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AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 3 transport aircraft spares and ammunition during the Battle of Britain. Since then the Squadron has been involved in almost every operation to date. Most recently this has been witnessed when delivering crucial oxygen supplies across the UK as part of Operation RESCRIPT and supporting the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission in Estonia. A huge congratulations to all the members of 2 MT Sqn, both past and present. Editor RAF Wittering was also I can’t believe how quickly the time privileged to hold the Hindu has passed and I am now editing Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) faith the Autumn edition. The year to ceremony in the Officers’ Mess. date has been a testing time for I was able to meet with local us all in one guise or another, but members of the Hindu community, what is evident is that RAF Wittering as well as Hindus from across the and the A4 Force Elements remain RAF, Army and Cadets. It was a very extremely busy. Testament to this is Foreword special and spiritual ceremony, the variety of articles in this edition, It only seems like yesterday that Squadron worked with 7 Brigade which celebrated brotherhood, whether this is directly for operations, I was penning my foreword for and received a two-day training sisterhood and love. It was a support towards COVID-19 taskings or the Wittering View Summer package on Mobile Testing. fantastic experience and another ensuring personnel maintain essential edition, yet now I find myself This vital training has ensured that memory was created. qualifications, enabling to rapidly reflecting on the last few they have qualified personnel Investment in our people is deploy if required. months in anticipation of the held at readiness to help conduct vital, but never more so than in Even amid the frenetic pace and Autumn publication. While we Coronavirus tests for key workers. our newest members. I am proud uncertainty that we face, either in work find ourselves dealing with the At the beginning of July, the and delighted that two recent or working from home, personnel ever-evolving circumstances Joint Aircraft Recovery and members of the Wittering team have found the time to support local surrounding COVID-19, my top Transportation Squadron have just been recognised in the charities. This is an important time for priority has been focusing on (JARTS) conducted Exercise RAF Apprentice of the Year Awards. charities with many of them facing the safety and welfare of our VALIANT DUCK at RAF Wittering Senior Aircraftman Sabrina Emery financial hardship. So, it was great personnel, both at RAF Wittering to maintain vital operational a Driver from No1 Expeditionary to see that No 3 Mobile Catering and across the wider A4 Force. currency. The deployed team Logistics Squadron and Senior Squadron completed a 5,000-mile It has been a very busy and were rigorously tested as they Aircraftman Technician Luke (cycle, run and bike) challenge and challenging time for us all while dealt with a simulated crash Marston from Station Workshops raised much-needed funds for the continuing to support between a fixed wing and rotary have won their respective Williams Syndrome Foundation, but operations worldwide. aircraft with numerous casualties. categories. This is a fantastic also a team of volunteers helped with The A4 Force Elements have Over the exercise JARTS was achievement so early on in their a building refurbishment, utilised by been crucial players in the supported by 3 Mobile Catering careers and I have no doubt that the Swan Project charity. COVID-19 pandemic, whether Squadron, 5001 Squadron and with the depth of expertise and I would also like to take this close to, or far from, home. RAF Wittering personnel who support at Wittering, they will opportunity to thank Emma Stacey, Nowhere more is this evident assumed acting roles to bring the continue to excel and reach their who is without doubt the backbone than the deployment of 5001 exercise alive, myself included. full potential. Congratulations to of this magazine and a great support Squadron to the King Edward I thoroughly enjoyed my cameo you both, well done. to me. But neither of us would be able Memorial Hospital in the Falkland role, but most importantly it gave Now looking forward to the to produce the magazine, if we didn’t Islands. Here they adapted the me an opportunity to witness weeks and months ahead, please have the stories, so we need your Air Separation Units to provide first-hand the diverse and continue to remain safe in all support. If you have any stories which life-saving oxygen for Coronavirus crucial output JARTS is required that you do, and I would like to highlight the great work that you or patients. to deliver. thank you and your loved ones for your team are completing, please Adapting to change and I was immensely proud to your continued support, as this is send them into us and we can include adopting new skills has been key witness 2 Mechanical Transport essential to what we have achieved them in the Winter edition. over this COVID-19 period. In early Squadron celebrate its 80th and continue to deliver together. June, a team from RAF Wittering’s anniversary in July. Steeped Flt Lt Gaz Smith 504 Reserve Logistics Support in history, its first role was to Gp Capt Jo Lincoln

