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ISSUE 4 2014

From the
Editor

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The RAF Waddington

International Air Show was once
again an outstanding success, with
numbers in excess of 135,000.
Despite the increased
activity which affects
all Station personnel
associated with the Air
Show, RAF Waddington
continued to support
Operations and Exercises
the same weekend.

stretches individuals out

of their comfort zone,
develops camaraderie
and provides a valuable
change of environment
to Service personnel.

This included support to

NATO Policing and Exercise
CQWI. Within this magazine
there is an article providing
more detail on the tasking
of the E-3D in support of
policing NATO Air Space.
Members of the Station have
also contributed to several
anniversaries commemorating
events of both World
Wars; there is an article
highlighting our participation
in the D-Day Anniversary
at Bayeux a poignant
moment for all those who
attended. Remembering
lessons and achievements
from the past is key to the
rounded development of
personnel within the RAF. In
addition to education, this
type of Force Development

In the magazine there are

articles from the squadrons
giving an insight into their
recent operations and tasking
commitments. However,
there are many capabilities
provided to the front line
at RAF Waddington, not
just aircraft. For example,
the Air Warfare Centre
provides vital information to
operational crews enabling
them to perform their roles
more effectively and safely.
Within this edition there
is an article highlighting
the developments of
Electronic Warfare.
The Insight Team always
welcomes a variety of
articles to reflect the
diversity of events at RAF
Waddington. Any budding
journalists please submit
your articles to the Team.

On the cover:
8 Sqn NATO

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STATION COMMANDERS
FOREWORD

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DEWC REBRANDED
JEWOSC UNDER JOINT
FORCES COMMAND

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MARKING TIME AT
RAF WADDINGTON

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SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIALS

VISIT RAF WADDINGTON
TO SEE FIRST HAND THE
ISTAR CAPABILITY

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EXERCISE NORMANDY
EAGLE 70TH ANNIVERSARY

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54 SQN FD

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T20 FINALS DAY

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THE AIR WARFARE

CENTRES FUN SIDE

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39 SQUADRON FORCE
DEVELOP IN SAN DIEGO

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V (ARMY COOPERATION)
SQUADRON OP TURUS

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NATO TASKING/
UKRAINE CRISIS

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56(R) SQN FOLLOWS IN

WAINWRIGHTS FOOTSTEPS

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D-DAY 70TH ANNIVERSARY

COMMEMORATIONS
IN BAYEUX

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SUCCESS FOR HALL IN

RALLY OF THE MIDLANDS
CLASS VICTORY

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CHARITY MATCH LINCOLN

CITY XI VS RAF WADDINGTON
AT SINCIL BANK 08 MAY 14

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RAF POLO ASSOCIATION

TOURNAMENT REPORT

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EXERCISE DUTCH STAR

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MILITARY HISTORY FD

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OPERATIONAL TEMPO

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Station
Commanders
Foreword...

Senior Military Officials

visit RAF Waddington
to see first hand the
ISTAR capability

Station Commander
Group Captain Richard
Barrow OBE, RAF

On 6 Jun 14, the station hosted

a combined visit...

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The tempo and profile of
activity at RAF Waddington
continues to impress...

...by the Fleet Commander,

Vice Admiral Phil Jones
CB, Commander Land
Forces, Lieutenant General
Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO
and Deputy Commander
Operations, Air Marshal
Greg Bagwell CB CBE.

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It seems that every
time I write for the
Station Magazine we
have ... increased the
operational tempo.
What has changed? The tempo
certainly has not; moreover, the
efforts of our people delivering
this success have been as
extraordinary as ever. This last
period has seen our squadrons
and personnel deployed and
operating across four different
theatres; we have deployed Rivet
Joint on operations well ahead
of the programmed introduction
into Service; we have held a
record-breaking and highly
successful Air Show and we are in
the closing stages of preparations
for Bolthole whilst the runway
resurfacing takes place from
September onwards.Finally, we
are busy preparing our support to
the withdrawal from Afghanistan
and the subsequent change in
focus to supporting contingent
operations across the world.
It has been notable that without
any let-up to our long-standing
and enduring commitment to
Afghanistan and the Middle East,
RAF Waddington squadrons
and capabilities have been
at the forefront of UK efforts
in Africa and Eastern Europe;
in the first instance V(AC) Sqn
deployed to Ghana in support
of the efforts to rescue the
group of Nigerian schoolgirls
and, more recently, 8 Sqn have
been at the vanguard of daily
NATO surveillance missions
monitoring the increasingly
complex situation in Ukraine.
In amongst all this additional
operational output we have
delivered yet another highly
successful Air Show. The weather
just about held off after very
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was one of our most successful

yet. With over 130,000 visitors
and almost 16 hours of flying
display, the Waddington Air Show
is one of the most successful
air shows in the world, never
mind the UK. Its success, like our
impressive achievements on
operations, is very much down
to our people; I cannot overstate
how proud and humbled I am
by the efforts of those that make
RAF Waddington what it is.
As we draw towards and look
forward to the end of the UKs
commitment in Afghanistan, we
have also had the opportunity to
pay tribute and respect to those
that fought and fell during the
Great War. One hundred years on,
it is poignant that whilst our last
survivor has passed on, our links
and traditions from that tragic
period in our history endure. I
consider it vital that we remember
the lessons and sacrifices from
our forefathers and it was a great
privilege for RAF Waddington
to play such a leading part in
local commemorations.

The visits purpose was to

demonstrate and explain RAF
Waddingtons key contribution
to operations though the
range of its ISTAR platforms
and capabilities. The visit

incorporated a range of visits

to, and briefings on, ISTAR
components including 8 Sqns
E-3D Sentry, V(AC) Sqns OLGS
and XIII Sqns Ground Control
Station (GCS) along with
briefings from 14 and 51 Sqns.
The visit was completed with a
tour of the ABTC and briefing on
the AWC. The event was a great
success in providing the VIPs
with an excellent update on all
aspects of Air ISTAR, and grateful
thanks were received for all
those who took part in the day.

Escorted by the Stn Cdr, Gp Capt Barrow, the visiting party make their way to receive the first brief.
The visiting party departs a V(AC) Sqn OLGS after receiving a brief on Sentinel.

The visiting party receives a Sentry platform brief from 8 Sqns Sqn Ldr Arnall.

The visiting party moves to the next briefing.

OC XIII Sqn, Wg Cdr Killeen, briefs the visiting party in front of one of the Sqns GCS cabins.

Deputy Commander Operations, AM Bagwell, signs the RAF Waddington Visitors Book.

Fleet Commander, VAdm Jones, signs the RAF Waddington Visitors Book.

Commander Land Forces, Lt Gen Carter, signs the RAF Waddington Visitors Book.

So, all in all an impressive and

remarkable period. These next
few months will see the start
of the runway refurbishment
a 14-month programme
throughout which the flying
squadrons and supporting
elements will deploy to Cranwell,
Coningsby and Mildenhall. I
dont underestimate the turmoil
that will be generated during
the refurbishment programme
but you have my assurance
that every effort will be made
to minimise any uncertainty
and unnecessary churn.

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V (Army
Cooperation)
Squadron

Op TURUS

V(Army Co-Operation) Squadron has

been deployed on so-called contingency
operations several times since it
began flying the Sentinel R1 under the
auspices of the ASTOR programme.

T20 Finals Day

Squad Photo.

With the sun shining and baking the

pitch making it a batters paradise
yet with still a hint of green to
keep the bowlers interested...
...RAF Vine Lane could
not have been a better
setting for a T20 Finals Day
between RAF Waddington,
RAF Lossiemouth/Leuchars
and RAF Odiham.
RAF Waddington, lost the toss
and were asked to field first.
This was not going to be an
easy task. RAF Lossiemouth/
Leuchars got off to a great start
and the runs started to flow.
With some quick-fire runs from
both openers RAF Lossiemouth/
Leuchars reached 730 from 13
overs. They were soon pegged

back with excellent bowling

from Parker and Watson, both
taking quick wickets and both
finishing with 2 wickets each.
The highlight of the innings
was a world-class catch on
the boundary from Gimenez,
which even shocked him
causing him to dance in delight
and he would surely have
been given a 7 by the Strictly
Come Dancing Judges. After
20 overs, RAF Lossiemouth/
Leuchars finished on 1345.
The run chase soon started
and Diver looked comfortable

Award of Man of Tournament Trophy (Jez Parker).

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with a quick 32, until the trap

was set by RAF Lossiemouth/
Leuchars to bowl their buffet
bowler with Diver picking out
the fielder on the boundary
instead of hitting it out the
ground! At 603 after 9 overs,
it looked like it could be a very
tight game possibly going to
the last ball. However, Edwards
and Dawson soon took control
with a quick-fire 31 from
Edwards; Edwards finished
the game off in style with a 6
over midwicket, sending the
RAF Waddington team wild
with delight. RAF Waddington
won by 6 wickets finishing
on 1394 from 18 overs.
RAF Waddington, yet again, lost
the toss and were asked to field
first. RAF Waddington held back
the top order batsmen well
and after 5 overs RAF Odiham
found themselves 293. RAF

Odiham soon knuckled down

and a partnership started
between their number 3
and 5, both scoring into
the late 40s. RAF Odiham
finished their 20 overs with a
challenging total of 1384.
With Edwards pushed up the
order to get a good start to
the RAF Waddington innings,
plan B soon was in place
as he was out for 4. With a
determined Diver and Parker,
it was either good shots or the
lack of wanting to run singles;
the runs soon started to flow
and boundary after boundary
followed. RAF Waddington
finished in style with a 4,
giving them a victory of 9
wickets with 2 overs to spare.
This sent the squad wild and
RAF Waddington had retained
the ashes, no sorry the
T20 Finals Trophy.

Award of RAF T20 Trophy (Ryan Watson).

