MAGAZINE

INSIGHT

Issue 1 2012

Lincoln City
football Club

Put
through
their
Paces
14 Squadron

Out of the
Shadows
Flight Lieutenant
Bill Brown

Celebrates
100 years
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INSIGHT
Issue 1 2012

From the

Editor
Happy New Year to you all. Once again we have
a really diverse range of articles, although you will
notice that rather than just a summary of what
everyone has been up to we have featured the
new and the old, the arrival of 14 Squadron, and
the history of 8 Squadron, linked to what they have
been up recently history repeating itself?

here is also a reminder that

in amongst all of the work
there are still adventurous
training opportunities and
the Station Sub Aqua Club gives an
interesting account of their new boat
and their time in Porthkerris. Sport
doesnt miss out, and there is a Reminder
from 5 (Army Co-operation) Squadron
that you can do both a charity Row as
well as working hard on Operations.
Since I last wrote, I havent been on
Operations but I have managed my annual
swim for RAF Waddington. You will be
pleased to read that RAF Waddington has
retained the Mounsey Trophy. What is the
Mounsey Trophy? It is an RAF Swimming
Trophy which used to be awarded to the
RAF Unit whose personnel swam the most
lengths throughout the year. Each person
was challenged to swim 12 lengths, and
unsurprisingly the stations with pools
were the trophy winners. So about 10
years ago the criteria was changed and it
is now awarded to the Station with the
highest number of points at the Inter
Station Swimming Championships.
The competition includes Water Polo,
Diving, Mens and Ladies Swimming, RAF

Waddington won all of the disciplines,

a resounding success. Once again the
more experienced swimmers were
rolled out!!! A few medals were won,
gold included (and I wasnt the only
swimmer in the event this time!!). It
is great to get out there and enjoy the
camaraderie of sport, although my
ability to win individual events may be
waning, there are always the relays!!
Well done to RAF Waddington for
retaining the Mounsey Trophy. Since its
new format RAF Waddington has won it
9 times, losing it once to RAF Cranwell.
So the challenge is there to retain it in
2012 we shall see, hopefully some new
swimmers may come to the pool and I
wont be regaling you with tails of my
aquatic success, but those of others. It
is the Lincoln 10km next for me, so I
will let you know if I break any records
(personal ones not national!!).
Dont forget the Station magazine
is where you can share all of your
successes and announcements please
send your articles to the Editorial
Team, email is listed below, the
deadline for the next issue is 5 March.
We look forward to hearing from you.

On the cover

Flt Lt Bill Brown

Celebrates 100 years

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In this Issue
06

Station
Commanders
Foreword

22

Take Flight

29

14 Squadron Out
of the shadows

07

Commanding
Officers Cup

22

Lincolnshires
Year of Aviation

30

5 (AC) Squadron
Row the Witham
Challange

08

Lincoln City Football

club Visit

23

JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE

THE PILOT POET

30

8 squadron SUN &

SAND, NOT A NEW THING!

09

Exercise
PORTHKERRIS PADDLE

24

Branston war hero

commemorated

31

70th Wedding
Anniversary of sqn
Ldr (retd) Vernon

12

CRICKET CLUB 2011

SEASON SUMMARY

25

SKEGNESS ACADEMY
YEAR 9 VISIT

33

Snippets of ATC
Activities in 2011

13

GOLF CLUB & COURSE

2012 SEASON

27

C4I MOVEMBER

34

Police Flight
Charitable Donations

17

Flight Lieutenant
W.C Brown

28

STRESS DONT GET

WORKED UP OVER IT

34

Insight Quiz

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Station
Commanders

Foreword...
Group Captain Al Gillespie
Station Commander

Welcome to the first issue of the 2012 Insight

Magazine. This is my first opportunity to write the
foreword for Insight Magazine and it marks the start
of an exciting 2-year tour for me and my family. I was
privileged to be appointed Station Commander Royal
Air Force Waddington and ISTAR Force Commander
on 2 Jan 12, having left only 2 years ago, bound for
Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.

served here previously, as an E-3D

Squadron Commander and spent 2
years in Headquarters Air Command as
the Group Captain responsible for the
Force Elements based at RAF Waddington.
As a result, I understand the Station, the
aircraft and the people and, I hope, what
makes Waddington tick. I watched with
immense pride over the last 12 months as
Waddington personnel continued to deliver
above and beyond expectations to meet
the simultaneous demands placed upon
them in supporting enduring operations
in Afghanistan and contingent operations
over the skies of Libya. I recognise that the
Station is still resting and recuperating,
relative to the excesses of last year but
continues to support operations in
Afghanistan, and elsewhere, on a daily basis.
I will continue to ensure my support for all
Waddington personnel and their families as
we regenerate our military capability, and
ensure we are ready to respond to the next
contingent requirement.
2012 promises to be another busy but
exciting year for Waddington personnel at
home and overseas. While we will continue
to support high-tempo operations in
Afghanistan, we will also play our part in
supporting once-in-a-lifetime events such
as HM The Queens Diamond Jubilee and
2012 Olympic Games - both from the air and
on the ground. Closer to home, I am looking
forward to being able to entertain you and
your families inside the wire at the Royal
Air Force Waddington International Air
Show. It will be slightly earlier than normal
this year over the weekend of 30th June /
1st July but still provide an unparalleled
opportunity to see the Royal Air Force and
many of our civilian and military colleagues
up close. The Stations links with the City
of Lincoln and the county of Lincolnshire

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are as strong as I remember them.

Unfortunately, due to an unprecedented level
of commitment, we were unable to parade
through the City during 2011. I hope to be
able to parade through the streets of Lincoln
during 2012 in recognition of the Freedom
of the City honour bestowed on RAF
Waddington on 25th April 1959.
In the magazine itself, you will hear
from No. 8 Squadron (E-3D Sentry) as they
report on their time in the sun and sand
supporting operations over Libya. I am also
most grateful to Flt Lt (Retd) Bill Brown,
aged 100, for his article that reflects on
his experiences as an RAF Commando.
Our own Physical Education Flight have
been coaching Lincoln City Football Club
and putting them through the rigours of
the RAF Fitness test I hope the training
benefits the Imps during the rest of the
season. I am always pleased to see Station
sports clubs remain well-supported and that
opportunities exist to team-build through
activities such as Adventurous Training.
The Station Sub-Aqua club report their
experiences from a rather chilly Porthkerris,
Cornwall on recent Adventurous Training
Expedition. General Engineering Flight
and No. 51 Squadron tell the story of their
Mouvember antics and 5(AC) Squadron
give details of their sponsored rowing event;
well done to all for an impressive sum raised
for charity. I am pleased to say that most
are now clean-shaven again! Finally, it is a
proud moment for No 14 Squadron, recently
reformed here at RAF Waddington operating
the SHADOW R-1 aircraft. This is their
first opportunity to contribute to Insight
Magazine and I will let them introduce
themselves and their aircraft inside.
I hope you enjoy Insight magazine and I
look forward to keeping you up to date with
developments throughout the year.

Comman
Officers
By Corporal Cat Chambers

The aim of the Commanding

Officers (COs) Cup is to
provide mass participation
in sport. The events are a
little different to synopsis
sports so that you dont
have to be the best athlete
in order to take part. It is
all about having fun!

nding
Cup 2011

PHOTOS
above
Swimming
Gala
TOP RIGHT
Chariot Race
& Seated
Volleyball
RIGHT
Softball
LEFT
Its a Knockout!
below
Dodgeball

he 2011 season started in January

with the Seated Volleyball. This
event is played exactly as it
sounds- playing Volleyball whilst
sitting on the floor! The final proved to be
a very closely fought competition where 8
Squadron managed to see off ELW 22- 21.
The next event was Bucketball, this game is
similar to netball but you can go anywhere
on the court and to score you have to shoot
the ball into a bucket which is held by a
person stood on the bench. People were
getting very competitive as it seemed they
were very focussed in trying to win. The
eventual champions were Operations Wing
(Ops). The Fun day event was run alongside
the Health and Well being day in July.
This saw ten teams challenge each other in
various Its a Knockout style competitions,
overcoming obstacles and attempting to find
more crocodiles and ducks than the other
teams! After a very spirited competition
Engineering and Logistics Wing (ELW)
were declared the winners. Orienteering
was introduced for the first time last year
in which sections had to split off into two
teams. One side were the Brains and
the other was the Runners. The Brains
were in charge of working out the cryptic
clues in order to gain co-ordinates for the
Runners to dash off and find the markers,
which sometimes were a little hidden. This
competition again finished very close but

56 Sqn managed to snatch the title from 8

Force Protection Wing, who were literally
seconds behind. Other events in the calendar
included Softball, Swimming, Chariot
Racing, Dodgeball and Superstars which were
spread over the year. There was not one team
that appeared to be running away with the
trophy, with wins in various competitions
recorded by 8 Sqn, ELW, Air Warfare Centre,
5 Sqn, Ops and 56 Sqn. By the penultimate
competition the COs Cup was proving to
be a very closely fought out event with 8
Sqn being in the lead, but just behind were
ELW. It all came down to how both teams
were going to perform on the last event
of the COs Cup calendar and that was the
Quiz night. This took place in December
in the Rugby Club. There were thirteen
teams that participated in various rounds
of sporting trivia. This included a What
happened next round in which teams
were asked to guess what was going to
happen in the various scenarios displayed
on screen. The teams were not prepared
for some of them and were left astonished
at the gymnast attempting to vault a box
but then accidentally landing right in the
middle of the judges table! Teams also
participated in the Pictionary round with
some people getting very excitable and just
shouting out anything that popped into
their heads! It was nice to see the 51 Sqn
team (that only consisted of two people)

was helped out by some very enthusiastic

individuals in other teams who had to
share that they knew the answers. I am
sure that they were very happy with the
help! ELW managed to finish in first
place in the Quiz but unfortunately due
to a good performance from 8 Sqn they
were unable to clinch the coveted COs
Cup for 2011. This was awarded to 8 Sqn
by Gp Capt Jones on the evening. The
night finished with the presentation of
awards for Sporting Achievement over
the year. The Sports team of the year was
awarded to the Station Cricket team. The
Sportswoman of the year was given to SAC
Williamson and the Sportsman of the Year
to SAC Heaton. The 2012 events will start
on 19 Jan 12 with Dodgeball. All interested
personnel are to contact their section COs
Cup representative. The dates for the rest
of the year are as follows:

Forthcoming COs Cup Events

Superstars- 22 Mar 12
DCCT shoot- 26 Apr 12
Rounders- 24 May 12
Sports Day- 19 Jul 12
Orienteering- 20 Sep 12
Swimming Gala- 25 Oct 12
Bucketball- 22 Nov 12
Sports Quiz- 4 Dec 12

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Lincoln City FC Visit

By Corporal Neil Gardner

With no games being played for 2 weeks Lincoln City FC Manager

David Holdsworth approached me on the Monday to ask if it was
possible to get the players up to RAF Waddington and put them
through some rigorous tests to help assess their fitness levels.

ven though this was at short

notice I asked the station
gymnasium if it was at all
possible. Flight Sergeant Jim
Dick took a long hard look at his manning
and told me he would be able to support
our request on the Thursday afternoon.
With the Physical Training Instructors
(PTIs) on board and with assistance from
Squadron Leader Dave Tague it was a
done deal to get the team on base.
Lincoln Players turned up in convoy
at 1300 hrs not knowing what to expect
until they met Corporal Jinks, a 6ft
3in 15st Rugby League player with a
dislike for footballers! Corporal Dale
Jinks (Jinksy) was assisted by the more
happy go lucky Sergeant Mark Rooney
(Rooners) and they were given only one
request from the manager. Can the PTIs
put the lads through the RAF fitness
test and work them to the max.
The lads realised what they had to do
and showed a great spirit and just got on
with it. The immense effort was displayed
by Simon Russell reaching level 15-9 on the
bleep test, Ali Fuseini pushing out 85 press
ups and Nick Nicolau banging out 76 sit ups
in 1 minute. But little did the lads know that
this was not all the Gym staff had planned,
as this was a warm up for what was to follow.
Once outside, the team were split
into two smaller working groups and
were introduced to a Battle PT session.
This is an extremely hard working circuit
designed at getting service personnel
fitter prior to deploying on Operations
by working through exercises that
are similar to movements they may
encounter for real out in theatre.

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Half of the team were put through

the stretcher carry race with Rooners,
as they ran around a course taking
turns to act as casualty as their team
mates carried them around, changing
each time with a whistle blast.
The other half was put through their
paces with a jerry can and 70kg dummy drag
over a 25m course in a set time. Both teams
were exhausted at the end of their events,
and after a quick water break they swapped
around to complete both challenges.
The final event was the iron soldier
challenge, made famous by Soccer AM.
This involved the players running out to
collect various weighted power bags one
at a time and bringing them back to the
start point. The last race was a head to
head between the coaches; Neil Gardner
and Matt Carmichael who, it has to be said
were strongly press ganged into taking part.
Both coaches were practically dragged over
the finish line by the players, resulting in a
massive pile of coaching staff and players!
By the end the lads were completely
exhausted after working hard throughout
with great encouragement from the
PTIs. Though it was not their idea of
fun there were plenty of laughs had
by all. From my point of view it was
good to see the lads show togetherness
with a great team spirit which for me
is what the forces are all about.
On behalf of Lincoln City FC I would
like to thank the RAF Waddington
gymnasium staff, in particular Sgt Mark
Rooney and Cpl Dale Jinks for their
excellent support and we hope this is
the start of a strong friendship between
RAF Waddington and Lincoln City FC.

PHOTOS
Top
Roundel Race
TOP-RIGHT
Push Up Test
BElow
Stretcher Race

Following on from the managers

request to put his team through
their paces, we put the players
through the RAF fitness test that
all personnel must successfully
achieve every 6 months. This
measures their aerobic capacity
as well as upper body and
abdominal strength. Some of
the players achieved excellent
results, which is to be expected
of a professional footballer.
On the battle PT session, the
players worked extremely hard
as they performed exercises
such as team stretcher carry
and 70kg casualty drag
which are roles that service
personnel are training for
prior to going on Operational
duty. I was very impressed
with their team work skills,
and the attitude displayed
by the lads throughout a very
arduous training session.
Sergeant Rooney
Physical Education Flight

Exercise

PORTHKERRIS
PADDLE

By late October, most diving clubs in the UK are in

the pub reminiscing about what theyve been up to
throughout the year, with the odd tall tale of daring
feats and talk of ever more ambitious plans for the
next year. The RAF Waddington/Digby/Scampton
Sub-Aqua Club however decided to squeeze in a
final trip to Porthkerris, Cornwall before the weather
started to make coastal diving ever more difficult.

n arrival at the diving centre

on Friday evening, we met up
with the other contingent from
Boscombe Down who were
with us for the weekend. The first event
on Saturday morning was a shakedown
dive, checking kit and practising drills.
Diving commenced straight from the steps
of the diving centre, with a fairly simple
route around the rocks and gullies and
through the kelp, back round to the beach.
Porthkerris has an abundance of marine
life from lobster to octopus and anemones
to corals. Standards of navigation varied
with some pairs surfacing within a couple of
metres of the beach and others having to use
somewhat frowned upon pop up navigation
technique to get themselves heading in the
correct direction. With correct weighting
and minor kit issues sorted, the afternoons
dive followed a similar vein for another poke
about between the kelp.
The momentous launch of the clubs new
boat was achieved on Sunday. After a great
deal of time and money, it was very satisfying
to see the boat on the water. Her first trip
took the expeds members to the wreck of
the Volnay, a 4609 ton steamship that was
sunk in 1914 and now sits in about 20 metres
in the bay of Porthallow. The culmination of
this dive represented another momentous
occasion the completion of Ricks BSAC
Advanced Diver qualification after several
years training towards it.
By Monday, the Boscombe Down
bunch had departed, leaving only 4 of us
at the centre and some windy weather. We
managed to get out to the Volnay again in
the morning where we all dived the other
half of the wreck, finding the odd WW1
artefact, including lead shot from the shells
she was carrying. By the afternoon, we
needed a site that was sheltered from the
strengthening wind. Rik had some scant
details of a wreck, nestled amongst some
rocks, called the Andola a 3 masted sailing

ship that sunk striking Sharks Fin Rock in

1895. The location we had was imprecise
and despite Daz and Rick carrying out a
lengthy search of the seabed, we didnt find
the Andola. Rik and I noted that darkness
was starting to fall so elected not to
continue the search with a second dive, but
instead to return to Porthkerris and dived
to carry out some work to strengthen the
mooring buoy.
Tuesdays diving was carried out in
vicinity of the stunning Raglan Reef
followed by a drift dive near the Manacles; a
group of rocks that has proven catastrophic
to many ships in bad weather over the years.
During the latter dive, Rik and I stumbled
across some unidentified wreckage,
amongst which we were lucky enough to
find some china. The hallmark indicates
that it was made in Staffordshire in the late
1800s. Hopefully a bit of investigative work
might help to identify the wreck.
The weather wasnt as kind to us later
in the week and we couldnt launch the
boat from Porthkerris so we towed the boat
round to the sheltered harbour of Falmouth.
On the Wednesday, we looked to dive the
wreck of the Stanwood but, again with an
imprecise location, we saw only the seabed of
the harbours shipping lane. Diving was out
of the question on Thursday but we carried
out some boat handling practice around the
harbour to tighten up our skills under Riks
instruction so the day was far from wasted.
The week provided an excellent
opportunity to get in some late season
diving and as always, the selection of
wrecks and impressive range of marine
life proved how diverse and rewarding UK
diving is. The week was, however hard work
throughout. The daily routine of swimming
out to get the boat, loading all of the kit
that is required for UK diving, sitting in
the cold and wind and getting the kit and
boat squared away at the end of the day
meant that the actual diving was a welcome

PHOTOS
Top right
Waddington
Crew
above
Marine Life
background
Dive Location

break; the relatively remote location and

self sufficient nature of the Exped meant
that that the daily routine of feeding and
administering ourselves kept the 4 of us
busy and sleeping well.
Although coastal diving is pretty
much finished for the year, plans are
already underway for next year. Early in
the 2012 we plan to qualify personnel in
administering oxygen and boat handling
in the club boat. Were also looking to run
an Ocean Diver course to qualify personnel
with no prior experience over 2 weekends.
In terms of diving, were looking at trips
to Flamborough Head, the Farne Islands,
Anglesey and Ascension Island, with a
number of more local single day expeds
dotted about. Over the winter months we
offer training at local inland sites. The
club is open to all Waddington, Digby and
Scampton based personnel; divers from
any training organisation are welcome. If
youve never dived before, come along and
have a go in the pool with no obligation to
join. Every first and third Thursday of the
month were in the pool at Waddington
from 1900 and we do theory training in
the back of the Ravens Club at 1900 on
other Thursdays. For dates of events, up to
date information or contact details check
the RAF Waddington MOSS page (Stn
Clubs > Sub-Aqua Club) or search for RAF
Waddington Sub-Aqua Club on Facebook.

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RAF WADDINGTON
CRICKET CLUB
2011 SEASON
SUMMARY
By Flight Lieutenant Chas Gimenez

Despite the numerous commitments

across the Station during 2011, RAF
Waddingtons Cricket Club managed
to fulfil virtually every fixture during the
cricket season which is testimony to
the enthusiasm of Station personnel
committed to find time to play
representative sport.