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Exercise VALIANT DUCK 06 News In Brief 08 Apprentice of the Year 10 Future Accommodation Model Pilot Launch 11 Charity Challenge for 3MCS 11 2MT 80th Anniversary 12 Reservists Train for Coronavirus Testing 14 Station History - Night Hunters 15 Community News 16 Padre's Corner 16 Airplay Wittering 17 SSAFA - 30 Years of Support 18 Caterers Help Youth Project 19 Tea Break Time 20 In the Hot Seat 22 10 Culinary Corner 22 Editor Distribution Designed By Flt Gaz Smith Morrisons Stamford, Sainsbury's Stamford, Families' Laura Lang [email protected] Shop Wittering, Walkers of Stamford, Stamford coffee shops, Phoenix Shop Wittering, Wittering Advertising Deputy Editor local businesses and amenities. Lance Print Ltd, 1st Floor, Tailby House, Emma Stacey Bath Road, Kettering, Northants, NN16 8NL Published By Tel: Jo on 01536 334221 Team Lance Print Ltd, 1st Floor, Tailby House, [email protected] Marissa Russell, SAC Jack Welson, Ed Palmer , Bath Road, Kettering, Northants, NN16 8NL SAC Kim Waterson, Fg Off Lucy Heal, A/Cpl Ross Tel: 01536 334222 Printing Pollard and Cpl Chloe Finlay. www.lanceprint.co.uk Lance Print Ltd, Email: [email protected] Tel: 01733 390564

AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 5 feature Exercise VALIANT DUCK Aircraft Recovery Skills Tested At RAF Wittering

The JARTS patch. An aircraft crash exercise took place at Royal Air Force Wittering as the Joint Aircraft Recovery & Transportation Squadron (JARTS) arrived at the Station.

JARTS is dedicated to the safe Flight Sergeant Darren Reynolds recovery and transportation was part of the assessing team of crashed aircraft in the and evaluated team members United Kingdom and overseas. as the exercises progressed. He Consisting of RAF and Royal said: “In a real situation we want Navy personnel, the Squadron to protect the scene, ensure the is an A4 Force Element based health and safety of everyone, at MOD Boscombe Down in restore the area and make sure Wiltshire. we communicate effectively. Weeks in the planning, Exercise We tested each of those things VALIANT DUCK accurately in this exercise.” simulated two crash landings Fragments of a jet aeroplane and thoroughly tested JARTS and helicopter were placed personnel as they attempted to near RAF Wittering’s Vigo Wood recover the aircraft and return the training area. The mechanics of A member of the JARTS teams secures the helicopter fuselage before lifting. situation to normal. safely moving crashed helicopters and aeroplanes are different, so the had any knowledge of the event. team took this opportunity to test Even the team at No 3 Mobile personnel on both types of aircraft. Catering Squadron, which set up Wing Commander Dan Penter, a field kitchen, as they would in a Officer Commanding No 42 real crash situation, had no idea an Expeditionary Support Wing, exercise was about to be called. of which JARTS is a part, said: Personnel from RAF Wittering “It seems like an odd time, but adopted different roles to give this is the perfect moment for the exercise a more realistic feel. an exercise. Aircraft crashes can As the team from JARTS cordoned happen at any time and we off the area to safely move the have to be prepared to work in aircraft, they encountered dog- situations that demand special walkers, agitated landowners measures and different ways and journalists - all of whom are of working.” likely to appear during a real Realism is the key to successful crash situation. training and the exercise was kept Both JARTS and No 3 Mobile The helicopter fuselage is lifted onto the back of the recovery vehicle. a closely guarded secret for weeks. Catering Squadron are part of the Only a few key people at JARTS A4 Force Elements, the specialised

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Mercury Ad.indd 1 12/11/19 13:24:02 NEWS In brief News In Brief Faith in the Forces

