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18  November 2022

 

A request has been made seeking the whereabouts of a former 1980's VC10 ALM  who was FS Annie Dobson. It concerns a flight operated in 1988.  If anyone knows of Annie and how she may be contacted please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or contact the 'Were you on 10 Squadron's VC10s ?'  Facebook site.


 

21 August 2022

The Association has recently had a request from the Netherlands, asking if we can trace any of the crew (- or now most probably and sadly, just their relatives) of a Halifax which was shot down by a Luftwaffe aircraft from 11/NJG 1 and which subsequently crashed at Swier, near Wijnandsrade, north-east of Masstricht in Holland on the night of 22/23 September 1944.   A Memorial Walk is held in the area of the crash each year by those from the local area. The email request to us reads:

 

“ I am  a Dutch amateur investigator in the South of Holland and my friend Paul van Zwijndrecht has given me your email address. Paul and I investigate the crash of Halifax Mark III MZ 574 flown by pilot George Kite who lost his life during his crash on 23rd of September 1944 in Wijnandsrade.

 Paul and I also found some Halifax parts on the crash site and every year when the “ Memorial Walk” is in Wijnandsrade, we showed the people the Halifax wreck parts.

 Our local TV station also made a report about our research:

  Https://l1.nl/l1mburg-centraal-halifax-166588/

 For next year we want to contact family survivors of the crew and we hope that your 10th squadron association can help us to find some family survivors.

I hope your association are ably to help us “

 

Does anyone reading this know of any relatives who may be interested in making contact with the Dutch team? 

If so, please write direct to Bas Bruls at his email address:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Halifax crew were:

Fg Off G.R.G.  Kite                                Pilot  (Can)           Killed in the crash

Sgt J.W. McGiverson                             Flt Eng                 PoW

Plt Off G.W.  Chorley                             Nav  (Can)           PoW

Plt Off H.J. Maling                                Bomb Aimer         PoW

FS  S.G.T.  Saunders                            Wireless Op          Killed in the crash

FS  F.P.  Mannion                                  Mid Upper Gnr     PoW

FS V.I.  Simmonds                                Rear Gnr             PoW

 

It is believed that the Mid Upper Gunner F.P. Mannion, from the Derbyshire town of Glossop, east of Manchester, was an Association member a long while back but regrettably we have no records for him now.

If anyone can help, please get in touch.


August 2022

CREW PHOTO SOUGHT

David Mullinex is the son of former WW2 Hailfax wireless operator Warrant Officer George Mullinex who served on 10 Squadron at RAF Melbourne between November 1943 and August 1944.  His crew led by its captain Eric Burgess, completed a full tour of ‘ops’ and George himself carried out 36 flights before being posted away for a non-operational tour at Castle Bromwich, near his home in Birmingham.

Sadly, George passed away ten days before Christmas in December 2016 and his obituary may be seen in our Obituaries Section by scrolling (a fair way) down the list of late former members of the Squadron.

Whilst we have seen numerous crew photographs of the Squadron’s WW2 crews, very few of them are captioned with either dates or names.  David Mullinex has since found that he has few (if any) photographs of his father’s ‘Burgess’ crew and now wishes us to ask if anyone has one and if so to please get in contact.

The crew’s last ‘ops’ flight, minelaying near Heligoland on 22/23 May 1944, is given here:

Flt Lt Eric Burgess - captain

Fg Off A. Wallis - nav

FS E.B. Hayes - air bomber

FS George Mullinex – wireless op

Sgt G. Thorpe - mid-upper gunner

Sgt A. Gilliland – flt engineer

Plt Off (Can) A. McCulloch – tail gunner

If you are a relative of any of this crew’s members and have a photograph of them, please get in touch via our  10sqnass@gmail.com address. We will then put you in contact with David Mullinex.

 


August 2021

FAYID / AQIR -Middle East 1942

My grand father Thomas Latham flew with 76 Squadron as a flight engineer.

He was one of the 16 crews that were sent out to RAF Fayid in July 1942 together with 16 crews from 10 Squadron.

The attached photo is from my grandfather and I’m trying to identify the airmen in it. It was taken at RAF Fayid, Egypt.

Could you please post the photo and ask the question, Who's Who?

