Farnborough Airport sponsors Armed Forces Day National Event 2026
Updated on: 16/04/2026
Rushmoor Borough Council is delighted to welcome aboard Farnborough Airport as a Silver sponsor of the Armed Forces Day National Event 2026. Farnborough Airport is the birthplace of British aviation. It was here that Samuel Cody took off in his British army aeroplane in 1908 for the UK’s first powered flight.