Visit the Letters ‘side’ menu occasionally to see who has written to us. The latest letter there is from our late President Gerry Bunn’s wife Patricia after she was made an Honorary Life Member of the Association.
' FROM BROOKLANDS TO BRIZE '
Ian Macmillan & Dick King were delighted to receive their long-awaited book on 10 Squadron's Centennial History from the printers on 12 December 2015.
The Association has donated complimentary copies to OC10, Wg Cdr Jamie Osborne, for his unstinting support of the Association during his tour at Brize Norton and also to Founder Members of the Association: Tom Thackray and Doug Evans, for their long-service and devotion to the Association over the past 31 years.
Further copies will be also awarded to Mr John Rowbottom of Melrose Farm, Melbourne Yorks who has supported the Association from its early days, in donating the land for the Squadron War Memorial and maintaining the area for the past 30+ years. A further volume will be sent to Mr Michael Wood of Melrose Farm for retention in the Melbourne Watch Tower which he and his colleagues have restored as a museum memorial to 10 Squadron.
Ian and Dick congratulate each other on completion of their 3 year task
Signing some of the books
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN
6 June 2022
Dear Members,
Following Gp Cpt Gerry Bunn's sad and untimely passing in April, the committee has addressed the question of finding a replacement for him as the President of The 10 Squadron Association. Gerry held the Presidency for 38 years, in fact, from the formation of the Association by Doug Dent and his World War 2 Halifax colleagues in 1984. After his time as OC 10 Sqn, Gerry continued to provide his full support for the Association and there is no doubt that we will miss his sage advice and encouragement which he gave freely.
After careful consideration by the committee, we decided to invite another former OC 10 Sqn, this time from the Voyager era, to be the new President. Consequently, I am very pleased to announce that Gp Cpt Jamie Osborne MA RAF (Retd) has accepted the honour and is now the President of The 10 Squadron Association. A former VC10 and Tristar pilot before serving as OC 10 Sqn from December 2013 until January 2016, Jamie is currently a Full Time Reservist at RAF Benson where he fills the post of Chief Flying Instructor on Oxford University Air Squadron.
Jamie Osborne in 2015
With best wishes,
Mike Westwood
Chairman of The 10 Squadron Association
STANLEY BOOKER, MBE, Legion d’Honneur -
100th Birthday
Stanley Booker in 1943
Stanley Booker was 100 years old on 25 April 2022 and is now the last survivor of a group of 168 Allied Airmen, who were captured in 1944 by the Gestapo and incarcerated in the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp, Weimar, Germany. The experiences which he and his fellow airmen endured during WW2 have remained with him long after.