Wittering RAFA VJ Day Challenge

To commemorate VJ Day, equivalent distance of the members of the RAFA Wittering length of Japan, with the & District Branch, together aim of raising £1,000 for the with friends and family, ran Association. and walked 3,252 miles - the You can still make donations equivalent distance from Japan by visiting their justgiving to RAF Changi Singapore. page at www.justgiving.com/ Members took part in the fundraising/rafavjday Changi Challenge between July 1 RAF Wittering was honoured to Prayers were spoken in Sanskrit and VJ Day on August 15. PHOTO: Members of RAFA welcome Pandit Ji Krishan Kant, and English and the service had a This challenge ran alongside a Wittering & District Branch Hindu Chaplain to the Armed spiritual and unifying atmosphere. Team Challenge which saw 10 mark VJ Day with fundraising Forces, members of the Hindu The Ministry of Defence is volunteers run 1,323 miles - the challenge. Community, the Royal Navy and committed to creating a culture the British Army for the service of that encourages and welcomes Raksha Bandhar. people throughout society to join Literally translated, Raksha us, and remain with us, to make Bandhar means bond of protection their distinctive contributions and RAF Wittering Contributes to and is a service which celebrates achieve their full potential. International Virtual Air Tattoo brotherhood, sisterhood and love.

Air arms representing more participants, including 2019 than 20 countries from around displays by the MiG-21 LanceR the globe took part in a special & EAV-8 Harrier. As well as live event organised by the team interviews with the Red Arrows, behind the Royal International Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Air Tattoo and supported by and RAF Typhoon Display the Royal Air Force. Team pilots, there was unique The Virtual Air Tattoo, which behind-the-scenes footage. was free-to-view, was a live- This included a recent Royal Air streamed event that took place Force air-to-air refuelling mission, in July, the same weekend the plus messages, interviews and actual airshow was due to special aircraft tours courtesy of be staged. the participating international Wittering squadrons and aircrew. personnel played a role in the While the Air Tattoo delivered event with a number of videos the main broadcast, the RAF including one showing specialist hosted two additional channels, ground engineering capability, one providing extended footage 5001 Squadron, and also one of RAF content featured in the of 2MT (Mechanical Transport) Virtual Air Tattoo and the other, Squadron, which this year broadcast live on Twitch, hosted celebrated its 80th anniversary. by the RAF’s Video Gaming and Highlights also included displays Esports Association which staged created by Virtual Airshows, a number of socially-distanced footage from previous Air Tattoo esport competitions.

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8 WITTERING VIEW AUTUMN 2020 Wittering Squadron Supports Life-saving Capability in Falkland Islands

Personnel from Wittering’s as the ASUs were effectively 5001 Squadron have been obsolescent, with no serviceable working at the King Edward equipment, no personnel trained Memorial Hospital in the and no support contract in place Falkland Islands to repurpose until just recently. Air Separation Units (ASUs) to The team worked alongside provide life-saving oxygen for colleagues from DECA to bring Covid-19 patients. the support equipment up Defence, Equipment & Support to deployment serviceability played a major role in delivering standard and to train personnel essential equipment to the from 5001 Sqn to operate the Falkland Islands as part of the UK equipment. Government’s support to the Overseas Territories during the coronavirus pandemic. ASUs were used previously to generate oxygen for RAF aircrew on Tornado and Hercules. They were identified as a potential oxygen production source for coronavirus patients. Working with the Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) and RAF personnel, the machines were sourced, repurposed to hospital-grade standard and then quickly deployed to the Falkland Islands. The Airfield Engineering Support Team set about managing and co-ordinating the maintenance, spares support, training and delivery of the complete equipment package. This involved a significant effort, Virtual Duathlon RAF Wittering organised a encouraged to take part by virtual Duathlon in aid of the completing a 2km run and RAF Benevolent Fund. 5km cycle. Open to everyone, participants Everyone who registered and were challenged to run 5km and completed the challenge received cycle 10km (while observing a medal, while those who raised social distancing measures of at least £20 in sponsorship course) between 15 July and 1 also received a bespoke RAF September. Children were also Benevolent Fund t-shirt or vest.

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AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 9 feature Apprentice of the year Apprentice of the Year

A driver and a technician from RAF Wittering have won their respective categories in the RAF Apprentice of the Year Competition.

