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THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
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.
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 or their relatives, 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
MEMBERS
See the ‘Crewroom’ for additional articles and images.
March 2024
NEW in 2024 …….. A VETERANS’ ID CARD
HM Government have at last decided to allow Veterans to have an ID Card as shown below.
Whilst it’s full uses are yet to be realised, forthcoming British Armed Forces’ leavers will be issued with the card on their leaving the Service.
Those who have already left may apply for a card now.
Details as to how the Card may be obtained are given on this British Legion website link below:
RBL - Veterans ID Card (britishlegion.org.uk)
It will in turn, will lead viewers to the main Gov.uk website from where an application for the card’s issue may be made.
Before Application You Will Need:
- your service number for your last period of service
- your National Insurance number
- the years in which you started and ended your HM Armed Forces service
- a recent digital passport style photo showing your head and shoulders
Then Apply Here on the Government website:
Do you know about the DEFENCE DISCOUNT CARD which allows discounts in a variety of High Street shops, as well as even more by shopping on-line.?
Scroll down this page to read how to apply for yours. (It's just below the Chairman's Message)
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Contacting Us
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. is the way to reach us by email but please bear in mind that this is not checked every day, so a reply may take up to a week.
Memorabilia
Be advised that because the Association has no permanent postal address or official 'home' as such, we cannot accept any items of personal memorabilia that family members might consider appropriate to donate to the Association. Whilst we are most grateful for their kindness to think of us as possibly being suitable recipients, it may nevertheless be more practical to donate any such items to a museum or local history society.
In that way, items will be recorded and placed on an inventory which should then prevent them from subsequently appearing for sale on internet 'sales' websites where their future would be indeterminate. Sorry.
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.
10 Squadron was formed at Farnborough on 1 January 1915 but later that week moved to Brooklands. Now 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. In its Centennial Year of 2015, HRH The Princess Royal presented the Squadron with a new Standard.
Please browse through our website. As a potential Association member, the committee hopes you enjoy reading the information on it. 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.
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.
Michael Westwood
Past Chairman, The 10 Squadron Association 2014 - 2024
VETERANS – Look Here
Did you know that all those presently serving, as well as those who have ever served in the Armed Forces of the UK, are entitled to obtain a
DEFENCE DISCOUNT CARD
and then use it in a myriad of shops throughout the UK to obtain discounted goods and services?
These range from Lloyds Pharmacies to Toolstation and on to car-tyre suppliers and even food supplied in local pubs. Discounts are generally between 10 and 20%
A Defence Discount Card valid for 5 years, may be obtained for £4.99 by visiting:
https://www.defencediscountservice.co.uk/index.php
You will need to give your address details and state your past or present military service branch of the Armed Forces.
Might make Christmas slightly more affordable. !