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RAF Benson, PAGE JHSS PAGE P2EDIT PEACE RUN Wallingford, Oxon OX10 6AA Tel: 01491 827062 08 24 Email: Andrew.Lyes@Mod.Gov.Uk Inside this Issue: OPS/EXERCISE NTM 2018 STN EVENTS Honours And Awards FD/AT EX Eastern Tiger The official quarterly publication of Royal Air Force Benson NATO TACTICS MEET EX BERLIN WANDERER AMP ENGE C ARY CHALL AIR CADET CENTEN Spring 2018 Issue 78 www.raf.mod.uk/rafbenson The Dambusters and Beyond: Celebrating the RAF With former pupils taking pride of place, St Edward’s School in North Oxford is pleased to announce an important exhibition, The Dambusters and Beyond: Celebrating the RAF, at the School’s North Wall Arts Centre. The public show marks the centenary of the RAF as the UK’s aerial peace-keeping and fighting force. Focusing on the daring exploits and ingenuity of aviation pioneer Geoffrey De Havilland; Wing Commander Guy Gibson, leader of the Dambusters raid; celebrated aviators Louis Strange and Adrian Warburton; and legendary RAF flying ace Douglas Bader the exhibition uses rare archive photography, as well as largely unseen private papers to celebrate the 100th anniversary year. The Dambusters and Beyond is open at The North Wall from 20 June until 17 July and admission is free. The vital roles played by women also feature, from their significant contribution to the espionage activities of the Special Operations Executive in the Second World War to their role in the Air Transport Auxiliary, including flying planes from factories to the squadrons of the RAF. Geoffrey De Havilland, Guy Gibson, Douglas Bader, Louis Strange and Adrian Warburton were all pupils at St Edward’s and the School will be lending previously unseen archive material to the exhibition. Through the featured individuals, the exhibition will illuminate key aspects of the RAF’s history and development, including early aviation innovations, the Dambusters raid, the Battle of Britain, iconic aircraft, Alec Cranswick and the Path Finder Force, and the Jet Age. The exhibition features material from the Archives of the Imperial War Museums, St Edward’s School, and the photographic agency TopFoto. It is curated by Dr Simon Innes-Robbins OSE, Senior Curator at the Imperial War Museum. Think Print Lance Print is an established printers based in Peterborough. At Lance we combine skill, experience & knowledge to provide a complete professional service. We aim to fill our clients with confidence in the knowledge that any work undertaken by us, will be completed to the highest possible standard. Call Today: (01733) 390564 www.lanceprint.co.uk CONTENTS SUMMER 2018 From the 24 British Summer coming, the fine weather will encourage all to Editor… get out and about just in time Publishing Team for articles for the Autumn What a busy and edition! The skies the limit PUBLISHER productive time for all as to subject matter of your Lion’s Roar is published by Lance at #TeamBenson, and articles, literally anything Publishing Ltd, 1st Floor Tailby House, Bath with so many people is considered. If you are a Road, Kettering, Northants NN16 8NL having such an impact OIC or member of a station Tel: 01536 512624 to the RAF 100, it’s club and you want to tell us Email: [email protected] all about it feel free! There Visit: www.lancepublishing.co.uk great that those involved are many great untapped Company Registration No.3253372 all want to tell all about it. resources to be found around the station!! I’m off to enjoy the rest of the ADVERTISING MANAGER Some fantastic articles, once again summer and the raft of great sporting Jayne Bailey showing how diverse our life at activities, shortly before England’s Tel: 01536 526677 12 Benson can be and also, just how early exit from the World Cup!! Email: [email protected] much we benefit from it. Be it (Hopefully they will prove me wrong!) Station activities, Scouts, RAF Polo, DESIGNER Force development – we want Andy Lyes Amanda Robinson to hear about it!! 