Senior Aircraftman Sabrina He said: “I like the engineering Emery is a Driver with No work. This trade is the only one 1 Expeditionary Logistic that can make components Squadron and is Apprentice from scratch – straight out of the Year in Trade Group of solid metal. You get good Six; Mechanical Transport qualifications from the Driver. Sabrina joined apprenticeship; it’s been well the RAF in 2018 after a worth it.” successful career in the An Apprenticeship in leisure industry. She said: the Royal Air Force offers “I was a leisure centre recruits the chance to gain a manager, but there’s not professional qualification as part much room for progression of a challenging and unique and I couldn’t see myself career. Not only will they gain a doing it long term.” professional qualification that’s RAF Drivers are required recognised in the civilian world, to operate a wide range they will also have a guaranteed of general and specialist job in their chosen field. vehicles, from passenger Group Captain Jo Lincoln, carrying vehicles to large Station Commander and goods vehicles and aircraft Commander of the A4 refuelling tankers. Sabrina has Force Elements, said: “Huge no regrets about her career congratulations to Luke choices and is delighted to and Sabrina. Passing an Personnel load a Blue Steel have won in her category. apprenticeship is hard enough onto the Victor. She said: “It’s a job that gives work as it is, coming top of your you different opportunities Trade Group marks you out as and challenges, it’s definitely a something quite special. This good way to go.” is a real achievement and they General Technicians are can both be very proud.” the engineering workforce of “It’s important to understand the RAF. Senior Aircraftman that our apprentices have a Technician Luke Marston has strong network around them. completed his engineering They have vast expertise in their apprenticeship with an NVQ line managers and genuine Level 3 and works in the support from their chain of Station’s workshops. command. This is how we Luke joined the RAF in invest in our young people 2016 and, like Sabrina, has no and get them to realise their regrets about his choices. potential.”

