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New Photo Galleries

Our Photo Gallery plugin broke earlier this year and I’ve been putting off the job of reuploading all the photos to a new system. I’ve finally got around to it, and I think all the photos are available again. Click on Galleries in the top menu bar to see what’s there.

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IV Sqn Wikipedia Page

Just found it!

Wikipedia

RAF100 Cookbook

From Steve Broadhead:

May I take this opportunity to publicise the RAF100 Cookbook and ask if you would pass on the attached poster please?

The book contains 100 stories contributed by serving and former members of the RAF, each entry is about one of the countries the RAF has been present in since 1918 and […]

105th Anniversary

See my previous post for more details.

This event is definitely going ahead. Cost will be £10 per head [updated], pub grub included, and the Association is going to subsidise temporary membership of the Golf Club for the evening and put on some barrels of beer, wine and soft drinks.

Dress is “smart/casual”, of course! […]

Sqn News – June 2017

The Boss is Dead – Long Live the Boss!

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The winds of change have arrived at Mighty IV(R) Squadron since the last issue, as we have sadly said goodbye to our illustrious leader, Wing Commander Mounsey (and more importantly to the real driving force behind the Squadron – Mrs Mounsey […]

Hoppy’s Hunter

Hoppy’s Hunter

At Cottesmore? Photo by Ian Black @BlickyIan

The Deci Dozen – IV (R) Sqn Detachment to Decimomannu

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On 22 March, 12 Hawk T2s departed Valley to the sunnier climes of Sardinia in the largest overseas detachment of Hawk T2s to date. Over the ensuing two weeks we achieved awesome rates of flying with 3 waves a day fuelled exclusively by pizza and cappuccino. The result was an incredible […]

Sqn News – May 2017

Pairs Take-Off

Summer has finally arrived! Well, the air temperature has got into double digits and over at the Mighty IV (R) Squadron we are all looking forward to the sea following suit, when we will finally be able to get some respite from our immersion suits for a couple of months. April […]

Wg Cdr Rob Caine – New Boss of IV(R)

Rob Caine

I just wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself as the new Boss of IV Sqn after I took over from Mou on the 6 Jun. My name is Rob Caine and I have previously been the Exec on IV Sqn, so I am in command and doing my refresher […]

105th Anniversary

This year IV Squadron celebrates its 105th Anniversary. We have had tremendous support for recent reunions, including the 90th (Cottesmore, 2002), the 95th (also Cottesmore, 2007) and of course the 100th (Valley, 2012). This time round, however, there is little enthusiasm for a trek to Anglesey, so we should save our energies for the 110th […]

Squadron News – March 2017

Hawk T2

Along with not burning anything down since the January issue, and having achieved a good amount of flying considering the time of year, the Squadron has also graduated the long overdue course 17 (despite their best efforts), a signficant achievement that represents a huge amount of work from everyone at RAF […]

Arthur Stanley “Pete” Pinnion

From Ken Utton’s Sqn Personalities 1949:

Sqn Ldr ‘Colonel’ Mowatt: Had ditched a Hurricane and hit the bottom before getting out. Was local Town Major in Gutersloh before joining 4. He was killed with Pete Pinnion (Engineering Officer) in an Anson which hit a chimney at Munster when they were going home on leave. I […]

Pete Collins – Inquest

Bristol Post Report

Squadron News – Jan 2017

Mirage 2000

The happy and fun loving members of IV(R) Squadron returned with various wounds of unspecified origin mostly healed after the Christmas break, eager to brave the January storms and return to the air. With silly season completed with just a broken chair, some new carpet and no major visits to A&E […]

Royal Navy Reunion – Friday April 21st to Monday 24th

From Mike Crowe:

Many are missing the camaraderie of those who served in the Royal Navy, such as the 8 already found from H.M.S. Raleigh; 23 Entry Benbow Division, 2nd June 1980. And ‘I wish I could relive some of it’; well this can be done in the form of an ‘RN Shipmates Reunion’ to […]