Officers' Mess, RAF Linton-on-Ouse on a frosty morning,
Friday 13th January 2012
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Table in the Mess Lobby: source Grant
The original Squadron Badge on display in the Mess: source
Grant
Before going to Hangar 1: Jeanne Harvey - James McIntosh -
Desmond Harvey: source Haslam
Before going to Hangar 1: Norman and Lynn Enston with Dennis
Mooney: source Haslam
Before going to Hangar 1: Alan Watkins with (R) Leslie
Harborne and his RAF son Peter (middle): source Haslam
Alan Mawby - Alan Watkins - Mike Butler: source Haslam
Matt Dolton OC 207 (Cranfield) Sqn ATC - Alan Watkins - Dave
Robinson, Adjutant 207 (Cranfield) Sqn ATC
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Parade awaiting guest arrivals, Hangar 3 in the background: source
Haslam
Inside Hangar 1 the Central Band of the Royal Air Force
is also waiting: source Haslam
A 207R badged Tucano ZF294 in Hangar 1: source
Haslam
Kevin Mapley with Alan and Helen Dolding: source
Haslam
The majority of those from the Association were to the
right of the dias: source Haslam
.. and some were to the left: source Haslam
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Marching in to the hangar under the eye of Sqn Ldr Andy
Scott: source Haslam
The Armed Flight is in place, Sqn Ldr Andy Scott: source
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The Standard is marched on to take centre stage: source
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Parade review - Sqn Ldr Andy Scott with Stn Cdr Grp Capt
Terry Jones
and Reviewing Officer AVM Mike Lloyd, AOC 22 (Training)
Group: source Haslam
Sqn Ldr Andy Scott - Stn Cdr Grp Capt Terry Jones - Reviewing
Officer AVM Mike Lloyd, AOC 22 (Training) Group
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VIPs: source RAF Linton on Ouse
.. more VIPs: Nikki Mapley - John Laing - Margaret
Watkins - Mary Laing - Alan Watkins
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Sqn Ldr Andy Scott: source Haslam
Handover sequence 1: source Haslam
Handover sequence 2: Flt Lt John Ryder with the Standard: source
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The Standard is marched off: source Haslam
The Standard is marched off - Sqn Ldr Andy Scott: source
Haslam
The Parade Cdr marches forward to the RO, salutes with his
sword and requests:
“CEREMONIAL COMPLETED PERMISSION TO MARCH OFF
SIR?”: source Haslam
The Central Band of the Royal Air Force marches off, playing Auld
Lang Syne: source Haslam
The Flypast approaches: source Haslam
Burst: : source Haslam
The four Tucanos were led by OC 72R Wg Cdr RW Bedford -
the other pilots were
Sqn Ldr Gardiner, Flt Lt Bond (ex 207R) and Flt Lt Williams:
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Richard Balme - Lesley Hayward-Mudge - Norman Enston -
Alan Mudge - ? - ?
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Alan Mawby and Al Dolding catching up: source Haslam