10 WITTERING VIEW AUTUMN 2020 feature FAM 3mcs Feature Future Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot launches in RAF Wittering Challenge for No 3 June 2020 saw the roll Mobile out of the third and final FAM pilot site at RAF Catering Wittering. This means that hundreds of Service Squadron personnel stationed at or posted to RAF Wittering Over 5,000 miles are now being given more choice to live in a way that were cycled, better suits their needs rowed and run as and lifestyle; choosing No 3 Mobile where, how and with Catering Squadron whom they live, with help the village shop in Wittering and from the MOD. up to £125 per month towards took on an epic organising a bake sale. Senior his accommodation costs under Aircraftman Rob Dowie was ‘Maintain Own Home’ (MOH) on challenge for the the project lead for the SWO to Reflecting on the launch, Group FAM. WO Greening said: “I was Crow challenge. He said: “We Captain Jo Lincoln, Station very pleasantly surprised to find Williams Syndrome had searing heat and we’ve also Commander at RAF Wittering out I too was eligible under this had horrific wind and sideways said: “Our people's home life is scheme, as a single person and an Foundation. rain, but people battled through. a massive contributing factor to existing homeowner who has to Everyone’s been fantastic, it’s their wellbeing and effectiveness. live in the Barrack Block during the A team of 34 Chefs and Stewards been a massive team effort, Helping our people to live in the week due to the distance involved. took to their bicycles, rowing and everyone’s gone the extra accommodation and location that A real scheme that supports us all machines and pulled on their mile, getting the word out there suits them best is really important. to own a home and one I hope will running shoes as they covered about what we’re doing, and This is a fantastic initiative and I am be adopted into Service following the virtual distance from the keeping up the social distancing delighted that Wittering has been this initial piloting.” Station Warrant Officer’s Office at while we’ve been on the selected as the RAF pilot site for SAC Wilson currently lives is SLA RAF Wittering to their colleague, challenge.” the project.” at RAF Wittering. He learnt about SAC Jonathan Crow, in Cyprus – Initially formed in 1975 as the FAM through briefings and his and back again. RAF Mobile Catering Support Why do we need FAM? Chain of Command. After speaking Williams Syndrome is a rare Unit, No 3 Mobile Catering has The current accommodation to the FAM Cell, he learnt he could disorder that occurs randomly been supporting operations and model works on a rank-based receive monthly rental payments and affects around one in 18,000 exercises for over 40 years. The structure and is limited to either towards a rental property of his people in the UK. It causes Squadron regularly supports fast single living or service family choosing. distinctive facial characteristics jet deployments and can offer accommodation, while only SAC Wilson has applied for and and a wide range of learning immediate support to aircraft recognising marriage as an been approved for the Private and social difficulties. The crash situations. entitled relationship. FAM looks to Rental Sector (PRS). With the help Williams Syndrome Foundation The end of the event was readdress this. of FAM he will now be able to supports people with Williams marked when four cyclists Through the pilot, funds from move out of SLA to a property Syndrome those who love, care arrived outside the Station the MOD are available to help suitable for him and his daughter for and educate them. Warrant Officer’s office, after Service personnel either make use who visits regularly. Cpl Dan Gordon’s son Henry 5,368 combined miles without of the private rental sector (PRS) SAC Wilson said: “I’ve had an (3) was born with Williams leaving the country. The team or buy a property of their own. awesome experience with the Syndrome and the foundation has raised £1,180 and donations FAM can be used in conjunction FAM Cell from my initial enquiry has been a massive support can still be made through the with the Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) to getting my application through to the family. Dan said: “They Just Giving page: https://www. scheme meaning there is greater JPA. They helped me choose offer advice to parents and justgiving.com/fundraising/swo- support to help Service personnel the right accommodation for people with Williams Syndrome to-crow put down roots creating stability my needs as a single parent. and there’s a panel of medical RAF Wittering Station for their family. Throughout the process the FAM experts that you can turn to. Commander, Group Captain Under FAM the existing Cell were always on hand to help Affected families can meet up Jo Lincoln, and Station Warrant option of Single Living me when I had questions about and share their experiences. It’s Officer, Warrant Officer Hywel Accommodation (SLA) or Service the application. “The level of been brilliant, without them I Greening, met the team of four Family Accommodation (SFA) professionalism of the team was don’t know what we would cyclists who completed the are still available, with widened amazing especially Georgia, who have done.” challenge at the Station’s main entitlements for Service personnel was always on the end of the line if The event has had a genuine gate yesterday. who are in Established Long Term I needed guidance.” community feel, with team Group Captain Lincoln said: Relationships (LTR(E)) or those who members setting up their cycling “What an amazing effort from have children visiting for 80 nights and rowing machines outside No 3 Mobile Catering Squadron, or more. Find out more and for such a brilliant Service personnel living in or cause too. This is an What are Service personnel at coming to RAF Wittering can incredible example of RAF Wittering already saying? contact the local FAM Cell for our people looking WO Hywel Greening, Station more information by: after each other and Warrant Officer is based at Emailing people-famcell-wit@ keeping up that great RAF Wittering. He lives in and mod.gov.uk Tel. 01780 417018 tradition of fundraising pays for SLA during the week at RAF Wittering. Any while maintaining a private Making an appointment to Station Commander property elsewhere. He learned visit them at Building 118, RAF would be proud of this that, through the FAM pilot Wittering. Visiting us at one of our brilliant teamwork.” he is entitled to the FAM Core unit/station pop up events. Payment and is now receiving

AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 11 feature 2mt 80th anniversary

SAC James Matthews helps the Royal Mail when the Beast from the East struck in 2018. Image By: SAC Matty Smith.

