EXERCISE 56 in France
On 3 Dec 2012 members of 56(R) Squadron left RAF Waddington for Northern France (via London Colney), to follow in the footsteps of the Squadron’s first deployment following its formation in June 1916. 56(F) Squadron was one of the most celebrated fighting squadrons of WW1, formed from handpicked air and ground crews, specifically to combat [...]
RAF Waddington through the Ages: Part 2 The Outbreak of World War 2
Following the pre-war expansion period; by the outbreak of WW2 in September 1939, 44 & 50 Squadron were the only flying units left at RAF Waddington. By that point, both squadrons were operating the Hampden bomber tasked with “Armed Reconnaissance”: Anti-Shipping Patrols designed to find and attack German ships in the North Sea. The first [...]
THE SPITFIRES CHOIR
The Royal Air Force Voluntary Choir, ‘The Spitfires’ was established in 2009 by Flight Lieutenant Harriet Tadikonda and is now run by a Committee of devoted volunteers of both serving members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and MOD Civil Servants. With former Prime Minister Sir John Major as its Patron, the Choir was subsequently [...]
Sport
Red Rock Relayers Relay for Life 2012
On 14 Feb 13, the culmination of effort by a dedicated...
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RAF Waddington & The Lincoln 10km Road Race
30 runners from No. 8 Squadron completed the City of...
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Regulars
Happy New Year from all at V (AC) Squadron!
Yet another busy year has come to an end! 2012 saw the Fighting Fifth continue to give unfailing support to the ground troops in Afghanistan, provide assistance to the US Air Force in Nevada and still manage to beat the other flying Squadrons on station in the Station Commanders’ Cup! In Afghanistan we achieved the [...]
Station Commander’s Foreword…
Group Captain Al Gillespie Station Commander What a difference a few weeks make… In the last issue of Insight, I thanked the Station and our local community for the tremendous effort everyone put into the challenging year that was 2012. Little did I realise at the time that we’d be starting 2013 by joining operations [...]
RAF Waddington Pipes and Drums at the Bomber Command Memorial Ceremony
During WW2 RAF Waddington lost more bombers on operations than any other Bomber Command station, a total of 345. Of these aircraft 103 were Hampden’s,15 were Manchester’s and a staggering 227 Lancaster’s. It was entirely fitting that RAF Waddington’s Pipes and Drums were invited to take part in an emotional event as her Majesty the [...]
Padre Patter
At the start of every Station Recall Day the Padre asks, ‘Who thinks this is a waste of time?’ And at least a quarter of the room stick up their hands; it probably would be more if folks didn’t think it was a trick question. For those not in the know, Station Recall Days are [...]
Community Matters
Summer is always massively busy from a community perspective and this year has been no different! As well as our normal business with Community Support Road Show events around Station, our monthly visits to families at RAF Scampton, RAF College Cranwell and MOD Digby and our ongoing commitment to support families affected by deployment, the [...]
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