In 2011, the Squadron deployed

to support Operations UNIFIED
PROTECTOR and ELLAMY,
the respective NATO and UK
contributions to protecting the
Libyan people from Qaddafis
brutality; in 2013, it deployed on
Operation NEWCOMBE, to aid French
forces in defeating Islamist rebels in
Mali; and so it was only inevitable
that in 2014 the Squadron would
be asked once again to support
another extra operation, in addition
to its continuing commitment to
supporting Operation HERRICK
in Afghanistan. So when 200
school-age girls were kidnapped
in North-Eastern Nigeria by the
terrorist organisation Boko Haram,
V(AC) Squadron was put forward
as Britains contribution to support
the Nigerian government in their
efforts to combat the threat of
insurgency and extremism that
threatened to tear apart the country.
If the above makes the deployment
on Operation TURUS, as it became
known, sound tame, then this belies
the truth. CRASH BANG WALLOP
deploy! As the Squadron approached
the last week in May, rumours had
already begun to spread about a
possible V(AC) Squadron deployment
to Nigeria. The Squadron was
tentatively told to start getting ready
to get ready, without giving any
external sign that it might be getting
ready after all, we hadnt been
ordered to get ready! Then the Prime
Minister announced in Parliament
that Sentinel would be deployed to
assist the Nigerian government in
their efforts to fight the militants of
Boko Haram, which somewhat preempted any official announcement
through the chain of command.
Taking their cue from on high, the
Squadron then threw the weight of
their full effort into getting two dozen
or so lucky people ready to deploy
at short notice to an unknown
destination. All that was made
public was what was in the press:
we were to support the Nigerian
government in their endeavours.
The thinking mans bet was therefore
on a deployment to Africa.

With holidays hastily cancelled and

flip-flops and sun cream bought, the
deployment on Operation TURUS
was led by the Officer Commanding
V(AC) Squadron, Wing Commander
David Kane. Together with the rest
of the deploying personnel, the
Wing Commander would personally
fly out the first Sentinel aircraft
before becoming the commander
of 34 Expeditionary Air Wing, the
deployed unit that would run
Sentinel. Rumours abounded as to
the location for our deployment, but
when we were finally told it was to
be Accra, the capital of Ghana, some
eyebrows were raised. The engineers
worried about infrastructure and
support; intelligence personnel
worried about information and
security; and the aircrew raised the
concern that Pina Coladas might
not be available in the hotel bar, if
indeed there was one. Fortunately,
a brief bit of internet research
assuaged the fears of many, as it
transpired that Accra was home to
several internationally-recognised
hotels, many of which would be
likely to serve overpriced and
sickly-sweet cocktails in their bars.

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Upon arrival at Accra airport, V(AC)

Squadron began establishing
themselves in an appropriate
manner. Working with the Nigerians
and other partnered countries
in the region brought a fresh set
of challenges, but these were
embraced with gusto by all deployed
personnel. At the time of writing,
V(AC) Squadron remains deployed
in support of Operation TURUS; the
capability of Sentinel to provide
persistent, wide-area surveillance
has been very highly received, with
the Squadrons operational flexibility
and high-quality products drawing
high praise, as in other theatres the
Squadron has deployed into. In a
time of continuing uncertainty over
the future of various capabilities
within Defence, Sentinel has
once again provided the ability
to allow the UK to offer a low-risk,
comparatively low-cost and highly
sought-after intelligence asset
to a friendly country in need.
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D-Day 70th Anniversary

Commemorations in Bayeux
0207 June 2014
Above: Group shot of those who made the trip.

2014 saw the 70th anniversary of

Operation Overlord, the code name for
the Battle of Normandy that launched the
successful invasion of German-occupied
Western Europe during World War II.
The Operation commenced on
D-Day, 6 June 1944, with the
Normandy Landings. A 1,200
aircraft-strong airborne assault
preceded an amphibious assault
involving more than 5,000
vessels. Almost 160,000 troops
crossed the English Channel
on D-Day, and more than three
million allied troops were in
France by the end of August.
The 2014 events were the last ever
large-scale commemorations to
be held in Normandy, and having
volunteered for an opportunity
posted on the RAF Manning
website, I had the immense honour
and privilege to be able to play a
small role in the proceedings as part
of the RAF contingent in Bayeux.
The intrepid team of 20, including
two from RAF Waddington, and

ranging in rank from SAC to

WO, assembled at RAF Northolt
in the afternoon of Monday
2nd June for a brief from RAF
Ceremonial prior to travelling
by coach down to Portsmouth
to catch an overnight ferry to
Caen. The terminal was bustling
with fellow travellers heading
to Normandy, both civilian and
military, and included a large
number of enthusiastic WWII
re-enactors in full period dress.
From Caen we continued our
journey to Bayeux, where we
headed for Camp Quebec, an
impressive tent city for 300+
people, expertly set up by 32
Regiment Royal Artillery The
Wessex Gunners at a site provided
by the French, complete with field
kitchen. Our initial brief was that
we were to be utilised as ushers,

although once on the ground,

flexibility was most certainly the key.
We spent three days carrying out
multiple rehearsals of the highly
detailed event, not just on the
ground but also using a cardboard
scale model of Bayeux laid out
on the floor of a marquee in the
Veterans Village complex! It was
crucial that everything ran with
military precision on the day,
principally for the Veterans and
their families, as it was their day,
and also because of the large
numbers of VIPs and VVIPs which
included HM the Queen, the
Prince of Wales, Commonwealth
heads of state, British & French
politicians and many others.
The weather during the week
had been fairly poor, with a lot of
rain, wind and general greyness;
everyone was keeping their
fingers crossed that on the D-Day
anniversary things would improve,
and we were blessed with blue
skies and temperatures of 25C on
the day itself. I was based at Bayeux
Cathedral, where a service was held
for the Veterans before the main
event at Bayeux Commonwealth
War Graves Cemetery. Following
the service the Veterans moved by

various means up to the Cemetery.

Led by the VIPs, a surprisingly
large number of Veterans chose
to walk the almost 1km and I was
very honoured to accompany a
former RAF SNCO by the name of
Christopher, who was a Mosquito
pilot on D-Day. The streets were lined
all along the route by local people
who were applauding, cheering and
passing their messages of thanks
to the Veterans as they walked
past, which was a very humbling
experience. Although the events
took place such a long time ago, for
many of the Veterans the memories
of that day were still very fresh,
and at times emotions were raw.
The service at the CWGC Cemetery
was extremely poignant, and was
followed with a flypast by the
BBMF. I made a particular effort to
seek out and hear the stories of
as many RAF Veterans as I could; I
could have listened to them all for
many hours. For me, these brave
men were true heroes and I will
always have very fond memories of
this event that I had the honour to
attend. For the Veterans, however,
the true heroes are their comrades
who made the ultimate sacrifice
and who didnt return home from
Normandy all those years ago.

Sgt Jez Giles, who was part of the Normandy 70th commemorations with veteran Mosquito pilots who had been part of the air component during D-Day.

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RAF Polo Association Tournament Report!

RAF Cranwell Tournament 34 May 2014!
A beautiful sunny day opened the annual development tournament
of the RAF Polo Association at RAF Cranwell on 3rd May 2014.
With the RAF fielding three
teams this year (two from
the wider RAF and one from
the newly affiliated RAF
Cranwell Polo Club) and nine
teams in total playing over
the two days, competition
was set to be fierce at the
home of the Royal Air Force.
Along with the three RAF
teams, there were also three
entries from the Army, who
fielded their Development
team, a team from the Army
Reserves, and a team from
the Honourable Artillery
Company (HAC). Local civilian
clubs Leadenham, Vale of
York and Rutland made up
the final three teams to battle
for the Martyn Bebbington
Memorial Trophy and begin
the RAF Polo season.
The ponies tacked up, goal judges
and umpires ready and mounted,
the players cantered out to the
field for the first pool of round
robin matches to determine
the standings for the finals on
Sunday. Pool A was a battle of skill
and determination between the
RAF Spitfires, Army Development
and Leadenham teams, which
began with two very closely
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fought chukkas between RAF

Spitfires and Army Development
which ended in a draw the
Spitfires managing to come
closest to scoring by embedding
a ball in the goalposts. Some
strong team play from both the
RAF and Army teams overcame
a good Leadenham side,
eventually resulting in the RAF
Spitfires winning their group
based on goal difference, and the
tournament was firmly underway.
Pool B saw the RAF Cranwell
side of Wg Cdr Mark Smith, Flt Lt
Dave Black, professional 1 goaler
Nick Winterton, and new -2, Flt Lt
Rob Grocock battling the Army
Reserves and the HAC, with the
winner having the chance of
contesting the trophy on the
following day. Having struggled
with the journey up from London
the HAC were somewhat lacking
in firepower, and although they
put in a good performance they
were not strong enough to keep
either the Army Reserves or RAF
Cranwell at bay; the final scores
of the pool put RAF Cranwell
into the final, Army Reserves
second and HAC third. Pool C
was keenly contested between
the RAF Hurricanes team, Vale

of York and Rutland Polo Club.