Transport Historic RAF Wittering Squadron Clocks Up 80 Years along with their colleagues from No Decades of service in conflict and peace were marked at RAF 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron, they rescued dozens of key workers Wittering in July as No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron stranded in their homes when the Beast from the East poured deep reached its 80th birthday. snow onto Lincolnshire. Being a 2MT driver is not easy. Formed at King’s College Commanding, Sqn Ldr Dan Cook. and focussed, and they have a real Corporal James Meade is one of in Cambridge in 1940, the Dan said: “What a week to arrive! It can-do attitude to their work. 2MT the Squadron’s instructors. He said: Squadron’s first role was to ferry is an honour to be entrusted with Squadron is an amazing place to be.” “2MT drivers have to operate a lot aircraft spares and ammunition the command of this Squadron. 2MT’s drivers hit the national more vehicles than just trucks. As between RAF Stations during the The people here are dedicated headlines in March 2018 when, an instructor, the people that I’m Battle of Britain. In the following training, I’m looking for their ability 80 years 2MT, as it is known, has to forward plan, that they want to seen service in almost every UK be here, they’re wanting to learn, major military operation. and a bit of passion in what they do.” Eighty years on and 2MT The Squadron had hoped to Squadron remains the RAF’s celebrate their 80th birthday with road going heavy lift capability. a party. Sadly, with the Coronavirus It recently deployed to the pandemic still an unrelenting reality, NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission the plans had to be parked. During in Estonia, carrying the vital the early stages of the pandemic, spares and supplies needed 2MT drivers delivered crucial oxygen to keep the Typhoon jets supplies to key locations across the flying. The Squadron’s trained UK as part of Operation Rescript. military drivers also operate the Sqn Ldr Cook said: “Our drivers are specialist vehicles, fuel bowsers not just drivers, they are properly and towing tractors, needed to trained military personnel who keep a modern airbase moving. 2MT Squadron drivers line up in the have completed basic training and The birthday week also saw 1950s. Image By: Supplied Image. specialised driver training at the the arrival of 2MT’s new Officer Defence School of Transport.

12 WITTERING VIEW AUTUMN 2020 A special photo taken at RAF Wittering showing 2MT’s current and past vehicles. Image By: SAC Jack Welson.

2MT practice their military skills on Exercise Resolute Convoy in 2019. Image By: Cpl Paul Robertshaw.

2MT Sqn on the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission.

They understand how to safely operate vehicles around aircraft on a military airfield and possess the skills to overcome challenging conditions in order to deliver their 2MT has seen service in almost every UK major military operation. vital freight.” 2MT Squadron is an A4 Force Element. The A4 Force Elements are specialised, high-readiness, engineering and logistics units that support RAF operations and exercises at home and abroad. The A4 Force Elements are headquartered at RAF Wittering, and commanded by Group Captain Jo Lincoln. Gp Capt Lincoln said: “Eighty years is an amazing milestone, and it teaches us that the need to move freight by road is as necessary now as it was in 1940. Having drivers and vehicles ready at a moment’s notice to take equipment and spares to where they are most needed is an essential capability. Huge congratulations to all the members of 2MT, past and present, for everything they have achieved over the last 80 years.” A 2MT Squadron truck transporting a Spitfire during the victory parade in 1946. Image By: Supplied Image.

AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 13 feature 504 sqn Reservists RAF Wittering Train For Coronavirus Testing

Group Captain Jo Lincoln Royal Air Force Reservists from Wittering’s 504 Squadron is Station Commander at RAF Wittering and Commanding Officer have been training with 7 Brigade at Kendrew Barracks to of the A4 Force Elements. She said: support testing for the Coronavirus. “I am so proud of our Reservists. Running a mobile testing unit safely requires discipline, The team from RAF Wittering’s Corporal Fretwell said: “The In an ironic historical twist, the thoughtfulness, and an ability to Reserve Squadron spent two days priority was making sure that training was a trip down memory reassure and relate to the people in wet conditions learning how to everyone was safe; ourselves lane for some of 504’s Reservists. who are being tested. I know they set up a mobile testing unit and and the people we would be Before arriving at RAF Wittering, the will do a great job.” safely test members of the public testing. We also had to learn some Squadron was previously based for the Coronavirus. reassurance techniques so that at RAF Cottesmore, now called All images taken by Garry Fox of It was a significant change for nobody felt rushed and could Kendrew Barracks and home of the Army Communications. Not all those 504 Squadron, whose primary easily ask for help if they need to.” Royal Anglian Regiment. pictured are from 504 Squadron . role is the recruitment, training 504 Squadron is one of four and deployment of RAF drivers, Reserve squadrons in the RAF's A4 chefs, technicians and suppliers. Force. The others are 605 (County Beginning in the classroom, the of Warwick) Squadron based two-day course was a powerful at RAF Cosford, 501 (County of learning experience. Practical Gloucester) Squadron and 4624 exercises were involved; learning (County of Oxford) Squadron both how to filter traffic, the correct use based at RAF Brize Norton. of personal protective equipment, Sqn Ldr Andy Ham is Officer culminating in a complete run- Commanding 504 Squadron. through of how a mobile testing He said: “As a Royal Air Force unit is set up and run. Reservist you have to be In his day job, Andy Fretwell adaptable and ready to quickly is a Civil Servant with No 1 learn new skills. It’s one of the Expeditionary Logistics Squadron key characteristics we look for in at RAF Wittering. As a Reservist, our recruits and we can see it in he is a Corporal supplier with 504 action as our team learnt how to Squadron. run a testing unit.”

