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High Wycombe charity worker joins elite running list after Tokyo Marathon
A member of staff at The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe has joined an elite group of runners after completing the Tokyo Marathon. Hospitality Services Manager Karen Sweeting was one of 38,000 runners taking part in the […]
Joint Force Air Component
On the 10 Mar 19 staff and augmentees from the UK Joint Force Air Component (UK JFAC) deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany to support Exercise AUSTERE CHALLENGE 19. The US-led exercise used a challenging scenario to depict a developing […]
AIRCREW CAREER MANAGEMENT FORCE DEVELOPMENT STAFF RIDE – EX ZEPPELIN WALK NOV 18
Personnel (a mixture of military and Civil Service) from Aircrew Career Management desperate for a day away from the normal office routine of continuous phone calls, instant messenger and emails, decided a Force Development Staff Ride would be an ideal […]
Operation BLACK BUCK 1 PART 2
The following is the conclusion of the Operation BLACK BUCK 1 story told in Summer 2018 Wycombe World Magazine. Op BLACK BUCK was mounted 37 years after the Second World War, it was the only time the Avro Vulcan was […]
LITTER HEROES HELP CLEAR UP THE STREETS
ROYAL Air Force High Wycombe personnel take to the streets in a bid to clear the local community of unwanted litter. On 4 April, over 40 RAF personnel and members of the National Trust Ranger Team volunteered to take part […]
Medmenham Nursery
Members of the RAF Medmenham community wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and Remembrance Sunday in a rather special way. A tree situated outside the Danesfield Arms has been covered in hand […]
Robson Water Sports Centre
Delivering Force Development training (iaw AP3379 Lft 2410) to the whole force. Activities include: Dragon boating, Stand up paddle boarding, rafting, Canoe, Kayak’s, Coracles and team challenges. Contact phil.crawford732@mod.go.uk for more information and bookings.
Bouquet Arranged For RAF Association
The Royal Air Forces Association (RAF Association) has teamed up with boutique florists Appleyard London to create an exclusive bouquet. In traditional RAF colours – red, white and blue – each bouquet has been handcrafted by experienced florists. Flowers have […]
DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT
BOMBER COMMAND IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR By Bob Hickox As Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command from 1942-45, Air Marshal Harris presided over the rapid expansion of Bomber Command with the introduction of 4-engined bomber aircraft in much greater numbers, improved […]
THE EUROPEAN AIR GROUP
IN THE EUROPEAN AIR GROUP’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, AIR CHIEFS MEET TO DISCUSS INTEROPERABILITY, IN BRUGES, BELGIUM, ON 6 JUNE 2018 The European Air Group Steering Group, comprising the Chiefs of Staff or their representatives, of the Air Forces of […]
