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Alan Pollock got in contact to pass on details for this Wednesday’s Service for Air Vice-Marshal Peter John (‘Sam’) GODDARD CBE AFC. Sam died at home in Felixstowe on Thursday 11th February aged 72. Dearly loved husband of Val, father of Martin and David, father-in-law of Sally and dear Poppop of William, Harry and Lucy, […]
Sad news – Pat King passed away on Monday. Pat King His funeral will be on Tuesday 17 November at 14.30 at Marholm Crematorium, Peterborough and afterwards at the Haycock, Wansford. Pat had a long and distinguished career: After leaving IV Sqn in 1972, he was CO 233 (Harrier) OCU 72-74. USAF Exchange […]
Syd dropped me a line to tell me that Sally Morris died last Saturday (27 June). She had been ill for some time but the end, when it came, was quite sudden. The funeral will be at Pewsey Parish Church at 1300 on Friday 10 July, followed by a cremation and a wake at the […]
Received the sad news from the HFA that Ron Pattinson died last week. Ron served on IV Sqn from 1976 to 1979 as a pilot, QFI, IRE and Deputy Flight Commander at Wildenrath and Gutersloh when the Sqn was equipped with the Harrier GR1/T2/GR3 and T4. When he left the Sqn he served a short […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Frank Tewkesbury (now living on the Gold Coast in Australia): Trying to make contact with ex-Flt Lt Bill “Shafer” Shepherd who was a Swift aerobatics pilot at RAF Gutersloh between 1961-1964. He used to live at Redland in Bristol but where he is now, only he knows. I was an SAC and used to […]
From Jack Cobb: I have been asked by Susan Liversidge to inform the Sqn that her husband, Wg Cdr(Retd) Brian Liversidge died on 20 Oct 13. Brian was your sites operations officer at Wildenrath from 1972 to 1975. He was again with the HF at Gutersloh in 1985 when he commanded 33 Wg RAF Regt. […]
Hi Chris, I thought I owed you an update for the fourfax website. The day after I handed over Command of IV Sqn in June, I flew out from RAF Brize Norton to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan where I am currently serving as Chief of Staff (Operations) at 904 Expeditionary Air Wing. IV Sqn […]
30th September 1922 – 19th January 2013 Gp Capt Peter William Gilpin CBE DFC has died after a short illness, at the age of 90 and he is survived by his wife, Helen, and family. Comm’d 19 Jun 42 Gp Capt 1 Jul 65 Ret’d 30 Sep 77 Beloved husband of Helen, adored […]
It is with regret I have to inform you of the tragic death of John “Taff” Evans in a motorbike accident at the weekend. He was groundcrew on 1 Sqn, the OCU, and was a much loved 4 Sqn FLM in the early 80s. He was living in Stamford until the latter part of […]
All of the people on this list previously registered with us as members but have since changed their email addresses. If anybody has contact details for any of these members, please let them know about the Centenary and let me have their new address – thanks! Dave Adcroft, Fitter (Eng), 85-90, Gutersloh Jim Andrews, […]
Pete Mears, Roy Harrison and Bob Grant at HFA2 Wittering Photo: Pete Mears
Anyone have a contact number or email for Dave Sanders? Cottesmore 1999 onwards. The details I’ve got are way out of date…
Gp Capt John ‘Jock’ Heron OBE’s autobiographical memoirs “From Schoolboy to Station Commander” has just been published by the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. It is on sale for £15 to members or £20 for non-members. Jock served on IV at Wildenrath in the early 70s when the Sqn was flying the Harrier GR1/T2. He’s a regular […]
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