Mark Sewell This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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10 Sqn Association Comment:

See attached pdf below for the original photo and two versions which have been enhanced to hopefully identify the personnel more easily.

Middle East Detachment Photo

The Background Story……………

Just as 10 Squadron were preparing to leave Leeming and relocate to Melbourne in July 1942, a number of its crews were detached to the Middle East for what initially was going to be for just a short period of time. It was supposed to be a 16 day detachment named ‘ Operation Bareface ‘ but it transpired that the detachment turned into a posting. In early September the units formed No 462 Sqn Royal Australian Air Force and operated as such for a while, albeit with precious few Aussies.

The picture in the pdf is believed to be of both 10 Sqn and 76 Sqn members who made up the detachment. Initially the detachment was based at Aqir, in Palestine and now an Israeli airfield, but it proved to be too far away from planned targets in the North African Campaign and so it became the Squadron’s maintenance base whilst ops were mounted further forward, usually from Fayid, Egypt, located about 70 miles northeast of Cairo.

If the photo is of 76 Sqn personnel, the chance of a 10 Sqn family recognising a face is probably reduced. However, in early September 1942 the units combined to form No 462 Sqn RAAF and operated as such for a while, albeit with precious few Aussies.

OC 10 Sqn went on record about the consternation and dissatisfaction that this development caused to his men - weddings being rearranged etc as a result for example, and it is assumed that OC 76 had similar feelings.

One response to our enquirer’s original Facebook posting in 2020, came from New Zealand and states, ”I think that the 6th from the left, seated, is my father, R.G.A. ‘Shorty’ Burgess who was on 10 Sqn and out in the Middle East, via Malta, where he flew 16 Operations with 10 and 462 Squadrons.”

Fayid Photo 

Should anyone be able to name any other faces of their relatives in the picture please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.@gmail.com or

Mark Sewell direct at his email address given above. 


November 2020

The Association has had an enquiry which some of our 'older' VC10 crew members may be able to answer.....

The end of each VC10 on No 241 OCU culminated in the early days with a 'Global' Trainer. (It was changed in later years to go only as far as  Hong Kong.)  

A Global Trainer departed Brize Norton on 10 February 1973 and returned home again to Brize on 21 Feb1973. 

Its route was via Akrotiri, Gan, Tengah Singapore, Kai Tak HKG, Andersen Guam, Wake Island, Hickham Honolulu, McClellan Sacramento, Offutt Nebraska, Edmonton Namao, Brize Norton. The training captains on board were Sqn Ldrs Al Sheppard and Paddy Delaney.

It is understood that a film crew were on board making a documentary (whether MoD or BBC is unknown).

If anyone who was on that trip can give further information or links to whatever film resulted please get in contact with us.


 

 

February 2019

In August 1940 10 Sqn lost a Whitley bomber during on a raid on a Milan, Italy airframe factory.  The 2nd pilot Fg Off Kenneth Higson was killed but the rest of the crew led by a Sgt Green (no initials available) were captured and were made PoWs in Stalag Luft lll (of the films  'Wooden Horse' & 'Great Escape'  fame).

A book was written after the war by the crew's air gunner, Plt Off Albert E.V. Oliver.  It is entitled 'Kreigie'.  (this was the German term for a PoW)

Whilst the book is featured on numerous book-seller websites it is presently unavailable at them all.

Should any reader have a copy which they might be prepared to lend to Plt Off Oliver's family for a short while, please get in touch with us via our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. email address.


 

 

February 2018

10 SQN WW2 HALIFAXES NAMED FAROUK

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There appear to have been 3 x Halifaxes named Farouk which flew on 10 Sqn from RAF Melbourne in WW2.

The first was a Mk2 with Reg No: DT 792 which crash-landed at Melbourne on 3 August 1943 when flown by Fg Off J.G. Jenkins and crew who all survived. It is believed that the aircraft was written off.

The second possible Farouk was also a Mk2, Reg No: HR924 which when again being flown by Jenkins and crew, was attacked by a German fighter and unable to release their bombs, the crew returned to UK but were advised to bale out before abandoning the aircraft over the Noth Sea off Patrington. Again the crew all survived.  It would seem highly lightly that this crew may have also named HR924 Farouk although this fact cannot as yet be proven.