CLUB RESULTS 2011

DATE

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OPPONENT

ltimately, RAF Waddington

Cricket Club won the East
of England Cricket League
(EECL) winning every match
except one which was a close encounter
against last years League winners RAF
Digby. Below is a list of the Cricket
Clubs results for 2011 containing some
impressive notable performances.
As a result of RAF Waddington
winning the League, the Station Cricket
team represented the EECL against the
London Area Cricket League (LACL)
winners RAF Odiham at RAF Vine Lane
(the Home of RAF Cricket), Uxbridge,
on 7 Sep 11 but unfortunately were
narrowly beaten in an entertaining
match played in an excellent spirit.
RAF Waddington Cricket Club
also reached the EECL T20 Finals held
at Clifton Village Cricket Club near
Nottingham, but again narrowly missed
out on another trophy coming second
only on run-rate. RAF Waddington also
reached the RAF Cup Quarter Finals and
was drawn to play RAF Lossiemouth but,
due to logistical reasons were unable to
get a side to Stirling in Scotland. This
was a bitter pill to swallow given that
Stirling is not remotely midway between
the 2 Stations and it was not a mutually
agreed venue as per the Comp Rules.
Particular individuals from the Station
also played at various representative
levels during the season as follows:
Corporal Jake Wray (GEF),
Senior AirCraftman Ross Diver (8
Sqn Eng) and Flight Lieutenant Tim

Adcock (56(R) Squadron) represented

the RAF at Senior Level.
Cpl Wray and SAC Diver also went on
to represent the Combined Services.
SAC Paul Heaton (5(AC) Sqn), SAC
Steve Baker (8 Sqn Eng) and SAC Steve
Norton (Fire Section) represented the RAF
Eagles squad for up-and-coming talent.
Furthermore, other Cricket Club
members are involved significantly
in the running of the East of England
Cricket League (EECL) as follows:

The EECL Chairman is

Fligt Lieutenant John Jones (8 Sqn).
The EECL Secretary is
Corporal Ian Walsh (14 Sqn Shadow).
The EECL Treasurer is
Flight Sergeant Carl Walton
(14 Sqn Shadow).
Additionally, Sgt Fraser-Cattanach,
FS Walton and Cpl Walsh regularly
coach at local civilian clubs; Cpl Walsh
also coaches the RAF Ladies team.
As can be seen, we are quite an active
Club with regular involvement from
Representative to Grass Roots level.
However, we are far from a closed shop
and welcome anybody interested in
playing cricket at any standard. This
seasons success has been founded on the
fact that we have a number of personnel
extremely keen to play cricket but it is
always a struggle to get personnel away
from their busy workplaces. Therefore,
the more players we have who want
to play cricket, the more likely the

SCORE

RESULT

Wad 278 for 4

Cott 110 All Out
Cott 133 for 4
Wad 135 for 2
Wad 156 All Out
Mar 135 All Out
Wad 149 for 5
Cran 85 for 8
Dig 129 for 5
Wad 105 for 7
Wad 159 for 3
Witt 161 for 8

Wad won by
168 Runs
Wad won by
8 wickets
Wad won by
21 Runs
Wad won by
64 Runs
Dig won by
24 Runs
Witt won by
2 Wickets

Wad 198 All Out

Mar 17 All Out

Wad won by
181 Runs

Wad 185 for 5

Dig 186 for 4
Con 38 All Out
Wad 39 for 2
Wad 138 for 7
Con 92 for 9

Dig won by
6 Wickets
Wad won by
8 Wickets
Wad won by
46 Runs

4 May 11

RAF Cottesmore

11 May 11

RAF Cottesmore

1 Jun 11

RAF Marham

9 Jun 11

RAF Cranwell

15 Jun 11

RAF Digby

15 Jun 11

RAF Wittering

13 July 11

RAF Marham

3 Aug 11

RAF Digby

17 Aug 11

RAF Coningsby

17 Aug 11

RAF Coningsby

31 Aug 11

RAF Wittering

Wad 388 for 2

Witt 114 for 7

Wad won by
274 Runs

7 Sep 11

RAF Odiham

Wad 191 All Out

Odi 194 for 5

Odi won by
5 Wickets

RAF WADDINGTON
GOLF CLUB & COURSE
2012 SEASON
By Squadron Leader Colin Woolfson

Station will be to produce a team. If,

ultimately, it leads to success, like this
season, then so much the better. My
remit is to do everything that I can to
facilitate Station personnel playing and,
most importantly, enjoying cricket. To
that end, the Cricket Club, with much
appreciated assistance from the PEd Flt
Staff, has worked very hard to generate
some good cricket facilities on Station
for personnel to use please feel free
to come along next season and join in.
The Cricket Club AGM is likely to be on
Tue 31 Jan 12, time and place TBD; all are
welcome to attend and volunteers for posts
within the Club are always well received.
Indoor Net Training will commence
on Tue 7 Feb 12, 1730-1900hrs in the
Station Gym where we have a Double
Bay Indoor Net and Bowling Machine
freshly equipped with new balls.

PHOTOS
Above
Individual
Trophy
Presentations
by the Stn
Cdr in the
Stn Gym on
Fri 25 Nov 11
Left
Group photo
from the
EECL Trophy

COMPETITION

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

EECL

SAC P Heaton 118 & 3 for 10

SAC D Wornham 88

EECL T20

SAC P Heaton 47 Not Out

EECL

SAC P Heaton 40
SAC G Standerline 3 for 31

T20 Friendly

N/A

EECL T20 Finals Day

N/A

EECL T20 Finals Day

RAF Cup 2nd Round

SAC R Diver 46
SAC P Heaton 42
SAC G Standerline 64
Not Out & 4 for 10
SAC P Heaton 6 for 6

EECL

Sgt Fraser-Cattanach 89

EECL

Sgt G Gilbert 4 for 5

T20 Friendly

Turn of the year and we start looking

forward to the 2012 season but I would
however like to quickly reflect on a
very successful 2011 for the Club.

ith the very good weather in

the early part 2011, the course
was in fantastic condition
for the time of year and the
members were able to enjoy some excellent
early season golf. Indeed the course remained
in excellent condition throughout the year and
those who played the course remarked upon
how much they enjoyed playing there.
During the year the members,
representing RAF Waddington, played a
number of matches against other local clubs;
against Boston, Waddington won back the
coveted Blade trophy and against Pottergate
and Humberston, in two legged contests,
Waddington was also victorious. The Club
also held a very successful Capts Day with 30
members and guests competing for the Capts
trophy. Members of the Club also played in
the Rita Hurst competition (for 9-hole clubs)
at Sutton Bridge GC and whilst enjoying the

day, opened discussions with the other clubs

represented with a view to re-invigorating
the 9-hole league; it is hope this league may
recommence in 2012 or 2013.
For the forthcoming 2012 season, the
membership fees have been pegged at last years
prices (please see panel below for full details).
The Committee is again organising
matches against some of Lincolnshires best
golf clubs, arranging a spring meeting and
local competitions. For those interested in
playing golf and gaining a handicap, the Club
holds competitions most Sunday mornings
throughout the year and also offers casual and
group/society golf at 5 per person per day.
For those who wish to play golf without some
of the conditions that local clubs may impose, for
players who may think they cannot commit to
a much larger and more expensive club, I would
encourage you to investigate the Stn Golf Club
and Course come and join us.

RAF WADDINGTON GOLF CLUB & COURSE - 2012 SEASON:

OPEN TO MILITARY/ DEPENDANTS/ CIVILIANS ASSOCIATED WITH
RAF WADDINGTON/ VETERANS AND INVITED GUEST MEMBERS
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (MALE) - 200 + 10 LUGC FEE = HANDICAP/ COMPETITIONS
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (FEMALE) - 100 = HANDICAP/ COMPETITIONS
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (JUNIOR) - 50
7 MONTH (APR-OCT) FULL MEMBERSHIP- 150 + 10 LUGC = HANDICAP/ COMPETITIONS
5 MONTH (OCT-APR) WINTER MEMBERSHIP - 80
5 DAY MEMBERSHIP - 150
COUNTY MEMBERSHIP - 95
CASUAL GREEN FEES - 5 PER DAY OR 15 FOR A CALENDAR MONTH
SOCIETY DAYS - 5 PER PERSON
FOR DETAILS CONTACT
Sqn Ldr Colin Woolfson (01522 727849
Sgt Barry Emms (01522 726707) OR
Mr Mark Phizacklea (01522 727308)
OR VISIT http://www.waddingtongolfclub.co.uk/contacts.html
LUGC (LINCOLNSHIRE UNION of GOLF CLUBS) 10 AFFILIATION PER MALE MEMBER)

EECL

SAC P Heaton 135

Sqn Ldr M Deakin 158 Not Out
SAC G Standerline 3 for 23

EECL V LACL

SAC J Wray 40

The Data Protection Act 1984 requires you be informed that the information you
provide on the membership form will be held on a database for the exclusive
use of the members and officials of the RAF Waddington Golf Club

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Flight
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W.C Brown

Signals Officer
RAF Waddington
1941-42

Flight Lieutenant Bill Brown is

quite a remarkable man with
an extraordinary history. Despite
becoming a centenarian on 19
November 2011, he is an active
member of the 44 Squadron
Association, still drives his car and
is a member of Twickenham Rugby
Club for which he used to play.

e has always craved excitement

and adventure, never being
afraid to take the occasional
risk. Whilst serving as a
Signals Officer at RAF Waddington during
WWII, Bill couldnt help thinking that
more adventure was available elsewhere
so he readily replied to a notice calling
for volunteers for Special Signals Duties
under training. These duties would
eventually lead to Bill playing an integral
part in Operation Torch - The BritishAmerican invasion of Northern Africa
in November 1942. At his birthday
celebration in the Officers Mess,
organised by the 44 Sqn Association in
2011, Bill recounted the following vivid
recollection of his adventure after he left
RAF Waddington:
Within two weeks of applying, Bill
was on his way to Scotland to join HMS
Dundonald, a shore based establishment
near Troon. Confusingly, the naval unit
was located at an Army Camp; he had
to wear khaki uniform for training and
the whole project he was involved in
was very secret. In the following few
months, Bill became the Commanding
Officer of Signals Section B of Advanced
Landing Group 1 (ALG1); a team of 22
men comprising 1 Flight Sergeant, 1
Sergeant and 20 Airmen, all signals
specialists. They all received training
in hand to hand fighting; tough route
marching, bayonet fighting and learning
to drive any sort of vehicle. Map reading
and setting up camps in remote areas of
Scotland featured large in their training. It

became obvious that they would be taking

part in a landing somewhere. A landing
at Dieppe in August had turned into a
disaster costing many lives and a great
deal of equipment, so it was unlikely to be
mainland Europe.
After more intensive training,
which included simulated landings
on enemy beaches, they proceeded to
Belfast where they were transferred
to USS Leedstown, a former American
luxury liner. They shared the ship
with US soldiers who were to be part
of the operation. Sadly, they werent
accommodated in any sort of luxury
but crowded together in considerable
discomfort, some of the US men living
in extremely cramped conditions down
in the bilges. Following further beach
landing exercises with the American
troops they joined a massive convoy
which was forming off the Firth of
Clyde and set sail on 12 October. Their
route took them north through the
Western Approaches and then west
almost as far as Newfoundland through
some extremely cold waters. There was
very little U-boat activity in these cold
waters. However, when they turned
south the attacks started. They were
harassed day and night by the U-boats
with an almost constant sound of
depth charges exploding. At times the
Leedstown was committed to violent
weaving manoeuvres which, in rough
weather, made life very uncomfortable.

