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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.
Frank Williamson was 100 yrs old on 3 August 2020
We hope that he had a very
'HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY'
Association member Frank was a pilot on 10 Squadron during WW2
and is the grandfather of Nicky Blackwell, the wife of former OC10 Gp Cpt Simon Blackwell
URGENT APPEAL TO SAVE A VC10
ZD 241 is a K4 VC10 that was flown by 101 Sqn. It was flown to Bruntingthorpe, Leics, where it has been kept in taxiing condition since the VC10s were retired from RAFservice.
However, earlier this year, the site of the former airfield was acquired by Cox Automotive and following the completion of the acquisition, the Aviation business and the Cold War Jets Museum at Bruntingthorpe were closed and will not re-open. It is recognised that this may be concerning news to many aviation enthusiasts but Cox Automotive is an automotive services business who do not work within the aerospace sector and they will be using the site to store brand-new unsold and lease-end cars on behalf of car manufacturers and fleet management companies.
Notice has now been issued to the historic aircraft preservation groups based at the site that they must leave before the end of 2020.
The future of the ZD 241 aircraft depends on whether it may be relocated. A plan has been put forward to partly dismantle it and take it to the Cotswold Museum at the former RAF Kemble in Gloucestershire and an urgent crowd-funding appeal has been set up to raise the large amount of money required for this project. If the target of £438,000 is not raised by September 2020, the money from donors will be returned and the aircraft broken up for scrap.
We trust that the photographer of the Bruntingthorpe aircraft will forgive us for publishing these photos without permission but time is of the essence.
If you care to donate to this worthy cause please follow the link below:
OUR 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 new 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
