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No 10 SQUADRON ASSOCIATION
Membership of the 10 Squadron Association is open to those who are serving or have served on the Squadron in the past, as well as their relatives. Whilst the majority of the sections on the website require a Username and Password to view and hence may only be visited by paid-up Members, a limited number are nevertheless available to all. We hope that you enjoy your visit here. Association joining details may be found in the Top Menu.
LISTEN TO RADIO 4 on Saturday 7 August at 8 p.m.
Former OC10 recounts his part in the release of former Lebanese hostage John McCarthy on the 30th Anniversary of his release after over 5 years incarceration in Beirut.
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June 2021
The Association has now produced a Greetings Card pictured below, which may be used for a variety of reasons and occasions. It's available to our Members only and more details for purchasing it can be found in the 'What's New' section of the website.
AIMS OF THE 10 SQUADRON ASSOCIATION
• To preserve the spirit of comradeship formed during service with 10 Squadron
• To sustain a close relationship between the Squadron and the Association
• To provide a focus for contact with other former Squadron colleagues, by promoting attendance at Annual
Reunions and Remembrance Day Services at the 10 Squadron Memorial
• To encourage the collection and preservation of documents, photographs, anecdotes and memorabilia
with which the Squadron’s history may be enhanced
• To encourage Squadron and Association members to contribute to the Association website
• To encourage members of the Squadron to join the Association
STOP PRESS: - Your £££s Help Required - ONLY £298 to go as at 30 July
We're so Nearly There ........... Please help
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On 8 May 2021 the 10 Squadron Association conducted a ‘commemorative event’ at Bibury, to dedicate a new headstone for a former 10 Squadron Commanding Office. The new stone replaces the original one which had become weather-beaten and eroded; the inscription being barely readable.
A crowd-funding effort has almost raised the money required to pay for the new headstone shown above. ......As of 30 July we're now on the final furlong to achieving our target thanks to the superb generosity of our donors. Many, many thanks to all who have given so generously..
Should you care to make a donation to this worthy cause even if you're not an Association member, please email us via the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. address and details of the Association account for BACs, or postal address for cheque payments, will be sent to you. - (We're not keen on publishing these on the 'open' part of the website.)
Association Members should refer to a recent email to all members dated 16 May 21, Subject: 'Your Help Needed To Hit The Mark', which gives payment details for donations either by BACS or cheque.
Any donation however small, will be much appreciated from all past and present members of No 10 Squadron. Please help us ........
WE NEED JUST ANOTHER £298
‘To Hit The Mark’
Wing Commander Arthur T. Whitelock commanded No 10 Squadron from 1929-30 and designed the Squadron Badge and its Motto which are still in use today. Few who have ever served on the Squadron will forget the “Winged Arrow” emblem and all have at some time tried “To Hit The Mark “.
Arthur, and his wife Frances, Whitelock lived in nearby Cirencester after his retirement from the RAF and, after their deaths in 1964 and 1972 respectively, their ashes were interred in the same grave in a small cemetery in the picturesque, Cotswold village of Bibury, Glos.
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
A warm welcome to the 10 Squadron Association website. The Association was created in 1984 with the aims of preserving the spirit and comradeship formed during service on the unit and a close relationship is maintained with the present day Squadron. Membership is open to all who have served, or continue to serve, on 10 Squadron and also to relatives and friends of former Squadron members.
Our membership includes those from the Whitley and Halifax days, through the Dakota, Canberra, Victor and VC10 eras and now the Airbus A330 Voyager.
Based at RAF Brize Norton, as part of the AirTanker Hub, 10 Squadron operates the magnificent Voyager aircraft in the AT (Air Transport), AAR (Air-to-Air Refuelling) and VVIP roles and is co-located with the second unit to fly the type, No 101 Squadron. The two squadrons employ a joint manning strategy on flying tasks, without losing a strong sense of individual unit identity. This close relationship between the squadrons can be traced back to 1984 when 101 Squadron reformed at Brize Norton to fly VC10 tankers alongside 10 Squadron's VC10 transport aircraft. Between 2005 and 2011, whilst 10 Squadron was disbanded, 101 Squadron was still operating the VC10 and the Association was privileged to be hosted by the unit during our annual visits to the station.
The Association organizes two main events during the year. We hold a reunion at Brize Norton held each May, to promote a strong fellowship amongst our members. In November a Remembrance Day Service takes place at the 10 Squadron Memorial located near the entrance to the former RAF Melbourne in Yorkshire, where the Squadron was based in WW2. The ceremony preserves the memory of the personnel who sacrificed their lives when serving on the Squadron. All are welcome to attend.
10 Squadron was formed at Farnborough on 1 January 1915 and the comprehensive Centenary celebrations in 2015 included a parade at RAF Brize Norton on 30 January, during which HRH The Princess Royal presented the Squadron with a new Standard.
Please browse through our website which is administered by Dick King, a former VC10 captain on the Squadron. As a potential Association member, the committee hopes you enjoy reading the information on this site. After joining the Association, access to the Members' Area, where many past records and other items of interest await and will then be made available to you.
Michael Westwood
Chairman The 10 Squadron Association
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THE 10 SQUADRON MEMORIAL
Imperial War Museum Register of Memorials - http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.31016/fromUkniwmSearch/1
The Memorial was designed by Norman Applleton
A REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 
Service is held each year at the 10 Sqn War Memorial, Melbourne, Yorks
A short 15 - 20 minute service by the Memorial is usually followed by coffee and bickies nearby after which we hold an informal lunch at the Plough Inn at Allerthoirpe..
We are grateful to Mr John Rowbottom, owner of Melrose Farm, for his continued support of the 10 Squadron Association, for his care and maintenace of the Memorial and for allowing us to hold our Annual Remembrance Service here.
As space is limited, lunch at the Plough Inn, Allerthorpe is only available for those for have made prior place/table reservations with the Pub on Tel: 01759 302349 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least a week beforehand.
An Order of Service booklet will be available at Melbourne for those attending the Remembrance Sunday Service. However, in the event that insufficient copies are available on the day at Melbourne, it would be prudent to download a copy from the link below. (You need only print the pages 3 - 6 which are pertinent to the Remembrance Service itself.)
Remembrance Sunday 'Order of Service' booklet
Directions to the memorial situated at the entrance to Melrose Farm, Melbourne, North Yorks. YO42 4SS are given below:-
Note : If coming from York on Remembrance Sunday, the B1228 road is closed in Elvington between 1100 – 1200 hrs for the Elvington Village Remembrance Day service and parade. Through traffic is not allowed through Elvington to Sutton on Derwent and Melbourne.
FOLLOW THIS ROUTE INSTEAD (below)
From the A64 York ring road take the exit for the A1079 signed for Beverley & Hull. At 9.3 miles from the A64, opposite Barmby Moor Industrial Estate, take a right turn at the new roundabout, signed to Melbourne & Allerthorpe. (Road sign points to Pocklington Gliding Club to the left.) Pass through Allerthorpe, passing the Plough Inn, where we have lunch, on your right and take no exits from this lane until reaching Melbourne village from the east.
Turn left (south) into Campey Lane and left at the next T-junction. - sign post shows Seaton Ross 2 miles and Mkt Weighton 9 miles. Travelling east towards Seaton Ross, the Memorial is on the right after 1 mile adjacent to a large sign marked Melrose Farm. Adequate parking is available up the side tarmac, farm lane by the Memorial. Total journey distance from leaving the A1079 at Barmby Moor roundabout is 5.4 miles.
For Sat Nav users, the Memorial is at the entrance to Melrose Farm : Postcode = YO42 4SS