Eventually, after they had been sailing

for about three weeks it became clear that
their landing would be on a part of Africa
- but where? At last orders were issued
which showed that their assault would be
on the French Algerian coast at a point just
east of Algiers. Bills sections task was to
establish beachhead communications and
then proceed to Maison Blanche, the main
airfield serving Algiers. It was vital that
this airfield was captured as a base for our
own aircraft. The war in North Africa was
not going well and it seemed sensible to
push the Germans from the west.
After heading through the Straits
of Gibraltar, their ship survived many
attacks both from submarines and
aircraft. Eventually, they started the
assault on 8 November during which Bills
section came under fierce attack from
Vichy French and Foreign Legion forces.
Fortunately, there were some French
Resistance in the area and they helped in
clearing the way. After overcoming the
defences the Beachhead communications
system was set up and some of Bills team
were able to move on to Maison Blanche
which had been taken by the assault
forces. There was still very considerable
bombing and strafing by German and
Italian aircraft this went on for many
days until British fighters from Gibraltar
could be based at Maison Blanche and
repel the attacks.
Before the landing commenced, and
his team had been issued with special

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currency for use by the Allied forces. They

left their own money and all their other
non essential possessions on the USS
Leedstown. The day after they landed, the
Leedstown was sunk and they were left
with just what they were wearing!
Bill was then tasked with setting
up a communications post at Souk el
Arba airfield, about 20 miles inside
Tunisia. This meant a journey of some
300 miles across the Atlas Mountains
on twisting and dangerous mountain
roads, passing through villages where the
locals seemed friendly. They started the
journey in convoy with others involved
in establishing the Advanced Landing
Ground but one of the vehicles broke
down and it was decided that the convoy
would not abandon it. Bill and his team
had to push on ahead on their own, secure
in the belief that the Allied army will be
up ahead and will have taken the Souk el
Arba airfield. It was thought that the rest
of the convoy would soon catch up with
them. So now they were on their own - just
2 vehicles and 22 men.
A French officer they met pointed the
route to the airfield, but they still hadnt
heard or seen anything of the main Allied
force. Eventually they reached the site of
the Advanced Landing Ground and set up
camp. It was the next day before the main
Allied forces reached them and it was then
that Bill realised that he and his team
had been the vanguard of the Allied entry
into Tunisia, with the German forces only
10 miles ahead of them. The date was 18
November, only 10 days after the landing
on the beaches.
A Communication Centre was set up
and the remainder of the convoy joined
them on the following day. The airfield

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was prepared as well as possible for the

arrival of three Spitfires which flew in
the following day, and then the bombing
and strafing by German aircraft began in
earnest. The Germans dropped hundreds
of butterfly bombs which caused great
damage. The Spitfires were a great help in
tackling the bombers but they were also
needed in support of the front line forces.
Bad weather interrupted the enemy air
attacks but, on 22 November, Bill had to
witness the death of one of his men and
the wounding of several others through
bombing and strafing. The dead man,
being a Muslim, had to be buried within

The journey was quite chaotic, the road being full of

vehicles heading towards the front and under almost
constant air attack. When they arrived at the chosen
spot they found it to be totally unsuitable as a forward
landing ground but they still suffered air attacks,
presumably because the Germans thought they might
be trying to establish it as a landing ground.

24 hours; he was buried locally with as

much dignity as possible. Bills tent was
destroyed in the strafing and he was forced
to sleep out on the ground without much
cover. He awoke one morning to find
himself lying in a puddle which was a few
inches deep. Clean and dry clothes were
out of the question. The only way to dry his
clothes was on the radiator of his truck.
After setting up a Communication
Centre at Souk el Arba, and suffering
the torment of frequent air raids, Bill

was directed to reconnoitre another

Advanced Landing Ground about 10
miles from the front line. By this time,
the unit had acquired a Matchless
motorbike which Bill found very useful.
With two of his team, they loaded
the truck with equipment (and the
Matchless) and set off for the front.
The journey was quite chaotic, the
road being full of vehicles heading
towards the front and under almost
constant air attack. When they arrived
at the chosen spot they found it to be
totally unsuitable as a forward landing
ground but they still suffered air attacks,
presumably because the Germans thought
they might be trying to establish it as a
landing ground.
Things had not been going too well
for the Allies and Bill was ordered to
return with his men to the base at Souk
el Arba. He decided, rather on the spur
of the moment, to have a look at the
southern part of the front line. He sent
his men back in the truck, telling them
that he wouldnt be long before returning.
He then headed south on his motorbike
avoiding the main roads and using mule
tracks. On his journey he passed through
many villages which had been completely
destroyed by shelling and bombing, with
bodies lying by the roadside, scenes which
he will never forget.
His route took him through a pass
with a high ridge on either side. He
decided to have a closer look at the pass
as a possible route for the Axis forces to
use. To do this, he parked his motorbike
in a sheltered spot away from prying eyes,
and climbed the ridge to have a closer look
at the area. It was then that he heard the
sound of car engines and a German car

and a van drove into view in the pass. They

parked and two officers got out of the car.
Bill thought that he had better move on
and he slowly edged his way back from the
ridge towards his bike. Unfortunately, he
was spotted and captured by a scout.
He was taken to the officers who
questioned him at length but all they
got from him was the usual, name, rank
and number. Then they became angry
and started beating him. At one point
the officer stamped on his foot causing
extreme pain which stayed with him for
many weeks. Eventually, realising that
they would get no information from Bill,
the officers left to continue their recce,
leaving Bill guarded by one soldier.
Bill was now very worried. He was on
an unauthorised route back to his base,
had been captured and now had valuable
information about a possible route which
the Germans might use to break through
the Allied line. He tried to think of ways to
escape. He was now sitting outside the van
with his guard a few feet away, carrying a
rifle trained on Bill.
After some time, he indicated that
he would welcome a cigarette. His guard
thought about it and threw a packet to Bill.
He took one out and threw the packet back
to the guard, ensuring that the packet
fell a few feet short of him. The guard
leaned forward to pick it up and this was
Bills chance. In spite of his very painful
foot, he leapt forward; catching the guard
unawares and they both tumbled onto the
ground. Bill managed to grab a rock which
he used to smash on the guards face which
knocked him unconscious. Bill disabled
the van and managed to hobble, with
some difficulty, back to his motorbike and
continued on his unauthorised journey.

His next encounter was with Free

French Forces on their part of the front
line. He managed to convince them that,
in spite of his dishevelled appearance, he
was an RAF officer and informed them of
the German scouts position. They then
passed this information back to their
headquarters. Bill stayed the night with
them, enjoying the luxury of a bed of
straw. The next day he arrived back at his
base at Souk el Arba.
His Commanding Officer was not a
happy man and said that Bill could have
been charged with being absent without
leave. To save himself any embarrassment,
Bill kept to himself details of his
encounter with the German advance party
and fobbed off any questions about his
injured foot. However, the news which
he had given to the French about the
German positions had alerted the Force
Headquarters and steps were taken to
shore up that part of the front.
Serious changes were taking place at
his base. American forces were arriving
en masse with a force of Boston bombers
and Bills section was being run down
in preparation for a handover to a
permanent signals unit. When this was
completed, Bill and his 15 men found a
beautiful spot in the Tunisian hills where
they were able to enjoy a heavenly rest for
a few days, away from the bombing and
strafing which had been almost constant
for some two months. They maintained
contact with their base and eventually
orders came that Bill was to report to
Command HQ, some 50 miles west, for
further instructions.

Serious changes were taking place at his base.

American forces were arriving en masse with a force of
Boston bombers and Bills section was being run down in
preparation for a handover to a permanent signals unit.
When this was completed, Bill and his 15 men found a
beautiful spot in the Tunisian hills where they were able
to enjoy a heavenly rest for a few days, away from the
bombing and strafing which had been almost constant
for some two months.

After a tiring motorbike journey

during which he was splattered with
mud, he arrived at the HQ and, just as he
parked his Matchless, it burst into flame;
the end of his faithful bike. His sartorial
condition was such that he had a difficult
job in convincing the Duty Officer that he
really was a RAF officer and that he was
expected. After bathing and being given
a new set of battledress he met the CO.
He was told that his unit would be broken
up and the men sent individually to other
units, as required. This was a very sad
time for Bill. He and his team had been
through a lot together. They had a great
sense of duty and were congratulated
on what they had achieved in their work
under very difficult circumstances.
So ended Bills part in Operation Torch;
it seems that his team had been held in
high regard and they received much praise
for the work that they had done at Souk al
Arba, which had been more important and
significant than Bill had at the time thought.

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www.larkfleethomes.co.uk for information

on the full range of Ezy options and all
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personnel can receive an interest-free loan
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property deposit.

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and conditions.

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Karl Hick, Larkfleet Homes managing director,
commented: Larkfleet understands the
housing needs of members of the armed forces
and offers the Ezy-forces scheme to help make
the move into a new home as simple
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Larkfleet currently has several developments in
the East Midlands and East Anglia within easy
travelling distance of RAF Waddington.
There are new Larkfleet homes for sale in the
village of Eye near Peterborough, in Oakham
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TAKE FLIGHT
By Dave Harrigan MBE

Exciting new Teachers

Pack education resources
for aviation.

