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What’s With the White Stripes?

XZ131 at Gutersloh in 1977. Photo: Spotters Group Gutersloh

Another photo of a GR3 with white stripes. This one is XZ 131 ‘M’ at Gutersloh in 1977.

Does anybody remember why we had the stripes?

Photo from the Spotters Group Gutersloh.

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HFA Heritage Visit

Pete Mears, Mike Aynsley and Arfa Hancock visited the HFA Heritage Centre at Wittering last December.

It was a great afternoon out; Mike Aynsley and Arfa Hancock had last seen each other 42 years ago at Wildenrath with XV779 being one of the initial batch of Harriers issued to 4 Sqn. A special thanks also […]

HMS Illustrious Reunion 1982

From David Rogers:

HMS Illustrious at Greenwich in 2012 (Photo from greenwich.co.uk)

We are trying to locate those of 4 SQN that served in HMS Illustrious in 1982 on our first deployment to the Falklands as we would like to make them aware that we are arranging a reunion at the Guildhall in Portsmouth […]

WIWOH 2015

From Fitto:

This year’s WIWOH will again be at the Railway Inn, Ketton from 7.30pm on Sunday 14th December. For any ‘newbies’, format is a casual few beers with your old Harrier buddies. We run a kitty during the evening with a starting pot of £10 a head and a fiver only for any drivers. […]

Financial Services Survey

From Mike Jenkins:

I’m trying to do some research about financial services for the military and veterans and their families. I have started a survey with a financial development firm Monitise and I’m trying to get a large sample of people to fill in an online survey – anonymous and data protected. I particularly seek […]

HFA Pegasus Club Dinner 2015

From the HFA:

To mark the fifth anniversary of the retirement from UK service of the Harrier, a dinner will be held on the 24th October 2015 for pilots and other officers of the Harrier Force Association. Partners are very welcome to attend.

The dinner will be held at The Haycock Hotel in Wansford, a […]

Harrier Heritage Centre

From the HFA:

To coincide with the Annual HFA reunion/Christmas Drinks on 5 December, the Harrier Heritage Centre at RAF Wittering will be open on two occasions, the first on Friday 5 December at 1400hrs and the second on Saturday 6 December at 1200hrs.

For more details, please go to the HFS website.

White Camouflage?

Harrier T4 ZB600 ‘R’ 1984

Harrier GR3 ‘P’ 1983

Torsten at sg-etuo.de has found these photos taken by Markus Jakobsmeier. They were taken in 1983 and 1984. He asks why we had the white colour scheme.

I suggested it might be to do with Exercise Maple Flag 13 which IV(AC) participated […]

Harrier Boys

Bob Marston has volunteered to compile a Harrier book!

harrierboys

Harrier Boys will join Hunter, Lightning, Buccaneer, Phantom, Jaguar, Victor and Vulcan Boys in the series published by Grub Street. I am looking for interesting personal accounts of working with the Harrier, which together will give the reader an impression of what it […]

Harrier Force Association – Christmas Drinks

From the HFA:

CHRISTMAS DRINKS – FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2014

It’s that time of year again and the fourth Harrier Force Association Christmas Drinks will be on Friday 5th December. Unfortunately last year’s venue has closed down so this year it will be held in the Lord Burghley, 17 Broad Street, Stamford. This is for […]

Dave Binnie RIP

1973 Binns Red 6

 

From Liliane:

Dear Friends, It is with deep sadness that I must tell you that David passed away very peacefully at 15.10 this afternoon (22 August). He was comfortable and pain-free to the end and we were with him. The Memorial Service to farewell David will take place […]

Dot’s Last Trip

Squadron News:

Flt Lt John ‘Dot’ Letton

John ‘Dot’ Letton

 

On Friday 4th July 2014, Flt Lt John ‘Dot’ Letton flew his last flight in the Royal Air Force in the Hawk T2 on IV(R) Squadron, RAF Valley. After an amazing career spanning 32 years of fast jet flying in the RAF, […]

Mo Tiwana R.I.P

From Mo’s wife Minna:

We are bidding farewell to Mo on Friday 11th July 2014.

The Ceremony will commence at 12:45 in Gurudwara Sahib Garib Nawaj, Springfield Rd., Hayes, UB4 0LT.

From there , the procession moves onto Breakspear Crematorium, Ruislip, HA4 7SJ, via RAF Northolt , arriving promptly at 14:30. Here Friends and Colleagues […]

Early Seventies Field Ops

Thanks to John Hickie for these photos:

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The People’s Mosquito

This looks like a very worthwhile project:

If I might be allowed to introduce myself, I am the Director, Project Engineering & Airframe Compliance, The People’s Mosquito Ltd. We are a charitable organization with but one aim – to restore a Mosquito to flight status, and see it based in the UK, as a flying […]