The third Halifax with that name was a Mk 3, Reg No: LW 167.  A photo of its nose-art above seems to show a catoon figure with a bomb dangling on the end of a fishing line.  It has been suggested that the cartoon character bears a similarity to a variation of the Disney cartoon Snow-White’s ‘Dopey’ dwarf character.

 This third aircraft was often flown by the 10 Sqn CO, Wg Cdr Dudley Radford during his time on the Squadron between April  and October 1944 but other crews also flew it.  After Radford had left the Squadron this aircraft was later shot down on a raid to Magdeburg three months later on 16 Jan 1945, when flown by Fg Off W.E.L. Whitbread and his crew.  There were no survivors but the crew are all remembered at the Runnymede Memorial.

 Whilst it is known that a detachment from 10 Sqn in July 1942 went to Aqir,Palestine and later Fayid, Egypt, where King Farouk was the ruler, it is unlkely that any of these crews would have later returned to Melbourne since the detachment was to form a separate squadron. - King Farouk was not particularly popular with the British during WW2. However, some of 10/227 ground crews may have returned to 10 Sqn. This detachment was designated 10/227 Sqn and on 7 September 1942 joined with 76/462 Sqn at Fayid, Egypt and was then redesignated 462 (RAAF) Sqn (although there were in fact no Australians on it).

 

The 10 Sqn Association is attempting to trace the reason why the name Farouk adorned its aircraft as late as 1944/45 since any links with those who had named it back in 1942 would be long lapsed.

If anyone with any knowledge or collection of ‘nose-art’ can throw any light on this query they are invited to get in touch with the 10 Sqn Association via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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 OFFICIAL RECORDS 

 

Readers are advised that pdf files of RAF squadron Operations Records Books may be purchased online from the National Archives at Kew. For 10 Sqn, your search should start by looking in the AIR 27  Category. (eg Catalogue Reference: AIR 27/141/13 & 14 for the month of March 1940)

Downloads cost £3.30 each. Before purchasing a particular month it is advisable to click on the " View Details " block to see how many pages your download contains.  Some number over 100 whereas others, for the same fee, only include a few (less than 10) pages. Simply click on the red words NATIONAL ARCHIVES below and it will take you directly to the 10 Sqn Catalogue Search page. Do not forget that there were also Royal Australian (Sunderlands), Indian (Spitfires) and South African, Air Forces that had their own 10 Sqns. Do not get confused and purchase records for the wrong squadron!

On detachment overseas in the Middle East 10 Sqn RAF served under the number 10/227 Sqn...............  

Unfortunately not all NA downloads are in their correct chronological place, possibly due to errors  made when they were scanned from the original documents. If you cannot find the period that you require for your research it may still be available in some other date period...Most frustrating, we know, from personal experience! 

We are slowly building up a collection of these Forms 540/541* (see below) for our website members. It is our hope and intention to obtain the full set at some future date. If you already have some, in pdf format, please consider donating a copy to our website. We would be most grateful.  Use our contactus facility for this, please.

* Note: The records themselves are in two separate styles:

1. The Form 540, which we in the Association simply call the "Diary", is a summary of the monthly events and lists the day-to-day occurrences on the Squadron. Sometimes these contain humorous remarks, details of the weather and other significant events, together with Postings In/Out, Medal Awards and are therefore, as our name suggests, a Diary of the Events. They usually contain between 2 and 5 pages.

2. The Form 541, which we have termed as "Ops", is more structured in its writing.  It is essentially a listing of the "work done" and contains crew lists, aircraft registrations and targets, together with events that occurred to specific crews/aircraft on their missions. Sadly this is also where the phrase, "Missing - Nothing was heard from this aircraft after take-off", frequently occurred in the WW2 F541s. These can contain up to 50 or even more pages. 

3.  There are also Combat Reports available for download from the National Archives @ £3.30 each.  They are under the reference AIR 50/180.  Bear in mind that the dates are often a day after those listed in the F541 and they may also be filed under the Air Gunner's name.

 

If you are the relative of a past Squadron member, researching your family history, don't forget that it costs only £8 per year to join the 10 Sqn Association.

  
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BOOKS you may like.....

 which may assist you in researching the Squadron.  

The following books may contain references to 10 Sqn.  We cannot guarantee that all are still in print. 

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27 July 2021

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Brian Burdett spent 47 years in aviation and his book shown above was published in 2019.