AKE FLIGHT education resources

are now available via the Schools
& Education Link on the Aviation
Heritage Lincolnshire (AHL) website
at http://www.aviationheritagelincolnshire.com
TAKE FLIGHT is designed to highlight
Lincolnshires aviation heritage to young
people across the county and throughout the
UK; encouraging school visits to the countys
venues and providing direct access to a host of
new educational resources. The TAKE FLIGHT
education package is believed to be the largest
ever single release of aviation based education
activities and resources to the UKs education
sector; covering nine venues in the unique
AHL partnership.
The main themes for TAKE FLIGHT are:
Science of Aviation; The Home Front and Bomber
Command. Each venue has bespoke resources
for use with young people at Key Stages 1, 2 and
3; plus extensive Teachers Notes and details
about how to plan a visit to the venue. As an
added bonus each venue has Loans Boxes and
Object Handling activities designed to support
and enhance any educational visit, which are
available for free utilisation if booked in advance.
AHL is funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund
(HLF) award of 436,000 and AHLs remit is to
work with various venues to raise the profile of
aviation heritage in the county, and promote
aviation within schools and colleges. TAKE
FLIGHT focuses on Science, History, English,
Art & Design and ICT; and features embedded
literacy and numeracy activities.
We are really excited to have launched the
TAKE FLIGHT education resource section of the
Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire website at the
start of the 2011 autumn term, commented
Dave Harrigan AHLs Outreach and Learning
Officer, he continued. A lot of hard work,
in-depth research and planning has gone into
the project and we are convinced that TAKE
FLIGHT will open up Lincolnshires aviation
heritage to young people across both the county
and around Great Britain.He concluded, There
are many different sections for teachers and
young people to explore and we hope that
everyone will take the opportunity to look
through the site and see how inspirational
aviation can be as an education topic!
Sue Fitzsimmons, Head of Access &
Learning Development at the Royal Air Force
Museum also made the following observation,
Take Flight is an extremely comprehensive
package of resources showing the wide
variety of learning opportunities available
in Lincolnshires Aviation Museums.

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By Dave Harrigan MBE

Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire (AHL) is funded by a Heritage

Lottery Fund (HLF) award of 436,000 and throughout 2012
the AHL Team will be organising a series of events and talks
at venues across Lincolnshire which will highlight the countys
diverse aviation heritage and history.
17th April 2012
Augsburg Raid 70th Anniversary Talk
An evening talk by the aviation historian
Robert Owen to commemorate the 70th
Anniversary of the RAFs major daylight
bombing raid on the MAN diesel factory
in Augsburg, Southern Germany.
Venue: The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall
Spa, Lincs, LN10 6QG
16th May 2012
Falklands Campaign 30th Anniversary
Sailing With The Queen An evening
talk by Chief Pattisier Stephen Hallam
about his exploits from pampering
passengers luxuriously cruising
around the world to suddenly being
thrown into the cold and stark reality
of the South Atlantic Campaign.
Venue: The Branston Hall Hotel,
Branston, Lincoln, LN4 1PD
June 2012
RFC Talk
Talk by aviation historian Andy
Johnson about the formation of the
Royal Flying Corps and its connections
to Lincolnshire and early aviation.
Date and venue to be confirmed.

29th September 2012

Tribute to the Eagle Squadrons
Memorial Unveiling & Talk
Memorial unveiling at Kirton in Lindsey
Town Hall, followed by a talk by Phil
Bonner, Aviation Development Officer,
AHL about the American Air Force
Squadrons that were based at RAF Kirton
in Lindsey during World War II.
Venue: The Town Hall, Kirton in
Lindsey, North Lincs DN21 4LZ
14th to 28th October 2012
Cuban Missile Crisis, Tour & Talks
A series of talks and events covering the
period of the Cuban Missile Crisis which
occurred 50 years ago that month; these will
include a talk by aviation historian John
Boyce and an escorted coach tour of several
Cold War locations across Lincolnshire.

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John Gillespie Magee

The Pilot Poet

Photographer and Author: Howard Heeley

The events of Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th

December, 2011 organised by Aviation Heritage
Lincolnshire commemorated the 70th anniversary
of the mid-air collision over Lincolnshire, in which
Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee lost his life.

P
For further details please contact:
Dave Harrigan MBE
Outreach and Learning Officer
Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire
Tel: 01529 308135
Mobile: 07584 216890
Email: David@aviationheritagelincolnshire.com
Website: www.aviationheritagelincolnshire.com

ilot Officer John Gillespie Magee

was killed in a collision with an
aircraft from RAF Cranwell on 11th
December 1941 while Magee was
serving with 412 Squadron Royal Canadian
Air Force (RCAF) at RAF Digby and whilst he
was dispersed to RAF Wellingore. He was just
nineteen years old and was buried with full
military honours at Scopwick Cemetery near
Digby aerodrome.
At the request of the Reverend Canon
Hugh Magee, the brother of John, the
weekends events commenced with a short
service and a private act of remembrance at
Scopwick Cemetery on Saturday morning led
by Reverend A T Coates RAF, Chaplain at RAF
Digby. Accompanied by family and friends and
around twenty local villagers, Hugh Magee laid
a wreath on his brothers grave. The Last Post
was sounded in memory of Pilot Officer John
Gillespie Magee and an honour guard of US Air
Force, US Navy and Canadian Army personnel
flanked the war graves in the cemetery.
On Saturday afternoon Roger Cole gave
an informative and thought provoking talk
about the inspirational pilot to more than
seventy five people in the conference room
of the Lincoln Hotel. Some extracts from
Magees poems were read by Hugh Magee
and Phil Bonner, with proceeds from the talk
being donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund.
In the evening AHL also hosted a dinner for
invited guests at the Lincoln Hotel.
The Sunday morning service of Choral
Mattins at Lincolns Cathedral included a
commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of
the death of John Gillespie Magee. Invited
guests included the Lord Lieutenant of
Lincolnshire, the High Sheriff of Lincolnshire,
The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Lincoln,
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE
FRAeS, representatives of the Royal Air Force,
the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canon
Hugh Magee, his wife and family friends.

During the service John Magees poem

High Flight was read by Alistair Blundy
from Rugby School and Flight Lieutenant
Ed Jackson from the RAF College
Cranwell. A second John Magee poem
Per Ardua was read by Flight Lieutenant
Emma Gallagher from the RAF College
Cranwell, after which Hugh Magee laid a
wreath in honour of his brother.
After the service Hugh Magee re-laid the
wreath in the Airmens Chapel in the North
Transept of the Cathedral. The guests
attended a post service function in the
Bishops Palace opposite the Cathedral.
John Gillespie Magee was one of many
Americans who broke his countrys law on
neutrality and crossed the border in 1940
into Canada and volunteered for the Royal
Canadian Air Force. The events of this
weekend highlighted Lincolnshires North
American aviation connections and they
paid an emotional tribute to the The Pilot
Poet who wrote High Flight. Aviation
Heritage Lincolnshire is funded by an
award of 436,000 from the Heritage
Lottery Fund.

For further details please contact:

Dave Harrigan MBE
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BRANSTON
WAR HERO
COMMEMORATED
BY NORTH KESTEVEN

By Pip Batty, North Kesteven District Council

North Kesteven District Council has

officially named a new road after a
former local resident and WW2 pilot,
Flying Officer William George Cooper.

PHOTO

n 22 November 2011 the

site of four new Council
homes, Cooper Close in
Branston, was officially
named in honour of local hero and
WWII pilot, Flying Officer William
(Bill) Cooper, who resided in the village
at the time of his tragic death.
Flying Officer Cooper died saving
his crew from their Stirling aircraft
in 1943, returning from Germany.
Representatives from RAF
Waddington, Conningsby and
Cranwell attended the official streetnaming and handover ceremony.
Also in attendance were members of
the 214 Squadron Association (Coopers

Flying Officer
Coopers
nephew Bill
Shaw is the
gentleman in
front of the sign.

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former squadron); the Royal British

Legion; High Sheriff of Lincolnshire Robin
Battle; Lord Lieutenant Tony Worth;
North Kesteven District Council Leader
Cllr Mrs Marion Brighton OBE; and NKDC
Chairman Cllr Ian Cartwright MBE.
But the hero of the day was Bill
Shaw of Stratford-upon-Avon - nephew
of Flying Officer Cooper - who had
travelled with his wife Kay especially
to visit the site of Cooper Close and
officially open the new Council homes.
Bill was reunited with Branston
Village postmistress Joyce Northey at
the ceremony, who at the age of just 16
had delivered the telegram to Flying
Officer Coopers wife Esther with
the sad news of his death in 1943.
Bill was utterly thrilled that the name
of his uncle would live on long into the
future, and thought the houses were
fantastic. Although Bill never met his
uncle, he gave the crowd an extremely
moving speech about the life of his
uncle, which he had been told as a child
by his parents. Researching his uncles
life and the circumstances leading up
to his tragic death in 1943 has become
Bills life work since his retirement.
Bill said: I am absolutely thrilled
that my uncles name will live on
through these fantastic houses the fact

I am absolutely thrilled that

my uncles name will live on
through these fantastic houses
the fact that North Kesteven
District Council has named the
street after him is a wonderful
way to honour his name.

Bill Cooper
that North Kesteven District Council
has named the street after him is a
wonderful way to honour his name.
Councillor Stewart Ogden, Executive
Board Member for Housing, said that
the councils reinvigorated focus on
building new affordable homes, made
possible and brought forward through its
successful bid to the Homes & Community
Agency was of great benefit to District
residents at a time when there are over
1,000 people on the housing register.
These new homes will make a
substantial difference for people in
need and contribute towards us meeting
our affordable housing targets. We
greatly look forward to being able
to offer them for rent to tenants in
need as soon as possible, he said.

