General – fourfax

Derek Roxberry – Mosquito Pilot

webmaster — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:18:22 +0000

Front row, left to right: Derek Roxberry, not known, Ken Utton, Ian Dick, Sax Saxby, not known, Ace Newman, Chief Ground staff ?, Ernie Holmes, Not known, Chips Hunter, not known, Les De Garos?

From Martin Beard: Derek was on IV from 1947 to 1950 and is still doing well at 98 years old! [...]

Jet Provost T Mk3 Flight Reference Cards

webmaster — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:34:00 +0000

Does anybody have a copy of the JP3 FRCs? Mike Walker, who runs pilotsnotes.com, is after a copy. Please scan/photo the FRCs and mail to mikeawalker (at) btconnect.com if you can help.

Chris Burwell’s New Book

webmaster — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:43:02 +0000

From Chris:

Hi,Although I never served on IV(AC) Sqn, I did get a Combat Ready Certificate (Attack & Recce) from the Sqn to take part in the Taceval in 1979!Members of the Association may be interested to know that Grub Street Publishers in London have just released a book on my career in aviation [...]

Fourfax – The Final Beer Call

webmaster — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:34:04 +0000

Harrier GR3 Heritage Centre

Well at least we went out in style!

Phil Willsher kindly arranged for the RAF Wittering Heritage Centre to be open before the Beer Call and twenty or so members took advantage to see the bona jets, briefing rooms and course photographs. After that over eighty members and guests attended [...]

Bruntingthorpe

webmaster — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:56:21 +0000

From David Herriot of the Buccaneer Aircrew Association:

You may have heard through the grapevine that all the Cold War jets are being evicted from Bruntingthorpe because the owner has leased the whole airfield for car storage. This meant that, until a new venue had been found, TBAG’s 2 fast taxy jets could have [...]

RAF Benevolent Fund

webmaster — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:51:30 +0000

I’ve uploaded a document from the RAF Benevolent Fund describing their services. In case any of us are aware of someone who might benefit from some assistance from them…

Thanks to John White of The Hunter Register for this information.

Click here to download the file.

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SENGO, JENGO, Liney Interview?

webmaster — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 10:31:51 +0000

From Denis Calvert <denis@interairpress.co.uk>: I’m writing something (again) on the Harrier. I’ve done most of the text, including interviewing a Harrier pilot – Peter Sturt – nice guy. He did a tour on GR3 with 20 Sqn in Germany, then later became boss of the short-lived 216 Sqn on Buccaneers. What I’m looking for is [...]

Scampton Church

webmaster — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:16:49 +0000

Joe Bartrop (project co-ordinator, RAF Commemorative Window Scampton Church)

As we approach Remembrance Day, I have been advised write to you, and ask for your support to share this tribute with your members, some of whom may have served at RAF Scampton.

The Ministry of Defence have announced that they intend to decommission RAF Scampton [...]

Frank Whitley

webmaster — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:53:39 +0000

From Paul Nuth:

Hello,

Looking for a contact from the Squadron Association who maybe able to help me.

Frank was an aviator with RAF No 4 Squadron throughout WW2, primarily with Spitfires, service with expeditionary forces in France, Battle of Britain. He was shot down, got back to UK via French Resistance and got [...]

Sqn News – July 2018

webmaster — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 10:03:13 +0000

9-ship practice for the RAF 100 flypast

RAF Valley (or the yellow Savannah that RAF Valley (or that it has become) and heatwave don’t tend to go together in a sentence very often, but it does make for a very enjoyable workplace.It has been a fantastically busy couple of months since our last [...]