Brian's own words below describe his book which is available from Amazon costing £18.29.

The book is called "Forty-Seven Years Aloft" and charts my career from Air Training Corps Flying Scholarship on Tiger Moths in 1953 to Airbus 340 with Virgin Atlantic signing off on 31st. December, 2000.

The book includes my 20 years with the Royal Air Force on Hunters, flying instructor at Cranwell, captain on Comets (youngest 4-jet captain in the world at that time) and finishing on VC10s.

My civil career started with Trader Airways executive flying, where I became Chief Pilot,  Navajos and Falcon 2, then captain on VC10s and TriStar as a training captain, then Saudia as a captain on TriStar B717-100,300 and SP, then Air Lanka on TriStar 500s and, finally, Virgin Atlantic on B747 200s and Airbus 340.

I finished my 47 years having been a caption of multi transport aircraft for 27 years, 

There are many humorous anecdotes and stories, a few exciting moments like double-engine failure on take-off at Goose Bay and it's written in a conversational style; I had no ghost writer. It finishes with explanations of all the noises that give the pax concern; I explain what we do and especially how much safe consideration there is for their safety.

I hope this has whetted your appetite.      Brian Burdett 6 course 10 1967-1971

 

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7 June 2021

Robert Whittingham was a VC10 Air Steward on 10 Squadron VC10s in the 1970s.  He completed two tours on the Squadron and this book tells of those times and also his later life.  Tales about what went on 'behind the flight-deck door' on Bob's travels all over the world make for amusing and sometimes tragic reading as well as revealing snippets about VIP flights.

Click on the picture below to open a pdf giving more information.  The book is now available from Amazon Books in either Paperback (£9.99) or Kindle (£4.99) formats.  It's a good read and will jog memories with mentions of places and things we had all forgoptten.

Ascot Awys

 

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 ABOVE US THE STARS

SEPTEMBER 2020-   Written by Association Member Jane Gulliford Lowes

 

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Published by Matador and costing £12.99, the book is a high-quality 331-page paperback with excellent layout and print style.

It is an exceptional book which tells the story of a 10 Squadron wireless operator and his WW2 Halifax crew.  Entirely factual but written in a novel style, it is highly recommended as being 'very different' from so many other WW2 recollection stories.

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RAF Bomber Command Profiles - 10 Squadron

by Chris Ward with Ian Macmillan, published (2019) by Mention the War Ltd,  and printed on demand when ordered via Amazon Books.

396 pages  illustrated paperback £15.99 with free delivery 

Covering World War 2 only, this book gives great detail of virtually every raid in which 10 Squadron participated from September 1939 to May 1945 using Bomber Command 4 Group and 10 Squadron Ops Record information.

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ISBN 9781911255499  

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RAF The Birth of the World’s First Air Force

Richard Overy,  W.W. Norton & Company 2018,  150pp, 19 plates, index, ISBN 978-0-393-65229-1

This is the first American Edition, first published in Great Britain under the title

Overy Book

This is a detailed, though short, account of the birth of the RAF. It is primarily a political history which may disappoint those wanting more combat and aeroplanes. Most of the combat referred to came from the other services wishing to prevent the formation of the new Force and the removal of aeroplanes and tactics from their control. Much of the conflict centred on whether the Air Force should be employed supporting troops at the front or bombing German cities and facilities beyond; a precursor to the debates during World War II. Then, as perhaps now, press barons were much involved in military matters and the conduct of the war. For those not in the know, it will come as a surprise that Trenchard (‘the Father of the RAF’) resigned more than once during its evolution and at times showed greater loyalty to the RFC and the Army. His vision for and promotion of the RAF came in later years after 1918. Another revelation for some will be the decisive support the RAF received from Churchill, a prequel to his eulogies in 1940.

This is a scholarly book with many notes and references. Its facts can probably only be challenged by a comparable historian. Memorable nuggets include some of the early suggestion of names for RAF ranks such as Air Warden, Squadron Ardian and Flight Ardian, the last two being derived from Gaelic. At times in the book, there are some difficulties with chronology with sudden shifts back in years to make a point. If this is necessary, the reader must not be left wondering where they are. There are some thoughtful reviews in Amazon, some hostile but I think this book gives concise insight into the military and political origins of the Royal Air Force.