SKEGNESS ACADEMY

YEAR 9 VISIT
NOVEMBER 2011

Personnel from various Squadrons and

Sections from around RAF Waddington
provided an outstanding visit for the
Year 9 students (aged 14/15) and 3 staff
from Skegness Academy to broaden
their perception of the military and the
militaries day-to day activities.

he day started with a visit

to the small arms training
range (which is a simulated
range using compressed air to
action the rifles) which proved to be an
excellent ice-breaker and really brought
the students out of their shells. This
was followed up with the reality check
of the RAF fitness test, which many
students found extremely demanding.
Following a packed lunch in the Junior
Ranks Mess the students were involved
in an ethics debate with the Senior
Padre, which proved to be highly
thought provoking and explained the
difficult decisions that are frequently
undertaken by Service personnel. The
second lecture they received in the
Heritage Centre, was an Air Power
lecture which was cleverly given in the
form of practical exercises and student
participation, an excellent way of
imparting knowledge to teenage youths!
Finally, the students conducted a
walkthrough of a Sentry aircraft of 8
Squadron, followed by a photograph

in front of the historic BLACK BUCK

Vulcan. The students and their staff
had a thoroughly enjoyable day that has
stimulated many thoughts regarding
how the military work. The day was
a fantastic success and would not
have been possible if it wasnt for the
following people:
F light Lieutenant Paul Ratnage
(Officer Commanding Force
Protection)
F light and Staff Sergeant Mark
Rooney (Senior Non-Commissioned
Officer Physical Education Flight)
Reverend (Wing Commander)
Andy McMullon Padre
F light Lieutenant Dave McRitchie
Flight Sergeant Creek (8 Squadron)
Sergeant Bully Bull (8 Squadron)
Sergeant Dave Simpson
Sergeant Ian Howard
Corporal Will Walker
Senior Aircraftman Bentley-Crane
Senior Aircraftman Perry
Senior Aircraftman Marshall

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WIN A RIDE IN A CELEBRITY CAR!

E
ver fancied taking a ride in a real
Batmobile? Or perhaps getting
behind the wheel of the Hoffs
Knight Rider supercar KITT?
Well nows your chance!
These silver screen heroes, along
with fun loving Herbie, will be the
special guests opening the new
headquarters of AW Repair Group in
Sleaford in April.
Organiser
Emma Walsh
said: We
wanted
someone, or
something, a
bit different
to mark
the official
relocation to
our fantastic
new facility.
And
being a crash repair and car care
centre we thought it fitting to have
some four-wheeled celebrities to do
the honours!
The family event will include bouncy
castle, face painting, prestige
manufacturer displays, tours of
the facility and vehicle colouration
demonstrations as well as the chance
to win a ride in the guest star cars.
The open event is free to enter
but we will be raising money for the
NSPCC and local lad Joel James who

is fundraising for a 50,000 operation

to help him walk, added Emma.

Raffle tickets will be sold to win a

ride in each Herbie, KITT and the
Batmobile so were really hoping for a
great turnout!
AW Accident Repair Centres was
founded in Sleaford 15 years ago
as a vehicle crash repair centre
for insurance companies. It has
since developed into AW Repair
Group with branches also in
Newark (Nottinghamshire) and near
Rotherham (South Yorkshire) offering
a whole host of car care services and
boasting manufacturer approvals
including Volkswagen,
Audi, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Honda
and Peugeot.
The company is also close to sealing
agreements with another prestigious
brand known for sports cars.

Other services include fixed price

vehicle servicing; tyre sales, balancing
and alignment; while you wait repairs
for minor to moderate dings, dents
and scuffs; vehicle diagnostics; glass
and upholstery repairs; free on-line
QuickQuote repair cost calculator;
non fault accident assistance and post
accident legal advice.
To celebrate our relocation were
also offering 10% off servicing to all
our Facebook fans @AWCrashRepair,
added Emma

Bespoke accident management services

are also offered to local companies with
vehicle fleets of 5 to 50 vehicles.
Were much more than just a
bodyshop, added Lincolnshire branch
manager Steve Hoe. Were always
happy to give free help and advice so
just give us a call.
*AW Accident Repair Centres
(Lincolnshire) now at: Commercial
Way, Pride Parkway, Enterprise Park,
Sleaford, NG34 8GL.
Tel: 0844 8486670.
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Twitter #AWCrashRepair;
Facebook @AWCrashRepair
*The three day open event includes an
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general public on Good Friday 6th April
and Easter Saturday 7th April.

Movember
Senior Aircraftman Ben Stevenson

The Station Warrant Officer at RAF Waddington

sanctioned C4I Sqn to grow as many Mos as they
could. Anyone that needed to shave put in a top
effort, from the Squadron Leader to the most Junior
Senior Aircraftmen. It was a bit of fun, but they have
raised money for a fantastic cause.

4I have put a little twist on

the Movember event and
are not only raising money
towards The Prostate Cancer
Charity but also for Help 4 Heroes,
cleverly named Mo 4 your Bro.
Movember began in 2003 over a few
beers in Melbourne, Australia. The guys
behind it joked about 80s fashion and
decided it was time to bring back the
moustache. In order to justify their Mo
(Aussie slang for moustache), they used
their new looks to raise some awareness
and money for prostate cancer research
never dreaming their efforts would lead
to a global movement for mens health.
To date, more than 627,000 Movember
Mos have been grown to raise over $100
million to change the face of mens health.
Since its humble beginnings in
Melbourne Australia, Movember has grown
to become a truly global movement inspiring
more than 1.1 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas
to participate, with formal campaigns in
Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the
UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South
Africa and Ireland. In addition, Movember is
aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting
the campaign and mens health cause right
across the globe, from Russia to Dubai,
Hong Kong to Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro
to Mumbai, and everywhere in between.
No matter the country or city,
Movember will continue to work to change
established habits and attitudes men
have about their health, to educate men
about the health risks they face, getting
them to act on that knowledge thereby
increasing the chances of early detection,
diagnosis and effective treatment.
Big steps have been taken towards
changing attitudes and habits relating
to mens health around the world but
there is still much to be done to catch
up with the womens health movement.
Via the moustache, Movember aims to
fulfill its vision of having an everlasting
impact on the face of mens health, by

continuing to spark conversation and spread

awareness of mens health each year.
Funds raised by the Movember
community are enabling The Prostate
Cancer Charity to carry out a number of
key programmes, that are making a real
difference to the lives of men and their
families affected by prostate cancer. This is
significant, when you consider one man in
this country dies of prostate cancer EVERY
HOUR, of every day, more than 10,000 every
year. All cancer diagnoses are life-changing.
Prostate cancer is complicated as men do not
always display symptoms and can be faced
with a complex range of treatment options.
This means that clear information is critical.
Why all the moustaches? Its time
men and women understand the facts:
1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with
cancer in their lifetime. 1 in 3
women will be diagnosed
1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with
prostate cancer in their lifetime.
One new case occurs every 2.7
minutes and a man dies from
prostate cancer every 19 minutes.
Rates of prostate cancer in
men are comparable to rates of
breast cancer in women.
The World Health Organization projects
that in 2010, cancer will become
the leading cause of death globally,
surpassing heart disease and stroke.
In 2010, over 112,000 UK Mo
Bros and Mo Sistas got on board,
raising 11.7 million.
Movember is the worlds largest charity
event raising funds for cancer affecting
men, specifically prostate cancer. Each
November, Movember invites men across
the globe to grow moustaches (or Mos)
while raising funds and awareness for mens
health. Movember aims to forever change
the face of mens health, by raising awareness
and funds that will reduce the number of
preventable male deaths by cancer. Next
year will be even bigger and better.

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Out
of the
Shadows
Stress

Dont get
worked
up over it!

By Padre Andy McMullon

m presently in the middle of a predeployment cycle and all the preps and
courses that have to be completed before
I leave Waddington for Afghanistan is
causing just a few complications in my life.
Good as all this preparation undoubtedly is
the courses make it harder for me to do what
I think is important, getting some quality
time with my family before I have to endure
months apart from them. I could get rather
stressed about it all!
Yet another word for STRESS is simply
CHALLENGE and its a word which always
helps me change my perspective and deal with
what is going on in my life much better.
Challenge is something we all need in
life it gets us out of bed in the morning and
motivates us in all sorts of situations at work,
at home and at play. Challenge is one sort
of stress that is actually good for us and
its worth remembering that the only time
human beings are completely unstressed is
when they are dead!
Being a great fan of the RAF Chinook Ive
always been very interested to see the blades
being transported safely in a box, loaded onto
a C17 and transported out to Afghanistan.
Of course in that box the blades are protected
from all stress but the blades themselves
are doing no useful work either. Its only as
the blades are fixed onto the rotorhead and
the twin 3000 SHP engines fired up that the
blades start to get stressed (or challenged!)
and do any useful work at all!
And of course the Chinook is a great
workhorse and can lift enormous underslung loads as well as carrying large numbers

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Unsurprisingly, with
all thats going on in
service life these days,
theres much talk about
stress in our busy and
complicated lives
both occupational,
everyday stress and
the stress of going on
deployed operations.
of troops. It is still the helicopter of choice
on the battlefield when it comes to fetching
and carrying! Nevertheless, even the mighty
Chinook can be overstressed by overloading it
with too many troops or overweight loads just
like human beings can be overstressed by too
much work or tasks beyond their capacity. A
Chinook which is damaged by enemy fire or
IED impact may well keep flying but, like a
human being trying to work when injured or
ill, its performance will drop off considerably.
So the right kind of stress is good for
machines and people but too much can
be damaging and cause our performance
to drop off. Stress itself is not necessarily
a bad thing but making sure it is the
right sort of challenging rather than
overwhelming stress is important all round.
As ever its all about balance - finding the
motivation in our lives to crack on and do
a good job, as well as recognising that we
all need times to chill out and recharge!
When Jesus went to visit his friends in
Bethany (Luke 10:37-42), Martha complained
that she was stressed out and busy with all the
hospitality whilst her sister Mary simply sat
doing nothing at Jesus feet. There are times
when we all need, like Martha, to be busy
serving, but other times when, like Mary her
sister, we need to be still just loving and being
loved. The Bible talks about human beings
being made in Gods image to love and serve
others yet at the same time calls us to be still
and know that we are loved by God. Getting
that balance is the key to living challenging
lives which dont stress us out!
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ts true, no more hush hush, no more

ssshhhh. Leading from the front, and
thanking his lucky stars hes now got 2
pilots to tell where to go Wg Cdr Rich Moir
has taken the helm of the good ship 14 Sqn.
With the Stand Up parade of 14th October
fresh in the mind the Sqn has taken no time
out of its busy schedule of continued Ops (8
Sqn note, continued Ops) with personnel still
busy back and forth from foreign lands.
For those back taking a quick breather
in the UK its been a busy time too.
With charity events,
new aircraft, aircrew
milestones and a plethora
of births and marriages
theres hardly been time

to squeeze a pre deployment medical in!

