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Poppy Match
On 3rd November 2018, Sgt Riley, Sgt Williams and SAC Cottingham of XIII Sqn RAF Waddington attended a charity football match at Sincil bank stadium in support of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Lincoln City FC were to host […]
Insight Forecast
Battle’s O’er – A Nations Tribute – 11 November 2018 Pipers are being asked to take part in “Battle’s O’er – A Nation’s Tribute” a unique and simple way to mark the centenary of the end of the Great War. […]
RAFMSA Classic Racing Team
The Royal Air Force Motor Sports Association, RAFMSA, Classic Racing Team are two race meets into another busy season of the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club’s 2018 season. The team had a successful year in the post classic 250 air cooled […]
RAF 100 inspire – Race for the Line
As part of RAF100 STEM activities, RAF Waddington STEM Ambassadors, in conjunction with The Learning Partnership, have recently held the Regional Final for ‘Race for the Line’ – an event designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists […]
Freedom of Lincoln Parade 2018
In the year the Royal Air Force celebrates its centenary, service personnel from both RAF Waddington and RAF Scampton marched through Lincoln High Street on Friday 20th April exercising their right to the Freedom of the City; an honour which […]
RAF 100 Church Service & Church Fête
The RAF Waddington Chaplains recently celebrated RAF100 with a special Station Church Service, followed by a Church Fête. The Church Service included pieces by the Voluntary Band and Military Wives’ Choir. Almost 120 service personnel, families and friends, of all […]
RJ 20 DELIVERY TO NO 51 SQN WED 7 JUN
There was great excitement at RAF Waddington recently as No 51 Squadron took delivery of their third and final RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. The arrival of this aircraft – RJ 20, which will be registered as ZZ666, from the Big […]
54 Sqn Memorial Plaque
54 Squadron fighter pilots who died protecting northern Australia honoured 70 years after WWII. Some of the brave young men who served on 54 Squadron during WWII and who died protecting northern Australia have been honoured in a ceremony in […]
Freedom of Snaith Parade Sunday 22nd March 2015
From October 1942 to April 1945, 51 Squadron flew its wartime operations from RAF Snaith, near Goole in Yorkshire. For that period, the squadron operated as part of No.4 Group, RAF Bomber Command, equipped with the Handley Page Halifax. Even […]
Station Charities Committee
The Station Charities Committee consists of representatives from all sections across RAF Waddington and representatives of all ranks including civilian personnel. The Station Charities Committee has continued its efforts in supporting the local community over the last 12 months in […]