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Sally Morris RIP

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 […]

Ron Pattinson R.I.P.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brian Liversidge

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. […]

Gp Capt Peter Gilpin RIP

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 […]

John “Taff” Evans

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 […]

Chris Johnson – Service & Funeral

John Wickham has advised me that the service for Chris will be on Monday 30 Jan at 12 noon at St Mary’s Church, Scarborough with internment at 1.30pm. Uniforms may be worn if wanted, wreaths can be sent from sections or units, otherwise Susan would prefer donations to Help for Heroes.

Chris served on 1(F) […]

Flt Lt Jon Egging

Flt Lt Jon Egging

Condolences to family and friends of Flt Lt Jon Egging who was killed in the Red Arrows crash at Bournemouth at the weekend.

Jon served on IV(AC) Sqn at RAF Cottesmore in the early nineties when the Sqn was equipped with the Harrier GR7/GR9.

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Chris Moran Memorial Service Update 2

The telephone number for Mrs Small at the RAF Ceremonial Office is 0208 833 8761.

Chris Moran Memorial Service Update

There has been an announcement in the Times and Telegraph re the memorial service for Chris. The details are below.

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran will be held on Friday 15th October 2010 at 12 noon at the RAF Church of St Clement Danes, […]

Chris Moran Memorial Service

Notice in today’s Telegraph. Memorial for Chris Moran will be on Friday 15 October at St Clement Danes.

Farewell to a Hero

Tom Pierce

Thanks to John Wickham for noticing this story in the RAF News:

From Tiger Moths to Lightnings

A World War II hero who went on to have a 32-year career in the RAF has died aged 90. Air Cdre Tom Pierce’s flying experience stretched from Tiger Moth biplanes to Lightning supersonic […]

Chris Moran – Funeral

Chris Moran’s funeral is going to be a private, family affair. There will be a public memorial service in London, perhaps Westminster Abbey, in July.

More details will be published here when available.

Chris Moran

Chris Moran

I’ve just heard the shocking news that Chris “Boggy” Moran collapsed and died during a triathlon yesterday (26 May) at Brize Norton.

Chris was a Squadron pilot during the early ’80s, went on to command the Squadron 1994-96, and continued to progress through the service reaching the rank of Air Chief […]