John Rattenbury

August 2018

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THE RAF IN 100 OBJECTS - Book Review

by Peter Jacobs, The History Press 2017     ISBN 978 0 7509 6536 1 £20.00  

 RAF100 Objects

This is an extremely well-presented and informative book. Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Baldwin is correct in his foreword to describe it as a page-turner. It follows Neil MacGregor’s 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' as have other subjects in similar format. It is a nice connection that the 100 objects should coincide with the RAF’s 100th Anniversary.

The objects are described in detail with a wealth of associated facts, excellent illustrations and the provenance of each is given. The contents are well researched with often surprising details. The book has been carefully edited and errors, if there are any, are only likely to be detected by specialists.

The objects are arranged appropriately into sections or chapters: The First Year, Building Foundations, The RAF at War, Into the Jet Age, The Cold War and Recent Times. They are splendidly eclectic, ranging, for example, from a Prisoner of War Jacket to a Control Tower. As would be expected, many iconic aircraft are included and the choice is good. Some readers will be sorry their particular favourites are not there. It is good that some entries are somewhat ‘off-the-wall’ such as the 1948 Olympic running vest and the POW Cross. There is a good index but no list of the objects. In some ways, it is nice to turn the page to discover what comes next but without the list it is harder to refer back.

Are there any faults or omissions?  I think there are a few. I am not sure we needed three nuclear weapons, one would have been representative, also there seems to be an excess of helmets. If these objects were pruned, what should replace them. There is a deficiency of references to Commonwealth and foreign personnel who featured so much in WW2, and in the current age, this could include diversity. Some RAF branches could have done with a mention, the RAF Regiment is included with a fighting vehicle but engineering and maintenance deserve more prominence. And then some random suggestions: a silk escape map, an ops room and an 1155 radio.

10 Squadron does not feature in the book which will be a disappointment to Association members and of course the Lancaster supplants the Halifax but that is in the nature of a selection. Despite the reservations, this is a very worthwhile contribution to RAF100 and well worth buying.

John Rattenbury

July 2018

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  We must describe our very own glossy, hard-backed publication...........

 'From Brooklands to Brize'     The definitive history of 10 Squadron's 100 year history, published in 2015, its Centennial year, and written by the 10 Sqn Association Historian Ian Macmillan, with help from Richard King.  344 pages of offical records, anecdotes, photos and much much more.  £25 +£5 p&p available from the 10 Sqn Association via the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. email address.    - (Now also available on Amazon)

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‘FROM BROOKLANDS TO BRIZE’

 Army cooperation over the trenches in the Great War, introducing four new aircraft types to RAF service, the Bomber Offensive in WW2, Suez and Cold War crises, carrying HM The Queen, Prime Ministers, thousands of servicemen and families, the wounded returning from the Falklands conflict, and now refuelling fighters over Iraq and Syria – Shiny Ten has done it all.

This illustrated history of No 10 Squadron’s first 100 years draws extensively on the official records wherever possible, and is amplified by personal contributions from people who were there.

The  Authors:
 

Ian Macmillan - Serving on 10 Sqn in the 1970s, VC 10 navigator Ian Macmillan was the Squadron’s Flight Commander Ops whose role included that of Deputy Squadron Commander.  Ian's service tours in the Air Transport (AT) force both before and after his tour on 10 Sqn, including a staff duty at the RAF Upavon, Wilts. AT HQ, more than qualify his sound personal knowledge of a period in the Squadron's history covering at least 40 out of the 100 year coverage of this book. Ian served in the Middle-East, the UK and also with the USAF in the western USA, flying globally to virtually everywhere else during his full career in the RAF which culminated in his retirement with wing commander rank.  His diligent study and research of past Squadron records now make him the most qualified person in all aspects of the Squadron's history.

 

Dick King - served in the AT force prior to joining 10 Sqn in 1980, after a 4 yr intermediate tour as a flying instructor. His time on the Squadron engaged him in all aspects of the Squadron's operations, taking him all over the world, as a VC10 copilot during the Falklands conflict, and later as a Squadron Pilot Leader, VC10 air-display pilot and VIP captain, before leaving the RAF for an airline career.  He was even engaged in some of the intentionally less-publicised aspects of the Squadron activities, which one may read about in the Book.  As a former 10 Squadron Standard Bearer he was particularly honoured to attend the 2015 Centenary year's new 10 Sqn Standard Presentation by HRH The Princess Royal, who also writes the Foreword to the book.