The experienced Wg Cdr Piers
Hammond and Flt Lt Ellie
Hoogewerf provided strength at
the back for the Hurricanes, and
the Association were pleased
to welcome back Sqn Ldr Ed
Whitchurch at number two and
Plt Off Dan Rose on his debut for
the RAF side playing at number
one. Competition was ubiquitous
in this pool, with Rutland Polo
Club keen to retain their
title at RAF Cranwell for a
third consecutive year, but
a very strong side from the
Vale of York took an early
advantage and pushed them
back into second place.
One of the most enjoyable parts
of the RAF Cranwell Tournament
is the spirit of camaraderie and
sportsmanship which is fostered
by the weekend and nowhere
is it more evident than on the
Saturday evening. Traditionally we
have a formal dinner in the iconic
setting of College Hall Officers
Mess, this year returning to the
dining-in night format, with
the College providing a superb
three-course meal. Speeches
were made, wine consumed,
culminating for some at The

George pub in Leadenham,

where I am told some players
took the socialising so seriously
that the dawn broke before
bedtime a sterling effort!
Finals day opened with the
subsidiary final and a real fight
between the Army Reserves
and the Army Development
team with neither side wanting
to concede an inch. Ending
in a draw at one goal each
(and including a spectacular
fall destroying one of the RAF
goalposts but thankfully leaving
the player intact!) Rutland were
in prime position to take the
4th place spot. However in the
final four chukkas both the
Army teams defeated Rutland,
by equal scores, and following
a short discussion amongst the
officials it was decided to have a
dismounted penalty shoot out
to decide the winners. Although
30-yard penalties against an open
goal may look easy, the Army
Reserves managed to make it
look slightly tricky, resulting in
the Army Development taking
the victory in the subsidiary final.
The competition for the trophy
was next, between RAF Cranwell,
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Vale of York and the RAF

Spitfires, with RAF spirits, (and
expectations) high at the
prospect of winning the cup for
the first time in several years.
In true patron style, CO RAF
Cranwell, Air Cdre Chris Luck
arrived to take over from Rob
Grocock in the RAF Cranwell
team for the final, in his first
match for over a decade a
warm welcome back to RAF
polo! The RAF Cranwell -3 team
suffered initially due to a half
goal handicap advantage to
the other two teams in their
respective chukkas, however the
strong 1 goaler Nick Winterton
proved his worth at the back,
with Flt Lt Dave Black consistently
turning onto the loose ball and
scoring four goals. Vale of York
suffered a pony problem in
their final chukkas resulting in
uncharacteristic defeats, with
the final eventually resulting in
RAF Cranwell lifting the trophy,
the RAF Spitfires in second place
and the Vale of York in third.
The day culminated in the
wooden spoon contest between
the RAF Hurricanes, Leadenham
and the HAC. The strong -3
Leadenham side had found
their stride after a disappointing
first day and ran away with
this contest, the two 0 goalers
George Vere-Laurie and Ed
Foster having strong rides to
assure 7th place for Leadenham.
A much closer pair of chukkas
between the Hurricanes and
the HAC came down to the final
seconds, and despite a very good
performance from Plt Off Dan
Rose at such an early stage of
his polo career, the HAC edged
out the RAF by half a goal.

The tournament committee

identified three players for
the much sought after Most
Valuable Player award, the
two S handicaps, Plt Off Dan
Rose and 2 Lt Emily Summers,
and also -1 Flt Lt Dave Black,
for superb performances on
the field, but it was eventually
decided that Dave Black stood
out, having scored four goals on
the final day through thinking
ahead of the game and turning
quickly on defensive backhands.
Congratulations to all players for
a very hard-fought tournament.
Thanks must also go to Lt Col
Simon Ledger for his continuing
support and world-class
commentary, Paul Girdham
for use of his scoreboard, Flt Lt
Dave Black for his work setting
up the RAF Cranwell Polo Club
and work in organising the
tournament, Air Cdre Chris Luck
for the use of the excellent
facilities at RAF Cranwell, and
last but by no means least Flt Lt
Ellie Hoogewerf for putting the
tournament together this year.
A great start to what we hope
is going to be a great season!
Results
Final
1 RAF Cranwell
2 RAF Spitfires
3 Vale of York Polo Club
Subsidiary Final
4 Army Development
5 Army Reserves
6 Rutland Polo Club
Wooden Spoon
7 Leadenham Polo Club
8 Honourable Artillery Company
9 RAF Hurricanes
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8 Squadron

Lincoln Military History FD

The term field trip is usually associated with large groups of children
being shepherded around by red-faced and flustered teachers with
the intent that some of them may learn something outside of their
normal working environment. This case, ultimately, was no different!
On 24th April, 15
members of 8 Squadron,
RAF Waddington, were
able to escape the high
tempo of current ongoing operations in order
to attend what is known
in Air Force parlance
as force development.
In short, personnel are
encouraged to broaden
their knowledge and
experience through
various activities that
remove them from
their comfort zone, in
order to make them
a better operator.
This particular outing was
aimed at generating an
awareness of the close
connections between the
city of Lincoln and the
military. The trip began with
a tour of Waddingtons very
own heritage centre. RAF
Waddington has a proud
and distinguished history
stretching back over 90
years, and many individuals
have passed through its
gates. Each of these had
their own stories to tell and
associated memorabilia,
some of which is kept and
maintained at the heritage
centre. It is an impressive
collection, to which more
and more artefacts are
continuously being added.
Lincoln Cathedral has
witnessed almost the entire
history of military flying,
providing both a vital
landmark and an important
spiritual focus to locallybased aircrew, ground crew
and, of course, their families.
It was therefore fitting that
we should visit as part of
our learning experience. It
was at this point that we
were briefed on more of the
specifics by the Squadrons
own historian, Sergeant Barry
Emms. He provided us with
a myriad of facts concerning
local military aviation.
According to Sergeant
Emms, 8 Squadrons roots
lie in the Royal Flying Corp,
which was the first fully
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mechanised corps of the

British Army. When the
Squadron was born on 1 Jan
1915 the Corp finally reached
its intended peacetime size;
however, World War I had
already been underway
for 5 months. Lincoln
Cathedral is also home to
the Airmens Chapel of St
Michael, and the Bomber
Command Memorial. Here
we were able to visit and pay
suitable respects to those
who fell in the line of duty.
Next we were led across from
the Cathedral to be informed
that the initial idea of the
tank was developed in a suite
in Lincolns very own White
Hart Hotel during the First
World War (I promise this
was the only reason we paid
a visit to the hotel and bar!).
Away from prying eyes, the
brilliant engineers William
Tritton and Lieutenant Walter
Wilson developed plans
alongside William Foster
and Co Ltd, a Lincolnshire
company specialising in
threshing machines. The
first design was little more
than an armoured box,
known as Little Willie.
Finally we made our way to
the Lincoln War Memorial
at St Benedicts Square;
originally erected in 1922 to
honour those killed in the
First World War it displays
971 names. Those 314 who
perished in WWII have since
had their names added. This
gave the group another
opportunity to reflect on the
experiences of those who
had served before them, and
to remember those who had
made the ultimate sacrifice.
In short, the trip was a
success. Fifteen 8 Squadron
personnel had taken an
opportunity to broaden
their horizons, and learn
something new along
the way. For anyone with
even a passing interest
in military history, I can
thoroughly recommend a
visit to any of the above.

DEWC rebranded JEWOSC

under Joint Forces Command
On 1st July 2014 the Defence Electronic Warfare Centre (DEWC) transitioned
Command and Control to Joint Forces Command (JFC) and assumed the new
title of the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC).
The move marks the latest
evolution in UK Defences
continuing commitment to
provide front line commands
with state-of-the-art EW
Operational Support (EWOS).
The organisation originally began
life as the Electronic Warfare
Operational Support Establishment
(EWOSE); it was established as a
tri-Service facility at RAF Wyton
in 1983. Its remit was to provide
programming support to first
generation aircraft, ships and land
equipment to be fitted with digital
Radar Warning Receivers (RWR) and
Electronic Support Measures (ESM).
For the RAF, platforms such as
the Nimrod R1 and Tornado GR1
introduced a step change to the
level of EWOS required to sustain
operational output. Likewise the
Royal Navy was keen to establish
a centre of excellence to ensure
that lessons identified from the
Falklands conflict of 1982 could
be learnt. The Army also joined
EWOSE, contributing to the
Test Teams section to support
ground-based EW equipment.
The facility originally comprised
two sections, the Joint EW
Database and EW Reprogramming
and Library Production.
With the advancement of
technology associated with EWOS
and the increased complexity
of RWR and ESM equipments,
EWOSE grew significantly. Moving
to the Air Warfare Centre in 1993
and into the Thomson Building
at RAF Waddington in 1995, the
addition of further elements
such as the AWC Tactics and EW
Division led to the rebranding
of EWOSE. In order to reflect its
now wider Defence roles and
responsibilities, EWOSE became
the Defence Electronic Warfare
Centre (DEWC). The JEWOSC
consists of four Sqns, staffed by
a mix of Tri-Service, Civil Service
and Defence Industry personnel.
At the heart of the JEWOSC is
the UKs Defence EW Database,
a Defence-critical tri-Service
capability, maintained by the
Database Sqn. The Sqns purpose is
to provide accurate and timely EW
data to UK warfighting forces in the
EW domain; Database Sqn converts
open and classified EW information
and data into an end product that
can be used by reprogramming
teams across the JEWOSC.

Data is then taken from the

database and further processed by
Production Sqn. The Production Sqn
role is to transform the data that is
held in the Database into bespoke
products that can be used by EW
equipment across the tri-Service
arena. This is a huge challenge, as
across Defence there is a diverse
range of equipment of varying
age and capability. Each platforms
equipment requires a highly
skilled team of reprogrammers
to elicit pertinent data from the
database to be reprogrammed
into each individual Radar
Warning Receivers and Electronic
Support Measures system.
In addition to Database and
Production Sqn, JEWOSC is
supported by an additional two
Sqns, namely Ops & Trg and Delivery
Support Sqn (DSS). Ops & Trg Sqn is
made up of highly experienced and
skilled EW operators who provide
specialist advice both to Front Line
Commands and to personnel within
the JEWOSC. Furthermore, Ops &
Trg also provide the highly complex
reprogramming training that all
JEWOSC personnel undertake. DSS
is responsible for the maintenance
and administration of the Database,
fundamental to ensuring JEWOSC
can deliver operational support to
the front line in a timely manner.
The work undertaken by all
four Sqns within JEWOSC has
become a key enabler for mission
success and exists to ensure the
survivability of UK personnel and
equipment in a Radio Frequency
contested battle space.

