

Pete was then loaned out to Air Europe Italia and the Boeing 767 in 1996. He joined British Airways in 1997 on the Boeing 747-400. And then took command on Boeing 777’s.

Pete is still flying today on the corporate Falcon 2000 and the Boeing 777.