 

Review

Immediately on publication, a review of the book was written in Dcember 2015 by the noted RAF historian and author, Guy Warner.

Click this link to open a pdf file of Guy Warner's Review 

 

Regrettably a few errors have been found since the book was published in 2015.  These are all listed further down this page in an article entitled "Errata Found to Date"


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PIGEONS IN WW2  

            Nottm Eve Post Apr 45         Coo

ThAssociation has had  few letters in the past querying the use of pigeons on Bomber Command aircraft in WW2.  Some reports suggest that they were carried on missions to be dropped to Resistance agents.  On a few occasions, as in the newspaper cutting above, it has been reported that after aircraft had crash-landed on the North Sea and in Holland, the birds were released by their crews and flew home thus advising the UK authorities of the fact.  Some gallant birds were later awarded the Dickin Medal ...the animal equivalent to the VC.  However we have no specific details of any 10 Sqn crew releasing any birds.      

That said, readers may be interested in a book which was reviewed in the Saturday Times dated 24 February 2018.

Click What a Coo ! to read the informative review.

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'VC10 - The Story of a Classic Jet airliner'     From Key Publishing the A4 size booklet with 118 pages costs £7.95.

 VC10 The Story

This excellent book covers the type's development, its service with the RAF, including the Gulf War and ops over Iraq, plus data files and production lists. Two of the contributors are Jelle Hieminga and our own Paul Morris. -It also contains a 2-page spread of a certain Capt R KIng landing the Omani VC10 at Brooklands some years ago! So doubly good value!

 Click here to visit Key Publishing

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From the Ladies Point of View

"Life in the Slipstream", edited by Alison Bairsto, Jill Black and Holly Jeffers, with a forward by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.

  • Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd and available from Amazon or The Book Depository  cost £16.99 - hardback published 2014.

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 WW1 - The men and the aircraft....

 

"The Sky Their Battlefield", by Trevor Henshaw Published by Fetubi.

 

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An authorative account of The RFC and RAF during WW1, by a recognised historian.

Interested potential purchasers make learn more about the book, its cost and how to purchase, by clicking this link:

The Sky Their Battlefield

 

Trevor writes to the 10 Sqn Assoc,.......

"I have decided to write to a few squadron associations like yours, hoping that you might want to know about this book.  Without a doubt, 10 Squadron RAF gets on my list! ..........   If I tell you that 141 of these entries  specifically refer to your Squadron's involvement in the Great War, and relate the individual stories of over 233 of your own airmen and men, you'll see why I am writing to you."

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  "Silent, Swift, Superb"

  The Story of the VC10 ,with many photos and articles - first published in 1998 and shortly to be re-printed.

 By Scott Henderson and published by Scoval Publishing Ltd.

Silent Swift Superb           Silent Swift Superb (rear cover)     

AND NOW........The Sequel......

due out soon

" For The Queen of The Skies "

also by Scott Henderson

 QueenofTheSky

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Do Not Confuse Scott Henderson's book above with another similar title  'Vickers VC-10 Queen of the Sky' by Peter R. Foster 

see 

http://www.blurb.com/b/4877976-vickers-vc-10-queen-of-the-sky

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MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES

New Member Applications and any queries regarding existing membership matters, including change of email or postal addresses, should be addressed to Phil Marter at:

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 Dutch Flag    See link below for a new (Oct 2017) website.  

World War II Allied Aircraft Crashes in the Netherlands,  North Sea & English Channel:  

    www.airwar4045.nl/

1385 crashed aircraft (of which 15 of 10 Sqn) , 6573 crew members, and 660 cemeteries/memorials are listed by this Dutch website.

The website promoter suggests that Tablet users may not receive all the info on the website.

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10 Squadron's 100 Year History Book,

'FROM BROOKLANDS TO BRIZE' 

ERRATA  FOUND TO DATE     (Late 2022)

Regrettably some minor errors have been discovered since the book was printed in November 2015.    

With 10 Squadron now entering its 2nd Century of service from 2015 – 2115  the authors would advise with regret, that they will be unavailable to write the  2nd edtion in 2115 owing to a previous engagement !

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