As youll have no doubt noticed from his
beaming grin on the photo opposite, Master
Aircrew (MACr) Briggs was joined by the
rest of the Sqn on the Shadow Dispersal
(formerly Sentinel Dispersal) to celebrate
accumulating 1000 hours on the Shadow
aircraft on 1st Dec 11. Briggsy was quoted at
the time as saying its the happiest moment
of my career, Im very proud to be serving
on Waddingtons premier Squadron, heres
to the next 1000 hours. Briggsy is the first
member of 14 Sqn to reach the 1000 hour
milestone but others are hot on his heels,
we expect Flt Lt Fairbrother to join this
exclusive club soon!
The first 14 Sqn charity event has also
been completed in aid of Myeloma Cancer, a
cause close to the Sqns heart. We managed
to swim, run and cycle a total of 1400 miles
by the time the new standard was handed
overwith time spare to get changed ready
for the parade. Personnel both at home and
deployed took part and have thus far raised
over 700. The Sqn has plans afoot for more
charity events in the New Year so keep your
eyes peeled to help support our next event!
A new year and a time to welcome new
arrivals. Bobby and his partner Janet are
now being kept busy with new baby boy
Harrison, whilst Richie and Sarah have
just enjoyed their first Christmas with
new arrival Max. Not wanting to be
outdone, on the engineering side Steve
and Tibby are now joined by Freddie,
and Lewis enters fatherhood with new
baby girl Imogen. Wedding bells on

14 Sqn have been ringing for Alison Riley,

who will now be answering the phone as Cpl
Conner. Congratulations to all. The final
new arrival on the Squadron, fresh from the
factory on 12th December is ZZ504, seen
looking resplendent with its delivery crew on
this page. A testament to the hard work of
all those involved that the Squadron is at full
aircraft strength.
The final 14 Sqn social event of the
year took place at The Lawn in Lincoln in
early December, playing host to our annual
Christmas Party. A good night was had by all,
particularly a group of local health workers
who were treated to a festive treat of Staff
Sergeant JWs bare chest being displayed on
the dance floorproof the Army just cant
drink with the RAF. Another charity success
was raising 100 for Myeloma in the evening
whilst Chief Tech Jase Garnett scooped 200
to help with his Christmas shopping.
Our first Insight article is also a great
opportunity for us to publicly add our
congratulations to Flt Lt Paul Snorts
Norton in recognition of his well deserved
Air Officer Commandings commendation
which he received in early December. Snorts
has been one of the founding members of the
Shadow project with his dedication and hard
work being acknowledged were very proud to
say hes one of our own.
14 Squadron is looking forward to another
successful and busy 2012 with more new
personnel arrivals, an eye on the next COs cup
event and lots more charity events to come.
Finally, our very best wishes for a happy
2012 to all at Waddington.

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Row the
Witham
Challenge
30th November 2011

n 30th November 2011,

personnel from RAF
Waddington took part in the
Row the Witham Challenge to
raise money for Help for Heroes.
The River Witham is a distance of
132km in length and stretches from the
south of Grantham, through Lincoln and
onwards to Boston. So with a grand total
of 132,000m distance to be covered using
2 rowing machines, and 6 teams signed up
to complete it, the aim was to achieve the
fastest time for 22,000 metres covered by
each section.
Air Traffice Control (ATC) started off the
day with the first portion, setting a bench
time of 44 minutes 55 seconds using the
maximum allowed 5 man team. This time
was soon beaten by 5 Squadron with a time
of 43 minutes and 51 seconds, although one
member of the team did pay the price for this
with his breakfast in the toilet! A short notice
effort from 14 Squadron saw the previous
time smashed down to 42 minutes 29
seconds, but soon after stolen by 8 Squadron,
beating 14 Squadron by less than 1 second
with a time of 42 minutes 28! The fire section
were up nexxt, and with everyone having
them down as the favourites for the day, they
did not disappoint. A very tense 42 minutes
24 seconds saw them take the lead with only
VAHS left to compete. Although VAHS were
then unable to beat this time, with a 3 man
team they still achieved a time of 48 minutes
08 seconds.
As well as the huge effort made by the
sections around Station, Flt Lt Rowell from
MT took it upon himself to cover as much
of the 132,000 metres by himself over two
days. Stepping away from the rower on the
afternoon of the second day he had managed
to cover a grand total of 100,000 metres, an
impressive achievement to say the least!
Lastly I would like to say thank you to the
PEd Flight for the loan of the machines, to
ATC for the use of the flat bed, and everyone
around station that either took part or made
a donation helping to raise the grand total of
359.87p for Help for Heroes.

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SUN & SAND,

NOT A NEW THING!
By Flight Lieutenant Jimmy Sockell

After spending nearly 8 months in 2011 in the Mediterranean

enforcing a No Fly Zone over Libya, North Africa you would
imagine that 8 Squadron had had enough of sun and sand, but
if you look at a potted history of the Squadron you will see that
its association with the desert has a long and chequered past.
Lets start with World War I
TRENCHARDS REVENGE
Allegedly, Lord Trenchard, the Father
of the Royal Air Force was guest of
honour at an 8 Squadron Dining in
Night at the end of the Great War.
He used the occasion to expound his
theory that the days of the fighter
and ground attack aircraft were ended
and, if he had his way, the only future
was with the strategic bomber. The
Bomber Will Always Get Through!
8 Squadron had suffered serious
losses from a reconnaissance/ground
attack unit during the war and
took great exception to this line of
argument and a great deal of drunken
heckling of this very distinguished
senior officer took place. The result
of this unfortunate incident was that
8 Squadron was swiftly posted to the
Middle East, with the instruction that
it would never again serve at home.
The outcome of Trenchards revenge
was that 8 Squadron did not serve
within the United Kingdom until 1972,
and even then the location was Kinloss
(shortly followed by Lossiemouth)
in the far north of Scotland. It was
not until 1991 when 8 Squadron was
finally forgiven and returned home
to England and RAF Waddington,
where it received the Sentry AEW.

THE FIRST SANDY

ENCOUNTER IRAQ (1920)
You may have thought that the
Squadrons first encounter with
the desert was for OP OR ACLE/
VERITAS in 2001 to support
the Iraq operation, but in fact
it first deployed in 1920 firstly
to Basra then to Kirkuk, flying
the De Havilland DH9A and
remaining in Iraq for 6 years.

THE MOVE TO ADEN (1926-1971)

After its success in Iraq the next desert flair
up was in Aden, Yemen (hopefully not this
year!) Astonishingly the Squadron remained
in Aden up until the outbreak of WWII in
1939 and finally until 1945, during this
time they flew a mixture of DH9s, Vickers
Vincents, Fairey IIIFs, Tiger Moths eventually
ending up with the Blenheim I in 1939 and
finally with the Wellington XIIIs in 1943.
1940-41 saw 8 Squadron in action in Ethiopia,
flying from Aden attacking the Italian
advance into East Africa. After the Italians
were pushed out of Ethiopia the squadron
ended its time in Aden with Maritime patrols
of the Indian Ocean until the end of WWII.
But this was not the end for 8 Squadron
in the Horn of Africa, after a brief spell

PHOTO
above
Vickers Vincent
above, inset
Wellington XIII
Top, Right
8 Sqn pilots and
airmen in front
of one of the
units Hunters at
Khormaksar pan in
June 1962
Right, middle
8 Squadrons Home
Patch 1920-1971
Right
Trying to Stay CoolVenom of No 8
Sqn at Khormaksar
(Aden), 1957
left
Three 8 Sqn dH9As
Over Iraq 1924

70th ANNIVERSARY
By Squadron Leader Rob Gray

in India after which the Squadron was

disbanded in November of 1945, it
reformed again back in Aden on 1st
September 1946 with eight Mosquito VIs.

Between 1947 and 1954, still in

Aden, the Squadron progressed through
aircraft types from the Hawker Tempest
MKVI (1947) to the jet age in 1952 with
the first Vampire FB9s, which were then
replaced in 1954 by the Venom MK1s

FGA.9 aircraft in January/ February, 1960.

Its Hunters were operated in the
policing role until April, 1961, when
a fighter reconnaissance capability
was added to the units task using
Hunter FR.10 aircraft. It continued in
this dual role until May, 1963, when
No. 1417 Fighter Reconnaissance
Flight was reformed and the FR.10s
were transferred to the new flight.
The status quo remained in force until
9 September, 1967, when the FR.10s were
reallocated to the squadron inventory,
concurrent with the disbandment
of 1417 Flt. The squadron itself had
departed Khormaksar for the last time
on 8 August and headed for a temporary
home at Masirah prior to moving on
to its new home base at Muharraq,
following the final withdrawal from
Khormaksar. There it remained until
December 1971 when it too was disbanded
and its Hunters flown back to the UK.
A fitting tribute that this legendary
squadron should be the last to leave the
Command, having been the first and only
squadron in Aden for a very long time.
The unit number, however, was swiftly
resurrected when it reformed as an AEW
Shackleton squadron in January 1972.
RETURN TO 8 SquadronS
HOME PATCH 2001

Having re-equipped with the Venom,

the Squadron was temporarily based in
Cyprus during the 1956 Suez Operations,
in which its role was one of ground attack.
No sooner had it returned to Aden, and
then 8 Squadrons aircraft were back in
their original role of the defence and
policing of the Protectorate, carrying out
assigned tasks in the interest of law, order
and well-being throughout the area. The
Squadron changed from Venoms to Hunter

So after leaving the desert of Yemen back

in 1971, 30 years later the squadron
returned to take part in desert operations
in October 2001. Following the tragic
events of 9/11 they flew in support
of Op ORACLE/VERITAS for nearly 2
years before switching operations to
cover OP TELIC in Iraq in March 2003.
So, the events of 2011 were not
something new to the squadron, in fact
over the last century 8 Squadron has
spent nearly 60 years of that flying in
support of desert operations of one kind
or another primarily in the Middle East.