within the tri-Service environment

and hopes to introduce greater
efficiencies and reduce risks. It
is also expected that with the
increased complexity of the latest
generation of EW equipment
the ability to deliver fused data
solutions to front line operators
will be greatly improved.
Future Challenges
Meeting the challenges of the 21st
century EW operating environment
is a significant challenge that the
JEWOSC is meeting head on. In
order to safeguard the UKs future
Defence assets in a contested
Electromagnetic Operating
Environment (EME), the DEWC
Improvement Programme was
created. Its aim is to deliver the
most effective end-to-end EWOS
solution across tri-Service Defence
platforms out to 2030 and beyond.
The Programme, known as Project
SHEPHERD, began in 2010 and
is broken down into 3 stages,
and in simple terms includes:
Stage 1 Replacement of
the Defence EW Database.
Stage 2 Modernisation of
Mission Data Generators.
Stage 3 DEWC enterprise
transformation and integration
with other business elements.
With Stage 1 due for completion
in 2015 and Stage 2 currently
underway, Project SHEPHERD

is already well on track. It will

ensure that the JEWOSC will be
able to sustain timely fused data
exploitation to the war fighter
on the front line and support
current and future platforms
and their EW equipment
out to 2030 and beyond.
Additional challenges lie in
the shape of future platforms
the JEWOSC will be required
to support. Multi-national
programmes, such as the F-35
Lightning II, represent a step
change in the capabilities that
will be reprogrammed and
sustained by the JEWOSC. A
joint RN/RAF programme, the
sensor suite will include an AESA
radar, an EO/IR targeting system
and 360 Distributed Aperture
System; Lightning II will provide
fifth generation expeditionary
combat aircraft capability beyond
2030. In order to meet the EWOS
capability requirement, a number
of JEWOSC personnel have already
begun training at the Australian,
Canadian and UK Reprogramming
Library (ACURL) in the USA.
This proactive rather than
reactive approach to EWOS
ensures that the JEWOSC is well
placed at the forefront of EW
requirements management
for future programmes. It also
ensures that it will be able to
provide through life EW support
to front line personnel operating
in the future Radio Frequency
Electromagnetic environments.

During the transition of the DEWC

to the JEWOSC, day-to-day business
for the majority of the workforce
within the Thomson Building
will remain largely unaffected,
with subtle changes to post titles
and email addresses the only
immediately visible change.
However, the transition to JFC will
see JEWOSC provided with 4*
representation under Commander
Joint Forces Command (JFC), with
Operational Control delegated to
Director Cyber Intelligence and
Information Integration (DCI3).
Tactical Command and Control
will be devolved to Director
JEWOSC, a role that will remain
with Commandant AWC.
Integration within JFC will enable
greater coherence across EWOS

AVM Rigby (JFC DCI3) and Air Cdre Hedley (Comdt AWC & Director JEWOSC) officially marking the
Defence Electronic Warfare Division transition to Joint Forces Command on 1st July 2014. The DEWC
has now been renamed as the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC).

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Exercise Normandy Eagle

70th Anniversary
2nd 8th June 2014

Exercise NORMANDY EAGLE was designed to allow personnel to conduct

adventurous training related to the operations conducted during Operation
OVERLORD, the Normandy landings of World War II during June 1944.
It allowed participants
to study specific actions
that took place on D-Day,
in order to mark the 70th
anniversary of the historic
military Operation.
So, on 1st June 2014, three
members of 56(R) Squadron
Flight Sergeant Al Cameron,
Chief Technician Sean Webster
and Sergeant James Rookie
Rooke joined four other Air
Warfare Centre personnel setting
off from RAF Waddington to the
birthplace of 56 Sqn at Gosport,
to take part in Ex Normandy
Eagle. The exercise involved
sailing to France to celebrate
the 70th Anniversary of the
Normandy landings (where 56(F)
Sqn provided Air Support on the
6th June 1944 in Ouistreham).

After an overnight stay at Port

Blockhouse we met up with
the rest of the crews, some
of which were experienced
but most were novices. We
were kitted out in preparation
to take over the two boats:
Kukri a 55-foot Nicholson
and Discoverer a 67-foot
Challenger. Having received
the compulsory Health &
Safety briefs we loaded the
boat and finally motored out
of Gosport into open waters
and hoisted up the sails.
Once in the Solent, a few
practice procedures involving
tacks (turning one way) and
gybes (turning the other way)
prepared us for the open
water environment crossing
the channel. After only a short

time and with a declining wind,

it was sadly decided we would
revert to the use of the engine
to assist our crossing. It only
took one hour for our journey
to suffer another misfortune
when Kirsty from RAF Scampton
noticed that below deck was
turning into a shipmates sauna.
After a quick check of the engine
bay, we realised the engine had
dumped all its anti-freeze into
the bilge and the engine was
cooking itself. With no Ground
Electrical Fitters onboard, all we
had was a Radar Technician to
investigate. A broken clip was
soon found to be the guilty
part and a replacement was
sourced; with a subsequent
transfusion of anti-freeze from
another boat instigated, voil
we were back up and running.

Both boats had personnel

split into two Watches, each
conducting 4-hour shifts and
with a volunteer from each Watch
becoming Mother Watch. A
constant Watch was necessary to
prevent a collision at sea, with the
boats adopting transit bearings,
especially those without
Automatic Identification System
(AIS). We were collision free an
hour out from Ouistreham when,
dj vu, the shipmates sauna
reappeared; this time the engine
was bleeding from another area.
Having sailed 110 nautical miles,
both Kukri and Discoverer finally
met together at the port lock
gates; having initially left Gosport
at 1400, Discoverer limped in
with a now cracked header tank,
finally docking at Ouistreham
at 1000 the following morning.

Champagne on the decks.

A different kind of vessel.

Ensign and Sqn Pennant Flying.

The RAF navigates Pegasus Bridge.

On the quayside were waiting

our support crew/minibus
drivers: Ruth from GETC RAFC
Cranwell, Nev and Andy from
FDTC Grantown-on-Spey.
The next day all the ships
personnel were split up into
two distinct groups irrespective
of boat allocation. Half went
on a staff ride to Omaha
Beach and the other half
attempted gliding. After a
1 -hour drive, the gliding party
arrived at the Alencon airfield
to be met by the RAF Gliding
Association, who had travelled
over from RAF Halton. After a
long wait, numerous teas and
coffees, and with darkening skies
it was decided that conditions
were not safe enough to allow
us to glide so we returned to
the boat. A fruitless endeavour!

The team and Alan at the memorial.

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The following day the two

groups swapped activities,
with the new gliding party
having ideal conditions,
allowing personnel to get 34
launches each throughout
the day. In the meantime the
Staff Ride group visited Green
Howards Memorialat Crepon
and the B-3 Bazenville Airfield
which was constructed by the
Royal Engineers 16th Airfield
Construction Group on 11 June
1944. Upon our arrival, and by
pure coincidence, we met up
with Alan, a 91-year-old (that
day) RAF veteran, who was

present 70 years previously. Alan

gave us his version of events
and quite rightly and comically
corrected any factual errors that
the two young Aircraftsmen
gave on their researched
presentation. Alan was thanked
for his participation and
presented with an RAF baseball
hat by Air Vice-Marshal Stubbs,
which he gratefully received.
On 6th June 2014, with a host
of dignitaries and world leaders
in the vicinity, Ouistreham and
all Normandy beaches were
on lockdown. Being only two
miles from Pegasus Bridge, we
decided that the RAF should
show presence by motoring
down with both our boats. With
the RAF Ensign, Pennant and
56(R) Squadron flag flying from
the forestay and banners fixed
to the sides of the boat, we
thought we should get noticed.
Approaching the bridge we
were met by the Gendarine
Marine police who escorted us
to the bridge where an audience
of thousands of people stood
waiting for events to unfold.
After circling around a few times,
the Pegasus Bridge was raised
to allow us through. After some
clapping and three cheers from
the crowd we motored on. Upon
our return a willing volunteer
was sourced and subsequently
winched up to near top of the
60-foot mast in a Bosuns Chair.
Armed with a camera, various

aerial shots were taken of the

surroundings. Various aircraft
displays were in progress which
included Hurricanes, Spitfires,
Dakotas and Lancaster bombers,
not to mention the obligatory
parachutists. After around an
hour and a half we were starting
to get chilly, so we donned our
jackets to warm up; realising
our willing volunteer up in the
Bosuns Chair may be feeling
slightly cooler than us, we let him
down gracefully to the deck to
get ready for the evening event.
The evening event started off
with all personnel ensuring they
had all their mess dress in good
order as we were attending a
Top Table event at the Grand
Hotel in Cabourg. Both ships
personnel and gliding party
were in attendance. Reception
drinks were held on the beachfront veranda with the main
meal in the main dining area.
Photos of the weeks activities
were put on a projector and
entertainment was provided
and, with a good night had by
all personnel, we went back to
the boats in preparation for an
early start to catch the tide.
All hands were on deck ready
to depart by 0700. Crews woke
up, some feeling worse than
others from the previous nights
festivities. Regardless, the boats
departed on time with or without
personal effects, as Kirsty and

Dutch soon found out as they

unwittingly said goodbye to
their handbag and rucksack
in Ouistreham, although
whose was whose we never
discovered! With a resin battle
damage repair completed on
the header tank, the ship was
ready to sail. With some wind
due imminently, and with Air
Vice-Marshal Stubbs and his
Watch tucked in their bunks,
we hoisted the Yankee sail
(front sail), the Stay sail (middle
sail) and the Main sail. Picking
up speed the boat started to
heel over, causing all the loose
articles to fly around the boat
and extensive groaning from
personnel not strapped in
their bunks. The sailing fun was
short-lived and winds were
not favourable for the rest of
the journey, so the engine was
required for most of the return
trip. 110 nautical miles later
we docked at Gosport at 2200,
ready for a good nights rest.
All in all, an excellent time
was had by all. For those
who like a bit of adventure
but at a minimal (no) cost, I
would highly recommend
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The Air Warfare Centres Fun Side

written by Flying Officer Adrian Sharp

You may have seen in recent issues of Insight information about

how the Air Warfare Centre supports operations. But as you will see
from this article, the organisation is not all work and no play!

