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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.
REUNION DINNER - CANX - 29 May 2020
2 June 2020 - Many will be aware that, thanks to the Coronavirus business, the planned Annual Reunion Dinner had to be cancelled for Friday 29 May 2020.
A note from Sandy Butler (the organiser of the planned event) was received a few days later. - It reads:
" Hello All,
As you know, our 10 Sqn Association Reunion 2020 was planned to be held on 29 May but was cancelled owing to the Covid-19 lockdown.
I placed a message on Facebook – ‘10 Squadron VC10’, suggesting that because of the cancellation, we might all with glass in hand, go to our front/back doors and toast the Association/10 Squadron Past & Present/Absent Friends on 29 May.
This almost went viral: - 40 plus said they would be honoured to raise their glasses at 1900hrs last Friday evening.
I also emailed members who are not on Facebook and had a very good response.
With fingers crossed we will all meet up next year for a Reunion of the 10 Squadron Association.
Keep Safe & Well, - Sandy Butler "
A message was received from Member Doug Newham aged 98, the day afterwards says:
" At 1900hrs on 29 May 2020, and with my family members at a distance, I too raised my glass toasting,
”To 10 Squadron... to all who served, and to all of those who gave their lives. - To Shiny Ten.”
THANK YOU
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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