Tuesday 20th December 2011 marked

the 70th Wedding Anniversary of
Squadron Leader (Retired) Vernon and
Mrs Molly Smith. Vernon was a Station
Navigation Officer at RAF Waddington
during the Second World War.

o mark this most auspicious

of occasions, I made a surprise
presentation of a bouquet of
flowers and a handwritten
letter of congratulations from the Station
Commander to the couple. Suffice to say
Vernon and Molly, who recently moved
into the Fosse House Nursing Home in
Lincoln, were overjoyed at having their
special day marked in such a manner and
were most keen to discuss life at RAF
Waddington during the war years.
Vernon, now 92, recounted his wartime
experiences which began when he joined
the RAF under the Direct Entrant Scheme
in 1939. Upon completion of the course
he was posted to 144 Sqn where he was
a navigator on the Hampden bomber.
Vernon then passed the Specialist
Navigation Course in Canada prior to
becoming an instructor on the Hampden.
A short posting to Washington ensued
during which time he was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross. He met
his future wife, Molly, in the Assembly
Rooms in Lincoln and they were married
in 1941. After commissioning, Vernon
was posted to RAF Waddington as the
Station Navigation Officer and he recalled
many fascinating memories of his time
on the Station. At the end of the war,
Vernon left the RAF to pursue a career in
sales though he retained strong links to
the Lincolnshire area and a very strong
affinity to the RAF.
From a personal perspective, it was an
absolute honour for me to help mark their
special day, to say thank you on behalf of
the Station and to chat to such a charming
and vivacious couple.

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RAF
Summer Camp
By Cadet Sergeant Robyn Stanney

On 20th August 2011, myself, and 3 others

from the Squadron travelled down to RAF
Halton along with 37 other Cadets from
different Squadrons for fun filled week with
Trent Wing on an annual camp. Throughout
the week we had the chance to meet other
Cadets from Squadrons around the Wing.
Whilst there we completed our weapons
handling tests and got to do a spot of
shooting as well, as most of us attempting,
and succeeding at, our swimming proficiency
tests. We also visited the helicopter base, RAF
Benson in the middle of the week, where we
could have had the chance to fly in a Merlin
helicopter if our Camp Commandant had rung
the base the day before to confirm we were
coming. On base we got to see how recruits
lived and worked for the first 9-11 weeks of
their career in the Royal Air Force and we
even got a guided tour around the Stately
Home of the Officers Mess which has featured

in the Bond film Casino Royale. Those of us

that want a career in the RAF Police also got
the chance to visit the Police and Dog section
one afternoon, this was a great experience as
we got to find out what to expect when we join
and whether the trade is for us or not. When
we visited the dog section they showed us
the six dogs that were there and furthermore
let us try the training suit on - we had to run
around in it and lay on the floor and try to
get back up the quickest, everyone found
this difficult. The dog handlers showed us
how the dogs are trained to find items in a
field, allowing us to place items in an open
stretch of grass; me being the clever one, left
my mobile phone in the middle of the field
as the handler said it would be fine and that
the dog wouldnt pick the items up but would
just sit next to them to say that hed found
something. But no. The dog decided he was
going to pick the mobile phone up, so when I

High
Wycombe Autumn Camp
By Cadet Emma Charge

snippets
of air cadets activities in 2011

During October half term, I went to RAF

High Wycombe for a week. At 9.00am on
Saturday morning, I boarded the coach with
some Cadets from different Squadrons in
Lincolnshire. After picking more Cadets up
from Mansfield and Chesterfield we were set
for our long journey to RAF High Wycombe.
When we arrived, we were called into the
sitting room, and were split into two flights.
The flights were in competition for points
throughout the week and the flight with the
most points won. After being split into the
flights, we were sent to our rooms where we
unpacked our suitcases. We then marched to
the junior ranks mess, and had dinner. Then
we had free time to get to make friends with
people in our flights.
During the week, we participated in many
activities. We spent the first day at the RAF
Hendon museum. We also went swimming at
RAF Halton, where we completed our basic
or intermediate swimming proficiencies and
then played water polo. During the evening,
we watched Battle of Britain, ready for the
trip to Uxbridge on Monday, where we went
to an underground bunker that was used
during the Second World War. After the visit
to Uxbridge, we visited some war memorials,
and laid a wreath at Runnymede as a sign
of respect to 20,000 people who had fallen
during the war and didnt have their own
graves. We came back to High Wycombe and
did some drill practice in our flights, ready

for the drill competition at the end of the

week. During the evening we spent our time
bowling, which was enjoyed by all the Cadets,
and the winners of bowling were awarded
points to go towards the flight competition.
On Tuesday we went to RAF Halton, to a
museum. After we had looked around the
museum, we were taken to some trenches
that had been reconstructed to show the
public what it was like for soldiers fighting in
the war. We then went to Wendover Woods
where we took part in some orienteering.
During the evening we had a quiz night,
which we all really enjoyed.
On Wednesday we spent the day at
RAF Brize Norton, which I thought was
the best day. We were woken at 5.45am for
breakfast. It took 2 hours on the minibus
to get to the camp, which the majority of
cadets spent catching up on sleep. When
we arrived, we got to look around 99
Squadrons C17 aircraft before visiting
216 Squadron who showed us around
their Tristars. After eating our lunch in
the terminal at Brize, we were taken to
another department and were shown all
the safety features they have on aircraft
such as life jackets. We were shown how
they test them to make sure they are all
safe for the aircrew to use. After this, we
visited air traffic control. After a funpacked day, we boarded the minibus for the
long trip back to High Wycombe.

got it back it had teeth marks over it, whoops!

At the end of the week the camp staff put
on an end of camp party, everyone enjoyed
it, especially Cadet Corporal Daniel Taylor his dancing skills are excellent! Paper plate
awards were handed out to all the cadets
and the Flight Lieutenant, s even did the
staff some, which they all found hilarious.
The next morning we had to go home - its
fair to say none of us wanted to leave as wed
had such a great time and made some great
friends. Before we left in the morning awards
from the staff were handed out, my flight
won the inter-flight competition and I also
won the Best Cadet Award. If this camp
reappears in the future I would definitely
recommend it to Cadets as you will have
such a great time and I didnt hear one Cadet
complain about it the whole week.

On Thursday we spent our day at

Bletchley Park, where we learnt about
enigma machines. On Friday we did lots
of drill practise ready for the competition.
We performed the drill sequence in front
of the Station Warrant Officer (SWO).
We then had a final parade and we had
the important results of the inter-flight
competitions. Unfortunately, my flight
didnt win, but we didnt let it bring us down
as we had all had an excellent week! During
our final evening, we had pizzas delivered.
We also had a disco. During the disco, we
were presented with paper plate awards,
which are awarded on every blues camp and
chosen by the Non-Commissioned Officer
s. My paper plate award was fire starter as
I had set the fire alarm off whilst ironing!
On the last day, we boarded the coach
back home. As people started to depart the
coach, everyone was very emotional as we had
created a strong friendship during the week
we had spent together. When we arrived back
at Lincoln, we said our last goodbyes and went
our separate ways. I really enjoyed the camp,
and would recommend it to any cadet. You get
to meet so many new people and you have so
much fun.

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Police Flight
Charitable
Donations
By Flight Lieutenant Karl Booth

The RAF Police at RAF Waddington recently made a number of

charitable donations to various charities both local and national.

he funds were donated from

a historic RAF Police Club
members account which had
laid forgotten within the
Stations accounts for some years. Officer
Commanding Police, acting as Chair held
an adhoc AGM to release the funds and
gauge members opinions as to what to do
with the money, approximately 1200.
Discussion immediately turned to charity
donations.After much deliberation it was
unanimously agreed to split the funds
between four charities, each taking an
equal share. The first being the RAF Police
Welfare fund, who provided trade branded
gym wear for a Waddington based RAF
Police Non Commissioned Officer (Editors

note this is, Corporal Mick McConnell,

you may have read his story in Insights
issue 6 of 2011) while at Hedley Court.
Corporal McConnell was caught in
an IED blast in Afghanistan and was
seriously injured as a result, needing
extensive rehabilitation. The second
charity, without question, was Help 4
Heroes for obvious reasons. The third
charity was closer to home being the
Stations Charity fund in recognition of
the unit support given to Police Flight.
Last but by no means least, it was
agreed the final charity be the Royal
British Legion. Soon after the meeting,
the Chairman of the RAF Police fund
was hosted and a cheque handed over.

Which actress won an

OSCAR for playing the role
of an OSCAR winner (and
who was she playing?)

What is the largest

castle in Wales?

Who played the wife of Phil

Collins character in Buster?

Name the 3 states of the

USA which have just 5
letters in their name.

Name the song with the

opening line picture your
self in a boat on a river

Nicholas Sarkosy is the

Prince of which country?

Who was the 3rd man

on the moon?

What does HB stand

for on a pencil?

Which country is Europes

largest exporter of Bananas?

10

Which football team has held

the FA Cup for the longest
continuous period?

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ISS Update
V
 isit to 56 (R) Sqn by Sgt WS
Appletons Family
Motorcycle
Trials Riding
Success
at RAF
Waddington
Aviation
Events in 2012

OUT APRIL 2012

Submission deadline: 5 march

1. Cate Blanchett (Katharine Hepburn) 2.

Caerphilly 3. Judy Walters Texas, Maine,
Idaho 4. Texas, Maine, Idaho 5. Lucy in the
Sky with Diamonds 6. Andorra (the President
of France is also the Co-Prince of Andorra) 7.
Peter Conrad 8. Hard Black 9. Ireland (they
buy the entire banana production off Belize
and they sell it on) 10. Portsmouth (they won
it just before WWII and held it for 7 years)

Quiz Answers

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