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Honours and Awards • New Church Garden of Commemoration • RAF Sportswoman of the Year • Tarquin Trophy Honours and Awards • New Church Garden of Commemoration • RAF Sportswoman of the Year • Tarquin Trophy CONTENTS ARIES TEAM IN THIS ISSUE… Editor’s Welcome Editor: Sqn Ldr Kim Leach 5 Foreword Deputy Editor: Sgt Jimmy Brandford by Sqn Ldr Kim Leach 6 Station News Public Relations Officers (PRO) CFS (H) Sqn: Maj Dan McBride 6 Flying Milestones 660 Sqn AAC: Sqn Ldr Paul Farrant 705 NAS: Flt Lt Chris Simpson 12 Station Visits 60 (R) Sqn: Flt Lt Tom Brown 14 Community Project CATCS: Flt Lt Charlie Gawne ATC: Sgt Jimmy Brandford 16 Honours & Awards Distribution: Mr Frank Young, Central Registry 20 Graduations Mrs Cheryl Foster, HIVE Mr Gary Jones, SHQ 22 Drive Safely RAF Shawbury Road Reps 24 Total Safety elcome to Edition 1 of 2016. We start the year Front Cover Design: Mr Chris Roberts, RAF 25 CATCS News Shawbury Graphics Wwith congratulations to our recent award winners which 26 Charity News Photography: Mr Ian Forshaw include Sqn Ldr Jason Davenhill Mr Dave Granger 32 Features who received a Bronze Award Enquiries: from the Royal Aeronautical Email: [email protected] 36 Sport Society. Also, to Mr Tim Nicholas Tel (mil): 95531 7572 and Flt Lt Doug Brown who were Tel (civ): 01939 250351 x7572 both awarded Master Air Pilot COVER PICTURE: Certificates recently. I would also A view from the cockpit of a Squirrel like to say a special thank you to www.facebook.com/RAFShawbury helicopter everyone at RAF Shawbury who have helped to support the Be Seen, Be Safer Rider Awareness General Service Knowledge – Information Fact No 7 campaign. Your support has enabled RAF Shawbury to be By Cpl S JAR (Drill Instructor) awarded the prestigious Tarquin Did you know that the decision to adopt vehicle star plates in the Royal Air Force was Trophy from The British Horse strongly advocated by Lord Hugh Tedder, Marshal of the Royal Air Force? He greatly Society. Also, congratulations favoured the American system of the stars to which he had become accustomed when to those who were honoured in he was Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. the New Year Honours List. You can read all about these award Star plates first came into use on 1st January 1951; they were displayed on the front nominations inside this edition. and rear bumpers of vehicles carrying an Air Officer on all official occasions. Star plates had a dark blue background and a number of silver stars to highlight the Air rank of Happy Reading the officer. All stars were to be in the horizontal position on the star plate with one exception; the Marshal of the Royal Air Force had a circle of five stars. The number of stars denoting an Air Officer are: Submissions for Edition 2 to the Editor by 4th March 2016 One star - Air Commodore Two stars - Air Vice Marshal Three stars - Air Marshal Four stars - Air Chief Marshal Five stars (circle) - Marshal of the Royal Air Force © This magazine contains official information and should be treated with discretion by the recipient. No responsibility These days, star plates may also be displayed on a vehicle on a for the quality of goods or services advertised in this magnetic version of the original star plate design. All military magazine can be accepted by the publishers or printers. Advertisements are included in good faith. 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Managing Director: Ron Pearson Sub Editor: Jennifer Badrick GET SOME IN-formation Advertising Sales: Sally Haynes www.shawbury.raf.mod.uk Aries 3 For a brochure please telephone 01872 572271 alley barbers Traditional Gentlemans Hairdresser Monday to Thursday 9am - 5.00pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 8.30am - 4pm OPENNo appointments 6 DAYS A needed WEEK Walk-in Service 7 Roushill Bank, Shrewsbury 01743 367304 www.alley-barbers.co.uk 4 Aries www.shawbury.raf.mod.uk Foreword by Mr Les Goodchild MBE, Officer Commanding Support Wing t is difficult to comprehend that that so many visitors to the Station having ‘joined’ the Royal Air Force comment on what a lovely feel the Iat the Careers Information Office place has. Inevitably the ‘odd’ individual in Brighton on 30th December 1974, has tried to break the Shawbury mould I find myself planning retirement before finally succumbing to the fact having completed continuous service that the formula works and for most, to the MoD some 42 years later. the Shawbury experience is a good one. Somewhat ironically, I left the RAF from Shawbury in 1996 to join the Civil However, as I wrote in a previous Service and after postings to Cosford, foreword, change is inevitable and in Abbey Wood and Brampton, found an my experience, to embrace change escape route back to Shawbury in 2007. is usually less painful than trying to Initially