Thirteen teams turned out

for what promised to be an
exciting afternoon on 20 June
2014. The majority of the
teams came from sections
within the AWC Headquarters
at RAF Waddington, but there
were teams from 41(R) Sqn
RAF Coningsby, Air Warfare
School RAF Cranwell and Air
Pillar RAF Digby. Each team
represented a World Cup
nation and was encouraged
to dress in that countrys
colours. Most notable were
the Irish with their green
leprechaun hats and their
Irish jig, which won them
the best dressed award;
unfortunately for them ... that
was all they won. One of the
team, Gp Capt Stirrat, said:
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It is an excellent
opportunity to bring
the AWC together and
create that competitive
spark in a sporting
environment.

AWC Chief of Staff (COS)

Wing Commander Joanne
Campbell, inspired by
the FIFA World Cup in
Brazil, decided to hold
an AWC 5-aside World
Cup Competition.
She tasked Flying
Officer Adrian Sharp,
an ex RAF Physical
Training Instructor and
amateur footballer, to
organise the event.

The tournament lived up

to expectations, and all the
teams showed a fighting
spirit. It was clear early on
that there were a number
of teams to look out for:
Ghana from 41(R) Sqn, RAF
Coningsby, who dressed
to impress and certainly
played well on the field;
but the early favourite to
win the competition was
Australia, from the Defence
Electronic Warfare Division,
captained by Senior
Aircraftsmen Mikey Hughes.
Like the FIFA World Cup this
tournament also had a few
twists and turns that kept
the crowds entertained.
The knockout stage provided
three hours of non-stop
football action on the
astroturf pitch, and plenty
of bar-b-q action off it! The
first semi-final was tightly

contested, but the finishing

power of Australia prevailed
and took them through.
The USA demonstrated
solid defence in the second
semi-final, and took their
chances to score to secure
themselves a place in the final.
The battle for the cup was
fiercely contended. As the
sun shone down on the pitch,
Australia displayed the skills to
demonstrate why they were
the bookies favourites, but
USA maintained their nerve
and defended with all their
heart, doing all in their power
not to concede a goal. With
two minutes to go, Flight
Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Frank Munro
stole the ball in his own half
and lofted a pass the full
length of the pitch. Corporal
Trevor Foster coolly controlled
it and placed the ball past
Australias goalkeeper making
the score: USA 1 Australia 0.
The final whistle blew and the
bookies favourite had been
beaten by the underdogs.
USA were the Champions!
The AWC World Cup proved
an excellent event to pull all
the AWC elements together.

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also recognised their need to
blow off some steam, and did
so on their recent Command
Board to RAF Spadeadam.
They jumped (literally) at the
opportunity to go to Go Ape at
Matfen, Newcastle. The group,
with varied ability, faced their
fears and completed 6 high
rope obstacle courses operating
at 30 feet above the ground.
There were a few moments of
uncertainty on some of the
activities, and mixed emotions
when they realised that what
goes up, must come down,
especially as a zip wire was
the prescribed method!
These two events were simple
enough to organise and have
helped to develop working
relationships within the AWC
and therefore contributed to
achieving the organisations
operational outputs. At the
same time, everyone who took
part, no matter what level they
work at in the AWC, had the
opportunity to have a bit of
fun out of the office, and get to
know others in the AWC better.
In short, they were both a great
success and this kind of activity
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class victory
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The mission begins the day

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Following an intelligence update
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An early start on the day of the

mission begins with a weather
update and a final run through
what will be going on that day.
After getting airborne, theres
a steady transit out across The
Netherlands and Germany,
before arriving in Poland itself;
the E-3D then gets established
towards the Ukraine border
for the days tasking. Once
on-station, the aircraft flies in a
specific pattern, in order to give

the sensors the best opportunity

to operate effectively.
The aircraft is packed full of
plenty of food and coffee
to keep the crew going, but
without taking on additional fuel
itself, the Sentrys endurance
would be limited. That is where
tanker aircraft (aircraft that can
refuel another aircraft whilst
flying) help out, by providing
it with enough fuel to fly for a
significant period. With support
from tanker aircraft from both
the 100th Air Refuelling Wing
of the United States Air Force
(USAF) based at Mildenhall in
Norfolk, and No. 334 Squadron
of the Royal Netherlands Air
Force, the Sentry is able to go
on doing its job for longer.
After agreeing to rendezvous
in an area of Polish airspace, a
weapons controller in the back
of the aircraft makes use of the
Sentrys own radar to guide
the pilot to within visual range
of the tanker. At that point it is
down to the pilot to fly to within
around 10 metres (30 feet) of
the tanker; once close-in behind,
a pipe is extended between
the two and the fuel transfer
can begin. Flight Lieutenant

David Gray, 8 Squadron

Weapons Controller, said:

Seeing two such large

aircraft so close together
at such a high height
and flying at speeds of
300 mph sends a shiver
through me it is a
truly incredible sight.

As an Airborne Early Warning

and Control (AEW&C) aircraft
equipped with radars and other
sensors, the Sentry is primarily
aiming to provide support to our
NATO partners in Eastern Europe,
including the Baltic States. To
some extent it fulfils this task by
simply being there, but using
the on-board sensors allows the
crew to monitor the pattern of
life in the area. With Belarus and
Kaliningrad sat to the North of
Ukraine, the surveillance crew
utilise the primary and secondary
radar picture to establish whos
who, and what theyre doing in
the air. More importantly, theyre
looking out for those who arent
so obvious. With ongoing Russian
Air Force deployments to Belarus
and Kaliningrad, there is a wide

array of Russian aircraft in the

area conducting daily training
exercises. Tying in what is seen
with the daily intelligence about
Flanker (Russian fast jet aircraft)
and Mainstay (Russias own
AEW&C aircraft) deployments,
it is possible to gain an
understanding of what is going
on in the region. Add to this the
Sentrys ability to extend Polish
radar coverage further East and
down to lower levels, and its
easy to see why NATO are keen
to have an E-3 presence in the
area on a day-to-day basis.

areas in Lithuania. This was all

from the back of a UK Sentry
aircraft that left RAF Waddington
only a few hours earlier! Given
Polands history it also presents a
rare opportunity to control Mig29 aircraft in training exercises
both alongside, and up against,
western-built aircraft. Add into
the mix some US F-16s of the
555th Fighter Squadron, on
detachment from their base
at Aviano Air Base in Northern
Italy, and it can quickly become
a melting pot of different
nationalities and aircraft types.

Whilst this task is ongoing, the

weapons team on-board are
available to control QRA (quick
reaction alert) air policing aircraft
from across the region should
a scramble be required. In the
interim, they work closely with
fast jets in the area; these are
not just Polish Air Force aircraft,
but also those from France,
Lithuania, Romania, and the USAF
detachments based in Poland.
On a recent mission, 8 Squadrons
USAF exchange officer, Captain
Josh York, provided control to
French Mirage aircraft flying from
their base in Malborg, Poland,
on a mission in military training

So, what next? Flt Lt Rob

Parr, 8 Squadron Long Term
Plans Section, said:

Perhaps a unique feature of

the event was the use of maps
instead of pace-notes to guide
drivers around the stages and,
by his own admission, Hall
would need to go back to
basics to ensure he could get
the best out of his young driver.
Its been a while since I have

Nottingham-based Hall had

previously contested the event in
2009 and whilst the venues were
familiar, he approached the event
with a blank sheet of paper to
ensure they could challenge for a
podium. During the team briefing
James and I discussed our approach
to the event and we both decided
we would see how we felt after
the first stage of the day as it was
certainly going to be a long and
gruelling event, he explains. We
gelled really well in the car and after
crossing the finish line of stage one,
we both agreed our pace was a
good benchmark for the day ahead.
It was a solid victory for us both
and Im looking forward to sitting
with James again in the future.
Hall is sponsored by TR
Enterprises, Historic Sporting
Cars, Blidworth, Notts.

With the situation in

Ukraine changing daily,
these missions are likely
to be a regular part
of RAF Waddingtons
routine for some time
to come. Its important
that we stand shoulder
to shoulder with our
comrades in NATO,
and I for one am very
proud that we do!

On the face of it, as a contribution

to NATO, this is nothing
particularly new for the UKs
E-3D Sentry aircraft; the missions
it flies across Western Europe
on a regular basis are on behalf
of NATO. However, since those
early missions in March, the E-3D
has flown frequently from RAF
Waddington to sit high above
Eastern Poland. It has exercised
an extended presence in the
area (with air-to-air refuelling
support from units throughout
Europe) and then returned
home to Waddington.

the Ukraine area (including the

Russian enclave of Kaliningrad),
the various elements of the
crew go their separate ways.
The captain and co-pilot
investigate refuelling options,
liaising with crews of No. 334
Squadron, Royal Netherlands
Air Force, based at their air
transport hub at Eindhoven
Air Base. Meanwhile, members
of the surveillance team look
into recent activity in the area
in anticipation of what they
might see once established in
the operating area. Weapons
controllers from the crew
contact fast jet pilots based
throughout the area to see if
they require tactical control
during their training sorties.

The mission: to provide a

presence over Eastern Europe
alongside E-3A aircraft (the
NATO version of Sentry)
from Geilenkirchen Air Base,
Germany, and E-3F aircraft
of the French Air Force from
Avord Air Base in central
France. Between them, they
provide a daily presence over
Poland and Romania, and will
do for the foreseeable future.

Just two weeks ago the

25 -year-old who works within
the Royal Air Force, took a
class podium with another
Yates family member, brother
Rhys, at the Rainworth Skoda
Forest Rally. He was once again
signed up by the team to bring
his experience to this unique
multi-venue event. From the
super-fast roads of the MIRA
proving ground to the twisty
stately home of the Merevale
estate to contend with, Hall would
be key to a trouble-free run in
the Dansport run Suzuki Swift.

navigated an event entirely on

maps and it actually required more
concentration than usual, said Hall.
To a certain degree, route notes
can be fairly simple to comprehend
as long as your timing is correct,
but reading maps at speed needs
much more thinking about and
translating into something your
driver can understand. Reading
maps again really gave me
something to get stuck into and
it was a welcome experience.