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PAGE PAGE STN MENTORING SCHEME Look out for the next 22 16 12 30 edition of Lion’s Roar RAF 100 BATON RELAY PAGE PAGE RAF POLO which is due out in SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES: Articles for the Lion’s Roar should 16 32 September 2018 20 be submitted by email, written in Microsoft Word (preferably not PAGE RAF 100 RECEPTION the latest version format) and PAGE STN FOOTBALL pictures should be sent as high 17 quality original jpegs and attached 34 as separate files, not embedded PAGE SCHOOLS CHALLENGE DISCLAIMER: in the text or reduced in size. PAGE MOTORSPORTS CLUB This publication is copyright Lance Publishing Limited and may not be reproduced or transmitted 20 35 in any form in whole or in part without prior written permission of Lance Publishing Limited. While every care has been taken during the PAGE AIR CADETS PAGE BRITISH AIRWAYS RAF BF ARTICLE preparation of this magazine, Lance Publishing CENTENARY CAMP Limited cannot be held responsible for accuracy 21 36 of the information herein or for any consequence arising from it. Views Expressed in this publication PAGE EASTERN TIGER FD PAGE HIVE are not necessarily those of the Royal Air Force or the Ministry of Defence. All images © UK MoD 22 38 Crown Copyright 2016 unless otherwise stated. 4 LION’S ROAR SUMMER 2018 Mission: To deliver Support Helicopter operational capability www.raf.mod.uk/rafbenson SUMMER 2018 LION’S ROAR 5 REGULARS STN CDR’S FOREWORD Foreword from the Station Commander... Editorial Team OIC/EDITOR Andy Lyes A happy birthday to us all Ext: 7062 33 SQN REP in this the Royal Air Force’s Flt Lt Dave Rawson 28 Sqn, Ext: 8039 Centenary year! Team 230 SQN REP Flt Lt Paul Hutton Benson is well out of the blocks 230 Sqn, Ext: 7159 28 SQN REP with our RAF100 celebrations. Flt Lt Steve Wilder 28 Sqn, Ext: 8072 LS REP I hope no-one missed the extraordinary As ever, it was wonderful and Rebecca Brooks RAF Benson 100 Faces project on humbling to recognise the achievements OC M&T Flt, Ext: 7428 social media. The kaleidoscope of of our personnel at the recent honours EXPEDITION & SPORTS REP images captured by our talented Photo and awards ceremony. Particularly Flt Lt Phil Corral, Section guaranteed a smile a day worthy of mention is the award of STO, Ext: 5219 as the pictures were released in the the Meritorious Service Medal and a BSW REP run-up to 1st April, the official birthday second bar to the Long Service and Ms Nikki Hamilton of the RAF. With portraits of veterans Good Conduct medal for WO Fenner as SEO, Ext: 7245 to cadets and capturing the many he reaches the end of a distinguished OPS WG REP roles and supporters on Station, this 38-year career. On the sports field, huge Flt Lt Tom Barber project achieved all 3 RAF100 themes; congratulations go to both the Station 606 SQN REP COMMEMORATE the past, CELEBRATE Rugby and Football teams for some truly Fg Off Will Nolan the present and INSPIRE the future. fantastic performances, rewarded with 606 Sqn Media, Ext: 7238 With our RAF100 Schools Challenge some very well-deserved silverware! PHOTO & IMAGERY REP now well underway and with Benson With updates from JHSS, the Station Sgt Malthouse personnel heavily involved with the mentoring scheme, air cadets and Photo Section, Ext: 7265 RAF100 Baton Relay, we have literally hit much more besides, as ever the Lion’s CARTOONIST Icknield Community College has to fully integrate into extra- the ground running, with so much more Roar showcases the incredible range of FS Dave McCrindle to come. activity that Station personnel conduct MLO ADJ Ext 7085 a long association of supporting curricular activities, including Also reaching 100 this year is 230 and support. DISTRIBUTION ‘Tiger’ Squadron. To mark this milestone Mr Tizzard, Mr Cole, Mr Guppy students from RAF Benson. DoE, sports, arts and academic in spectacular fashion, Ex EASTERN Summer is upon us and planning for TIGER proved that we can still aim Families Day, to be held on 26 July, is Icknield Community College has pursuits. This also helps Year high with adventure training and force well underway. Definitely a date for the development. A little closer to home, diary; the event is a great opportunity developed clear protocols to 11 students prepare for their the NATO Tactics Meet in Poland proved to say thank you for all the support that to be both excellent training and the our families give us throughout the year. welcome, support and integrate GCSE exams with an ongoing perfect occasion to unveil the Tiger Puma I look forward to seeing you there in this anniversary paint scheme. very special 100th year of the RAF! students from the base as they comprehensive revision arrive at ICC at different points programme over the school in the curriculum. To assist year. This programme has this, we have a designated been fully funded by the school member of staff who coordinates and is an ongoing provision. ‘school to base’ relationships. Icknield Community College The school has organised an is proud to be involved with COVER CREDIT: SAC Amy Lupton extra late bus from school to the RAF and our accreditation the base to assist RAF students as a Platinum school.
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