recruited to the role of Officer resist it. As I write, many of the moves Commanding Contract Management to facilitate the Military Flight Training Team, I have now been employed System (MFTS) infrastructure transition in the role of Officer Commanding have been completed. Somehow it after. The programme is likely to Support Wing for almost 3 years. There seems inadequate to simply say ‘thank take a further 18 to 24 months to can be no doubt that it has been an you’ to all of those involved. Their complete and will provide first class interesting journey since those early forbearance as we navigated our way facilities, galvanising Shawbury as a days as an L Mech AR back in 1974 through what might be perceived base with a future. I confess to being and as retirement beckons, I’m not to be chaos at times was simply a little disappointed at not being here sure that I would have changed any remarkable when considered against a to see the final result but take some of it given the opportunity to do so. backdrop of very challenging timelines, comfort in the knowledge that for most Whilst undoubtedly I could have taken limited funding and a mandate to part, Shawbury has a stable future. career options that would have been maintain core output. Working with a Notwithstanding the current focus on more financially beneficial, I cannot put significant number of agencies, some MFTS, there is more to come as we a price on the fantastic experiences of which placed limitations upon us out also transition to Programme Marshall I have enjoyed throughout both of our control, undoubtedly presented which will see updates to our airfield elements of my career. frustrations. However, opportunity aids. Hot off the press as I write this exists in chaos and collectively, I like foreword is news that Cobham Aviation My time with the RAF(not to forget my to think that we have maximised Services have accepted an opportunity association with both the Royal Navy those opportunities having delivered to extend their current contract with and Army) have been an absolute the initial phases of the MFTS infra us taking our partnership to 31 March blast. Notwithstanding the Tri-Service programme to time and cost. 2018 – great news! exposure I have had at Shawbury, I also had a long association with the RN as There is still more to be done and early I am hoping to escape any further far back as 1978 which also saw me works on the ground preparation for requests from the Editor to write going to sea on HMS London. More the new ‘Schoolhouse’ began in early another foreword and therefore, I importantly, and irrespective of Service January. I anticipate that (subject to will leave any final farewells to my allegiance, I have had the privilege of contract) major construction work on retirement beer-call programmed for working with some great people and the Schoolhouse will begin in early sometime in December. Suffice to I will leave Shawbury with the fondest April with further work to modernise say, thank you all for your continued of memories. It can be no coincidence 2 and 3 hangars following shortly support. Exclusive Fashions Valley Vapes 4/5 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury Telephone: 01743 233423 Electronic Cigarette Store 20 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AD [email protected] 01743 272500 www.marianneexclusivefashions.co.uk E: [email protected] Valley Vapes Tel 01939250882 The levels, Astley, Coin-op Laundry Shrewbury, 01743 354808 Shropshire SY4 4BY 105 Hereford Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 7QZ www.sophisticutz.uk.com Sophisticutz Hair & Beauty www.coin-oplaundry.co.uk www.shawbury.raf.mod.uk Aries 5 STATION NEWS D-DAY Veteran is presented with the Legion of Honour Medal D-Day veteran has been presented with the Legion of Honour medal. WO Keith A Martin flew as an Air Gunner on missions over France in support of D-Day. He was presented with his medal by marshalling yards at Orleans, Colonel Jules Facer, the Commandant Aachen, and Terginer before of the Defence Helicopter Flying School, D-Day. On the 5th June 1944, WO WO Keith Martin receives his medal from Col Jules Facer. RAF Shawbury at the Shropshire Aircrew Martin’s crew flew 2 missions in one day, Association (SACA) lunch, held at the attacking heavy gun emplacements on Wroxeter Hotel, near Shrewsbury on the French coast. Unbeknown to them, Faldingworth to join No 300 (Polish) Sqn Thursday 19th November. this was the start of Operation Overlord and this would mean another posting. and D-Day. After a further 3 missions They volunteered for every operation The Legion of Honour was established bombing targets in France, his crew possible and completed their last 4 by Napoleon in 1802 as France’s highest were posted to RAF Faldingworth to missions in one week.
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