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OC Ops educating the group.

Memorial.

Everyone happy to be away from the office.

EXERCISE DUTCH STAR

On 4th May 2014, ten members of Ops Wing left RAF Waddington for The Netherlands
via Hull, which was partially aflame at the time (but thats another story)...
...to better understand the
role the RAF and airborne
forces played in one of the
most infamous operations of
WWII Operation MARKET
GARDEN. MARKET was the
airborne forces element and
GARDEN the ground forces.
Our Staff Ride presented an
excellent opportunity for
personal development, team
building, and a chance to look
more closely at an Operation
which has been the subject of
much debate and controversy,
not to mention a fair few films.
Each participant gave a 1520
minute presentation at various
locations on specific parts of
the Operation comparing and
contrasting the challenges faced
by the RAF and airborne forces
in 1944 with those of today. In
doing this, we built a detailed
and comprehensive picture of
what happened at each stage
of Operation MARKET GARDEN.
The Staff Ride retraced the route
taken by the British 1st Airborne
from their drop and landing
zones to the west of Oosterbeek
along the routes known as
Leopard, Tiger, and Lion into
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Arnhem. It provided us with an

appreciation of just how small
an area the hundreds of gliders
from the first lift were expected
to land in which resulted in
many of them overshooting
and crashing. The loss of many
of the 1st Airbornes specially
fitted reconnaisance landrovers
combined with a serious failure
of their radio communications
meant that they were forced
to adapt to events on the
ground from the word go.
The remainder of the
reconnaisance troop was sent
ahead to secure, and hold, the
bridge at Arnhem but they
were ambushed by Kraft who
had quickly deduced what was
happening and had hastily
rounded up the remnants
of various units to form an
understength battalion. This
battalion fought an effective
holding action against 1
and 3 para and kept Major
General Frost and 2 para, who
had successfully transited
down route Lion, isolated
at the bridge in Arnhem.
Whilst this was happening
GARDEN was getting underway
on the BelgianDutch border.

This involved a convoy of

20,000 vehicles from XXX Corps
covering the 100km that lay
between Joes bridge and
Arnhem. The Ops Wg team
learnt how the RAF provided air
support in order to help soften
up German resistance. Air liaison
officers were embedded within
XXX Corps and attacks were
called in using smoke, an early
equivilent to JTACs and lasing.
We also explored one of the
controversial issues surounding
MARKET GARDEN. Evidence
remains inconclusive but there is
a possibility that a blue on blue
ocurred between RAF Typhoons
and tanks from the Irish Guards
shortly after crossing the border.
The Staff Ride also taught
us that XXX Corps advance
was further slowed by the
narrow roads and the fact that
German engineers had filled
weapons pits with explosives
and wired them to pressure
plates in effect creating IEDs!
The stand at The Bridge at Son
revealed that the bridge was
blown before the American
101st could take it which
resulted in a significant delay.

British engineers pulled off a

remarkable feat by repairing
the 100ft bridge, utilising a
Bailey bridge, in less than 12
hours so that XXX Corps could
advance come first light. Delay
followed delay as they were
again held up at Nijmegen and
Elst the combined effect of
which would ultimately mean
that by the time XXX Corps
appoached to within 1 mile
of Arnhem the decision was
taken to pull what remained of
the 1st Airborne out by boat.
Meanwhile we learnt that 1 and
3 para had been hemmed into
an ever-shrinking cordon and
were being resupplied by the
RAF from the air. Unfortunately,
due to the earlier failure of
the radios and therefore a lack
of communication, the drops
were still going to the 1st
Airbornes last reported position
and not to the position they
had been pushed back to.
Nevertheless, the acts of bravery
displayed by the pilots and crew
in flying low and steady in order
to ensure they dropped all of
their supplies were remarkable.
Flt Lt David Lord won a Victoria
Cross during such an action.

While flying at 1,500ft the

starboard wing of Flt Lt Lords
aircraft was twice hit and the
starboard engine set on fire by
anti-aircraft fire. He continued
down to 900ft, where he was
singled out for concentrated
enemy anti-aircraft fire. On
reaching the dropping zone he
kept his Dakota on a straight
and level course while supplies
were dropped. At the end of
the run, he was told that two
containers remained. Although
he must have known that the
collapse of the starboard wing
could not be long delayed he
rejoined the stream of aircraft
and made a second run to
drop the remaining supplies.
These manoeuvres took eight
minutes in all, the aircraft
continuously under heavy antiaircraft fire. His task completed,
Flt Lt Lord ordered his crew to
abandon the Dakota, making
no attempt himself to leave
the aircraft, which was down
to 500ft. A few seconds later,
the starboard wing collapsed
and the aircraft fell in flames.
By continuing his mission
in a damaged and burning
aircraft, descending to drop the
supplies accurately, returning
to the dropping zone a second
time and, finally, remaining at
the controls to give his crew
a chance of escape, Flight
Lieutenant Lord displayed
supreme valour and self-sacrifice.
Accounts such as this and
numerous stories of heroism
from the 1st Airborne gave

us all a sobering appreciation

of events, the extraordinary
sacrifices that were made
on an almost hourly basis
and, if it were possible,
an increased respect and
admiration for British and
Allied Forces at that time.
Our Dutch guide, Henk
Duinhoven, read us a
poem by Lucky Lockhurst,
an Arnhem survivor, who
painted a vivid picture of the
realities of MARKET GARDEN.
The poem was entitled:
Thus it was.
It was descending on a bright
and Sunday lunch time
It was welcoming smiles
and warm handshakes
from the Dutch civilians.
It was marching down leafy
lanes and into the quiet,
Sunday afternoon streets.
Suddenly it was
machine guns it was
stretcher bearers
It was hand grenades
and shouts of Die, you
German bastards

It was noise it was

night it was morning
it was the second lift;
It was more men
more strength more
chances of success;

It was the dirt in the mouth

and the ringing in the ears
It was the rain-soaked
clothing and the bloodsoaked earth

Days followed night and

night followed days;

It was the shortage of

food, of ammunition,
of sleep, of hope

And it was carrying

in the wounded and
carrying out the dead;

It was surrender, but

it was not a defeat

It was frantically waving

yellow silk triangles;
It was watching the
slaughter of valiant airmen;
It was choking at the sight
of badly needed supplies
drifting out of reach;
It was cursing it
was praying.
It was the screeching of
panzers and the whirring
of the mortar bombs
It was the mutilated trees
and mutilated men
It was crapping in the
corner of a garage or in
the corner of a slit trench

It was leaping from garden

to garden it was dodging
from doorway to doorway.

It was the V-sign, stuttered

out of a Bren gun

It was smashing
out of windows and
beating out fires.

It was the cries of Whao

Mahommed and the groans
of the badly wounded

It was a brave, brave try

It was Arnhem 1944.
This staff ride brought to life
events in our recent history.
Its impossible to overstate the
importance of rediscovering
and retaining the ethos and
esprit de corps displayed by
both the RAF and 1st Airborne.
The wide variety of ranks
ranging from OC Ops to a
newly promoted SAC, drawn
from across multiple sections of
Operations Wing has improved
teamwork and communication
as well allowing personnel to
gain a better understanding of
each other. In addition to these
widely recognised benefits
of a Staff Ride, the Dutch
hospitality and cuisine was
certainly no hardship and has
ensured that the participants
maximised this fantastic
opportunity, so much so that
we are already looking to plan
the next staff ride! Hmmm
now where shall we go next..?
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Operational Tempo
The E-3D Component flying from RAF
Waddington is used to a busy schedule...
...with 8 Squadron managing to
take both overseas deployments
and UK-based tasks in its stride.
More recently, the Squadron diary
seems to have been overflowing
with a mixture of both high-profile
flying sorties and slightly less
glamorous tasks on the ground.
Our main focus since March
2014 has been the continuing
provision of support to our NATO
partners, with reconnaissance
missions inside both Polish and
Romanian airspace, which is also
written about in this edition of
Insight. These missions have been
a great opportunity for our crews
to build professional relationships
with our European counterparts
and also provide an environment
suitable for carrying out necessary
training. As a deployable force,
this ongoing training needs to
cover a wide variety of scenarios
in order to maintain a high state
of readiness for any future tasking;
this is conducted through a
mixture of theory-based learning,
simulations and, of course, flying
both here in the UK and abroad.
As well as live flying, the E-3D
mission crew on 8 Squadron
has been involved in several
simulated exercises during 2014.
Some of these are held in the Air
Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC)
here at Waddington, and provide
excellent training opportunities
for crew members in a synthetic
environment. The ABTC is likely
to play a key role in the future of
RAF training; inside an enormous
hangar is a recreation of the internal
components of the E-3D and its
missions systems, alongside a variety
of other aircraft types. They are all
capable of being linked, and can
even take part in exercises involving
similar systems based overseas.
In March, Exercise Enduring Sunrise
saw the E-3D mission crew being
joined in the ABTC by Typhoon
and Tornado GR4 aircrews from
RAF Coningsby and Marham. The
aim was to practise AirMaritime
Integration with the Royal Navy Type

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45 simulator at HMS Collingwood.

It was the first simulated exercise
where such assets have been
connected, and marks an important
step forward in improving the
synthetic training opportunities
involving both the RAF and Royal
Navy. This is especially important
when looking to the future, with the
introduction of the Queen Elizabeth
class aircraft carrier in a few years.
At the beginning of June, the
E-3D mission crew was again
participating in a simulated, joint
exercise held inside the ABTC.
During Exercise Panopticon Warrior,
the focus was on offering support to
students on the Qualified Weapons
Instructor Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance (QWI ISR)
course. The students were nearing
the culmination of their training on
54(R) Squadron, and participated in
this one week simulation, designed
to incorporate all the skills they had
learnt so far. The E-3D crew primarily
took part in order to provide
realism and expertise during the
week; however, due to the level of
complexity in the scenario, it was
an ideal opportunity to conduct
continuation training, aimed at
the new members of both the
surveillance and weapons teams.
The Squadron has also been busy
with aircrew survival training, and
we are fortunate to have some
very experienced and qualified
personnel, including the Squadron
Warrant Officer Mark Evans. With
the help of a small team, he is able
to carry out valuable training for 8
Squadron and several of the other
sections at RAF Waddington. On top
of this, members of the Squadron
have been planning for a variety
of upcoming events, including the
ever popular Waddington Airshow,
and several flying exercises both
in the UK and abroad. Looking
towards the rest of the year and into
2015, the Squadron calendar will
continue to reflect the high tempo
that our experienced crews have
come to consider part of working
on a highly skilled, deployable unit.

