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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.
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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
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With great sadness we announce the passing of our President, Group Captain Gerry Bunn, CBE.
Gerry as OC10, was commanding No 10 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton between 1981 and 1984 when he agreed to the concept of the Association's formation.
Throughout the rest of his life he was an ardent supporter of it and a major contributor to fund-raising projects such as our new 2020 Standard, as shown below.
Viewers may now choose to visit the Obituaries Section via the menu above
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RIP Gerry Bunn - You will be much missed.
VOYAGER IS 10 ON THE 12th
The 12th May 2012 is considered to be the start date for 10 Squadron’s Airbus Voyager A330 tanker /transport operations: the Squadron having stood down in 2005 when its VC10s were handed over to 101 Squadron. Wg Cdr Dan James was the Voyager's first OC10. Ten years have now passed.
Early days' customers were Tornados
Voyager writes its name Photo - Phil Burlingham
Quite a few miles have been flown since those early days and the Squadron now operates on a world-wide basis in many theatres.
Our Congratulations go to all who have served during the last 10 years and we wish everyone who has flown the aircraft
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HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY
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40 Years On - THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT - April to June 1982
2 April 2022 is the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands Conflict. No 10 Squadron played a significant role in solving the logistical problem of how the UK could execute an operation some 6,800 nautical miles away in the south of the South Atlantic.
Without 10 Squadron's VC10 aircraft which immediately started to supply the forward base at Ascension Island, with supplies and materials as well as personnel, it is fair to assume that the conflict would have been even more difficult than it was. Later in the conflict, 10 Squadron also flew aeromedical repatriation flights from Uruguay to the UK with those who had been wounded in the conflict.
Whilst not directly involved on front-line operations, 10 Squadron's role in the supply of the forces involved was not insignificant and the Squadron accompanied those other units flying Hercules, Victor tankers and Nimrod aircraft which all played such a vital role in achieving success so far away.
Our thoughts, for the next three months are with the families and relatives of those 255 members of the UK Armed Forces who did not return.
RIP
From 2013 a change in regulations allowed those crews who flew south of Ascension on the medical repatriation flights to apply for the South Atlantic Medal with rosette.
REUNION 2022
Many members are asking if our annual Reunion will be back on the calendar again in May this year, following the two mandatory absences resulting from Covid-19 restrictions. For a number of reasons, it seems highly unlikely that even now, will a May Reunion Dinner be allowed on base at RAF Brize Norton.
However, as a recent email communication from our Chairman suggested, it might be more appropriate to consider organising a Reunion Dinner in a local hotel or similar venue which could cater for the numbers required. .... Trouble is ...... we would need someone to organise it and to liaise with members and the venue. Any volunteers or suggestions? Please write in if you feel that you could help.
Thankfully for us, you won't have to demonstrate your culinary skills to get the job.
10 SQUADRON'S OWN STONE SLAB IN THE IBCC RIBBON OF REMEMBRANCE
Most of us will have heard of the International Bomber Command Centre, situated at Canwick, on the southern outskirts of Lincoln but may not be aware that a feature at the Centre is their ‘Ribbon of Remembrance.’ This comprises memorial stones along the edges of the pathway from the Centre to the Spire.
10 Squadron now has its own stone there to reflect and honour the Service of all who have been members of the Squadron from 1 January 1915. Our Stone was laid in early April 2022 and we say a Big Thank You to all have contributed to its cost. It is proposed to have a get-together at Lincoln sometime this summer to formally 'approve' of the Stone. - We'll keep you advised.
See the IBCC website here:
The Ribbon of Remembrance - International Bomber Command Centre internationalbcc.co.uk
email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for information about our publication of the Squadron's first 100 year history, as shown above in the sliding banner above. The 350 page hard-back book is entitled 'From Brooklands to Brize'
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
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 Memorial, Melbourne, Yorks YO42 4SS
A short 15 - 20 minute service by the Memorial is usually followed by coffee and bickies on the nearby farm.
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.
An Order of Service pamphlet will be available at Melbourne for those attending the Remembrance Sunday Service but it might 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.) There is a Service Area here where toilet facilities are available.
Pass through Allerthorpe village, passing the Plough Inn, on your right and take no exits from this lane until reaching Melbourne village from the east.
Turn left (south) into Campey Lane and after 1 mile turn left at the next T-junction. - The sign post below is at the junction where you turn left and it 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.
Please plan to arrive at about 10:30hrs so that the 2 Mins Silence at 11:00 hrs may be observed on time.
NOTE: If coming up the M1 from the south via Sheffield, the most direct route is via the M1 - M18, passing abeam Doncaster, to the M62 Eastbound. Follow signs for HULL and leave M62 at Junction 37 for HOWDEN (12 miles from the Memorial). Follow B1228 north until turning due east to Melrose Farm passing the signpost above south of Melbourne village. (The junction off the B1228 to turn east straight to the Memorial is under the 'g' in East Cottingwith on the map below.)