Marking Time at
RAF Waddington
After a short absence for restoration work
the historic RAF Waddington Station Clock
has now been restored to its former glory...
...and once again resides in
its rightful place on the front
of Station Headquarters.

Work) Limited who carried

out the original restoration
some fourteen years earlier.

The clock was originally

presented to RAF Waddington
by members of 463 and 467
Squadrons, Royal Australian
Air Force on 8th May 1975 in
memory of comrades who
did not return during World
War II. Since then its presence
has served as a lasting
reminder of that sacrifice and
the enduring relationship
between Waddington and
the Squadrons Association.

Following painstaking and

highly skilled work by Mr
Armitage the clock can once
again proudly portray its historic
message, as well as keeping
the Orderly Officer on time.

Its also quite useful for keeping

the Station Orderly Officer
on time for the raising and
lowering of the Ensign.
Despite a major restoration
carried out in 2000 the clock
was beginning to show its age
and as time and the British
weather took their toll it finally
stopped at 1550 hrs one
day last winter. The 463/467
Squadron Association stepped
in to help and following highly
generous contributions from
their members a cheque was
presented to the Station on
ANZAC day this year. With this
additional funding the RAF
Waddington Heritage Centre
sought the expertise of GD
Armitage (Clock and Belfry

Flt Lt Lee Wilkinson from Force

Development Squadron which
runs the RAF Waddington
Heritage Centre said:

The generosity of the

467/463 Squadron
Association has
been truly humbling.
Were grateful to
Geoff Armitage for
his excellent work
and also to the many
Station Personnel who
helped to ensure the
clock and the history it
represents are preserved
for the future.

8 Squadron

Interested? The Heritage

Centre is always looking for
volunteers for a variety of
interesting and rewarding
secondary duties. Contact FS
Lesley Woodley TDF Ext 7153 for
more information. E-mail WADBSW-FDS-TDF-TDC@mod.uk

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FS Beckett, FS Williams, Sgt Mulcahy, Museum directors, MAcr Beeson,

Sqn Ldr Bain, FS Rae and FS Campbell at RAF Tangmere.

Sgt Mulcahy, MAcr Beeson, Sqn Ldr Bain, FS Rae, FS Williams, FS

Campbell and FS Beckett posing at Goodwood.

Sgt Mulcahy interacts at Bletchley Park.

FS Campbell, Sgt Mulcahy, FS Beckett and FS Williams at RAF Tangmere.

MAcr Beeson, FS Rae, FS Campbell, Flt Lt Lusk, FS Williams, Sgt

Mulcahy and Sqn Ldr Bain being briefed at Goodwood.

54 Sqn FD
Between 1416 May 2014 personnel newly posted to 54(R) Sqn to set
up the OCU for UK RJ undertook a Force Development tour.
The tour included a number
of previous historical sites
of the Sqns fighter roots
before visiting a historical
link that has a direct line to
the Sqns current platforms.
Our first stop on day one was to
the former RAF Bentley Priory
(http://bentleypriory.org).
RAF Bentley Priory was sold off by
the MoD in 2011 to a developer
who has since turned it into
a housing estate with homes
ranging up to 5 million and flats
around 800,000 a far cry from
married quarters! However, part
of the deal was the revitalisation
of the Priory and the museum
commemorating Fighter
Commands finest hour in WWII. In
this way the museum benefited
from a huge investment from the
property developer which enabled
the Priory to take back and display
many items that had been moved
to the RAF Museum at Hendon.
The new museum is housed in the
central part of the priory and has
exhibits covering the history of
Fighter Command and the story
surrounding the Battle of Britain.
Two of the exhibits that stood out
to the group were the Decade
desks and Air Chief Marshal Hugh
Dowdings office. The Decade
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desks each had a different lamp,

typewriter, telephone and open
drawers containing papers, news
and aircraft for each ten-year
period. It is a simple but ingenious
concept that told an unfolding
history of Fighter Command. ACM
Dowdings office was an amazing
display of narrative, imagery and
cut scenes. You sit outside the
office looking at it through a large
opening which doubles as a
transparent screen. The story was
set off by a history of the lead up
to the Battle of Britain, then the
door into the room opens and
you hear Dowdings footsteps as
he walks to his desk followed by
a series of scenes telling the story
of his time in Fighter Command.
From here the group drove
south to the former home of
RAF Tangmere (http://www.
tangmere-museum.org.uk).
The Tangmere Military Aviation
Museum is crammed with stories
and items from its time as an RAF
station and a list of its exhibits
would fill a book. It is run by a band
of enthusiastic volunteers over
140 including a gentleman
who is 88 years old and still flies
Spitfires. Sqn Ldr Andy Bain relived
his boyhood dreams by sitting in
an F6 Lightning, polished back

to its original bare metal, and

Sgt Jamie Mulcahy was spotted
multitasking in a WWI SE5a sitting
in the cockpit flying and firing
the gun. The volunteers who
run and develop the museum
were a font of knowledge and
their museum is a treasure trove
of memories, including the
poignant Sergeant Dennis Nobles
Hurricane recovered from the
crash site in Hove. There is also
an area dedicated to the Special
Operations Executive SOE, with
stories of the bravery of those
who worked with the French
Resistance and the suffering they
endured when captured by the
German military. An interesting
fact from Tangmeres past for some
of our group was the discovery
that RAF Tangmere was home
to linguist training from the end
of WWII to the mid 1960s.
The museum was presented with
a 54(R) Sqn plaque which was
handed to the Museum Director
who had made an impromptu
journey to receive it. There just was
not enough time to look around
and absorb all the museum had to
offer and it left you wanting more.
If you are nearby, or even further
afield, it is well worth a day out.
Tangmere is a credit to its history,
and its volunteers and patrons.

Day two started with a visit to RAF

Westhampnett (Goodwood).
RAF Westhampnett was a former
relief airfield for RAF Tangmere and
is now Goodwood racing track
and a civilian airfield. A statue of
Douglas Bader commemorates his
last flight from there, before being
controversially lost over France
and captured. It was also used to
train Spitfire and Hurricane pilots,
which is something that lives on
as they have a dual seat Mk IX
Spitfire which you can get pilot
time in if you have a PPL! The staff
running that particular venture,
Boultbee flight academy, were
kind enough to take time to talk to
us during our wander to see the
Spitfire. This talk was unfortunately
cut short as the Spitfire was about
to be flown; we were then treated
to our own private flying display
before heading back London.
Our second event for the day
was a visit to Churchills War
Rooms (http://www.iwm.org.
uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms).
The War Rooms are a must visit
and many of the exhibits and
rooms are laid out exactly as
they were left at the end of WWII,
when the bunker was closed. The
underground complex had just

The Ops Room at RAF Bentley Prior.

been locked up and the rooms

left fully furnished with maps still
on the wall. The museum is split
between the original corridors and
rooms, complete with furniture,
paperwork and original maps.
There is a relatively new exhibit
which houses an in-depth history
of Churchills life, including a
detailed portfolio of daily global
events throughout his life.
The main area of the museum is
quite eye opening a facility with
no computers or electronic battle
boards which ran a war covering
the globe using only telephones,
telex machines and typewriters.
Ironically, the War Rooms as part
of the Imperial War Museum do
not give military discounts!
From here we made our way
through Horse Guards to Whitehall
to chance our luck at entry into
Downing Street. Had we been
a smaller group or able to come
back later we could have had
our photograph taken outside
Number 10. So we moved on to
The RAF Walk in London and
St Clement Danes (http://www.
raf.mod.uk/stclementdanes/).
Our walk from the Churchill
War Rooms took in the main
RAF landscapes in the centre of
London including the impressive
and humbling BoB memorial.
Unfortunately we did not get
to St Clement Danes in time
and it was closed. For those
who have never been, previous
experience puts it on that map of
must see when in London. The
outside belies the history and
atmosphere that resides inside.
Day three commenced
with a visit to former RAF

FS Williams, FS Campbell and FS Rae at Goodwood.

Sgt Mulcahy in control at RAF Tangmere.

Uxbridge (Uxbridge, No 11
Fighter Groups Bunker
http://www.raf.mod.uk/
battleofbritainbunker/).
Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many to
so few. We all know these famous
words were uttered by Churchill
in parliament on 20th August
1940; however, he first used them
at RAF Uxbridge after seeing a
battle unfold in front of his eyes
on 16th August 1940, his aide
noted this sentiment down and
urged Churchill to use it again
at a more formal gathering.
Although the MoD closed
and sold off RAF Uxbridge, the
Bunker was kept and continues
to be maintained. It was built in
seven months, and its quality
of construction is still evident;
the original ventilation system
and motors still work today. Bill,
the custodian, took the group
through the history, illustrating
it with many examples of how
the operations room linked the
pilot in the air with the greater
war. It was ultimately all about
marshalling limited aircraft with
only 60 minutes of fuel and a few
seconds burst of ammunition to
ensure they were there to meet
the enemy at the right place,
right time, right altitude. Again
there were no computers, but the
ingenuity of linking telephone
systems and the new Radio
Detection and Ranging (RDF)
stations, good planning and
communications with a need
to succeed brought home the
worlds first success against the
Third Reich. Surrounding and
underpinning all this were an
army of GPO engineers (BT in new

FS Beckett, FS Williams, FS Rae, Flt Lt Lusk, FS

Campbell, MAcr Beeson, Sgt Mulcahy and Sqn Ldr
Bain going back in time at RAF Uxbridge.

speak), supply staff, engineers,

operations staff, planners,
aircrew, plotters, administration...
they all made it work. When
you look at the facility and try
to imagine 80 plus personnel
and cigarette smoke wafting
about with the lulls in activity
followed by periods of intense
activity, it comes across vividly.
Our final event was a visit to
Bletchley Park (http://www.
bletchleypark.org/).
This was the last visit of our Force
Development event and links
into the Sqns current line of
work, ISTAR. Bletchley Park was
one of the most secretive and
clandestine operations in WWII
and revolved around intercepting,
decrypting and interpreting the
enemys communications, such
as Enigma. The units task also
included feeding false information
into the enemys war efforts. It
covered the spectrum of voice,
signal and paper communications,
utilising the ingenuity of men
and women to break the
enemy ciphers. It was also the
location of some of the most
technically advanced intercept
techniques and the forerunners
of modern computing.
In the Y Service Section, a frail
lady was being assisted around
the museum. However, when
she sat at a Y Station, she lost
70 years, with her hands flying
around the machines controls
and connections. She promptly
started training Sgt Jamie
Mulcahy on Y Service radios
and antenna systems. Her life
as an operator during the war
years had come flooding back.

The many refurbished huts had

the layout from the original days
with projections of staff at their
desks. Each huts work being kept
secret from the one next door
to minimise the security risk.
Displays showed it was not all
work, with an active life of clubs,
music and dancing. There was an
explanation and demonstration of
the Bombe (an electro mechanical
computer) working to assist in
decrypting Enigma settings.
The Bombe sped up the tedious
checks of code permutations,
yet the process still relied on
further decryption by ingenious
methods, pencils and brains.
In addition to the displays in the
working huts of what life was like
here during the war years, Bletchley
Park houses many examples of
the German Enigma machine.
Overall, exceptional luck with
the British weather sweetened
the success of the event,
although, it was aided by some
light refreshment after long
days of travel and hoovering up
knowledge and history. Our thanks
go to the many staff, curators,
volunteers and other visitors
we met who made the Force
Development such a triumph. For
our two nights away to enable us
to include such a wide area we
utilised hotel accommodation.
We had tried to make use of RAF
Northolt but were informed that
FD events are not considered
to be duty down there and so
no service accommodation was
made available to the group.
Words by Flt Lt Lusk and FS
Beckett. Pictures by MAcr
Beeson and FS Beckett.
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In June 2014, members of 39 Squadron

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Two groups were formed,
both of mixed ranks ranging
from Senior Aircraftsman to
Flight Lieutenant, allowing
different ranks to socialise
together and enhance
Squadron camaraderie. Due
to the demands of a busy
flying programme, each
group travelled separately,
using the Squadron vehicle
to make the 4 hour journey
to San Diego. A rest stop at
Peggy Sues 50s Diner was a
must for burgers and their
renowned milkshakes!
Both groups stayed at the
United States Navy Lodge
situated at the Naval Base on
Coronado Island. Upon arrival
in San Diego, we immediately
participated in a guided boat
tour of the Naval Base. The
tour took place across the San
Diego Bay area, overlooking
Coronado Island where we
were able to observe a large
portion of the United Naval
fleet currently in service and see
where the US SEALs are trained.
The boat tour was conducted
by a passionate ex US Navy
SEAL, with consummate
knowledge and questionable
humour; the two hour tour
was highly informative and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Taking advantage of the
afternoon sun, and the hotels
beachside location, the groups
organised a BBQ dinner and
were entertained by individuals
recalling previous Force
Development trips whilst
watching the helicopters out
at sea. We also had a very good
vantage point for watching
the US military aircraft come
in to land at the Naval Base - a
little too close for comfort
sometimes! After a quick
shower and change we headed
out to the Gaslamp District in
Downtown San Diego to enjoy
some of the delights on offer.
After a good night of rest at the
Navy Lodge, and a delightful
breakfast at a local cafe, we set
off for the San Diego Air and
Space Museum, the emphasis
being on the history of flight,
from the days of hot air balloons
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to todays space shuttles. We

even got to take a look at the
actual Apollo 9 command
module spacecraft. Briefs were
given by participants on the
Lockheed A-12s operational
history including why it was
retired and the Northrop
Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk
and its comparison with the
MQ-9 Reaper. One group
member shared his passion and
wealth of knowledge about
medals in an impromptu brief
as we walked around different
national collections. Throughout
our tour, we were greeted
by guides who were retired
engineers or pilots. Not only did
they take the time to explain the
exhibits but they made them
come alive with their real-life
stories and enabled those of
us with less knowledge to
understand better and to ask
any questions we had. These
individuals had a real passion for
what they did, and were more
than happy to entertain us. We
all came away with the feeling
we had learned quite a bit about
all aspects of air and space
flight. By having a variety of
ranks and trades with different
experiences within the groups
it enabled everyone to learn
something from one another.

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exhibitions and enjoying the
F-35 simulators, the group
quickly refueled at The Alaska
Airlines Flight Path Grill.
The groups then headed to
the USS Midway. The tour of
the Navy vessel was mostly
self-guided using the audio
guides and information
boards next to the displays.
In addition, personnel gave
briefs: an introduction to the
USS Midway and key points
of service, the USS Midways
role in the Vietnam War and
Operation FREQUENT WIND and
an overview of Aircraft types
carried on the USS Midway. We
were lucky enough to come
across a US retired helicopter
pilot whose experiences
include the Vietnam War and
his thoughts on manned
aircraft versus unmanned
were very pertinent to us.

56(R) Sqn follows

in Wainwrights
footsteps
56(R) Sqn are about to undertake their
most physically challenging task to date...
...as part of a fundraising
event for BLESMA (British
Limbless Ex-Servicemans
Association) and as Master
Aircrew Phil Townsends
swansong, they will walk
from the West Coast of
England at St. Bees to
the East finishing at
Robin Hoods Bay.
The 192-mile route was
first published by Alfred
Wainwright in 1973 and
designed as a two-week
walk or a three-week
stroll. However, the team
from 56(R) Sqn intends to
complete the route in just
ten days, beginning on the
9th September. The route
encompasses some of the
largest hills in the Lake District
and some gruelling terrain
in the Yorkshire Dales and

North Yorkshire Moors. The

team hope to raise in excess of
1000 to assist BLESMA in their
work with wounded service
personnel who have had their
limbs amputated. Master
Aircrew Townsend chose the
charity stating: we wanted to
pick a service charity with real
relevance to todays issues.
BLESMA are ideal as they
do sterling work with those
returning from Op Herrick with
life-changing injuries. Master
Aircrew Townsend will leave
the service after 34 years as
a Weapon Systems Operator
(Linguist) and over 8000 flying
hours on the Nimrod R1. You
can follow the teams progress
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The Lincoln City FC and RAF Waddington Squads post-match.

CHARITY MATCH
LINCOLN CITY XI VS RAF WADDINGTON
AT SINCIL BANK 08 MAY 14
RAF Waddington went into this charity match with low expectations,
with the pre-match talk being about damage limitation and
preventing something that resembled a cricket score.
But on a night of high drama,
quality and plenty of goals on
the pitch, and enhancing the
relationship between the Station
and the local community off it,
Waddington left Sincil Bank with
their heads firmly held high.
The evening was organised to raise
money for the RAF Benevolent Fund,
Lincoln City FC Sports and Education
Trust, and Caring Matters Now the
only dedicated UK charity to provide
information and support for those
affected by Congenital Melanocytic
Naevus, a type of birthmark that
may appear in newborn babies.
After a 1-minute silence to mark the
anniversary of the Bradford Valley
Parade Stadium fire disaster in the
match between Bradford City and
Lincoln City on 11th May 1985, the
match began with Waddington

starting the brighter of the two

sides. Confidently zipping the ball
around on a surface made slicker
by the pre-match downpour
they gave the home side several
scares in the opening 20 minutes.
Lincoln, whose side consisted
of promising youngsters from
their U16U18 sides, several of
whom had represented the first
team last season, gradually grew
into the game which developed
into an even affair with both
sides competing for every ball.
After Waddington failed to properly
clear a corner in the 34th minute
Lincoln finally broke the deadlock.
The ball was delivered back into the
box and was smashed acrobatically
into the top corner from 12 yards
out. Waddington refused to let
their heads drop and carried on
as they had through the first half

SAC Radcliffe and SAC Greenwood try to sandwich the LCFC striker.

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and the score remained at 10

when the half-time whistle blew.
The second half began with
several changes in personnel for
Waddington, and as the game got
back underway few could have
predicted what was to come. After
it seemed Lincoln were gaining
control of the game Waddington
stunned their hosts in a madcap 15
minutes which saw them go 31 up
by the hour mark. Full of confidence,
the visitors continued to mount
attacks on the Lincoln defence.
Lincoln were sparked into life
and hit back in the 68th minute
to lower the deficit to 32. The
score remained the same with the
match finely balanced until the
88th minute when an equaliser
turned the game on its head.
At 33 Lincoln visibly grew and

SAC Ewers attempting to stop the LCFC winger.

began throwing everything at

Waddington. With fitness and
stamina possibly playing its part, the
RAF side conceded another two
late goals, and the final whistle blew
with the score finishing at 53.
Waddington produced a
performance of which their
manager, Richie Killick, and all
his staff and squad, were rightly
proud. Event organiser, Cpl Trevor
Lent of Waddingtons 54 Sqn was
extremely happy with how the
night had panned out and stated
it was the first of what would now
be an annual fixture between the
station and the professional club.
All in all, it was a hugely successful
night for the Station and RAF
as a whole, and reason for
belief and optimism for RAF
Waddington football team.

SAC Greenwood attempts to block the LCFC ball into the box.

SAC Greenwood wins the aerial dual.

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