The team sets up the testing station.

A member of the team during a run through.

14 WITTERING VIEW AUTUMN 2020 Station History Feature Wittering's Night Hunters

Douglas Havoc II Turbinlite. From July 1941 until September 1942, RAF Wittering was home to Douglas “Turbinlite” Setting up the testing station. Havocs of No 1453 (Fighter) Flight and Hawker Hurricanes of No 151 Squadron. The two units worked in conjunction with each other to intercept and shoot down German aircraft conducting night bombing raids on the UK.

Early Airborne Interception (AI) the aircraft’s nose. The unarmed radar equipment was bulky Havoc was guided onto enemy and due to operator workload, aircraft by ground radar and its unsuited to carriage by single- own AI equipment, then used the engined fighters. However, Turbinlite to illuminate the target early radar-equipped Bristol for accompanying Hurricanes to Blenheims lacked the necessary find and shoot down. speed advantage over German Approximately 70 Havocs were Heinkel 111 and Dornier Do so modified but the concept 17 bombers then raiding the behind the idea was rendered A member of the team directs a vehicle during a run through. UK to be truly effective. Non- obsolete with the introduction of AI equipped single-engined more advance AI radar fitted to fighters, while being fast enough high-performance night fighters to catch the bombers, simply such as the Bristol Beaufighter could not find them. and de Havilland Mosquito. As a The idea was put forward that result, the Turbinlite Havoc went an aircraft carrying a searchlight out of service in early 1943. The could light up the attacking Turbinlite was later considered bombers for accompanying in the search for a method of fighters to shoot down. illuminating surfaced enemy The Turbinlite, a 2,700 million U-boats at night but lost out to candela searchlight, was the competing Leigh light. developed by Sydney Cotton and William Helmore and was fitted into the nose of a Douglas Havoc behind a flat transparent screen. Power for the light was provided by heavy lead-acid batteries carried in the Havoc's bomb bay and was enough for about two SAC Amy Partridge from 504 Squadron fitting her face mask. minutes of operation. In addition, a Mk IV AI radar was fitted with its broad "arrow head" aerials protruding from both sides of Douglas “Turbinlite” Havoc, circa 1942. Credit: Imperial War Museum.

Corporal Andy Fretwell from 504 Squadron. Douglas “Turbinlite” Havoc. Credit: National Archives, Historylink101.com.

AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 15 REGULARS COMMUNITY SUPPORT Community News Padre’s Corner Hope For The Future Community Support As the country continues to adapt to a slightly different routine, the Community Support Team has made a few changes to the way we work but we are all still available should you need support. The team is working remotely from home and in the office, so you can contact us during normal working hours. While visitors are currently unable to visit the HIVE office, we can arrange a meeting by appointment should you or your family have any specific enquiries. The team’s contact details are below. RAF Wittering has had to say him with the same poster as a Please check the latest advice about goodbye and good luck to leaving gift. COVID 19: Padre Stewart Shaw. The whole of RAF Wittering https://www.raf.mod.uk/ Padre Stew, who arrived at the would like to say a huge thank coronavirus/ Station back in 2017, was the you and wish Padre Stew all the driving force behind the highly best in his next job. SSAFA Support successful RAF Wittering Cinema. Working with the support of the RAF Benevolent Fund and Wittering currently has two Personal a team of volunteers from the and Family Support Workers offering Free Advice Clinics at the HIVE Station, Padre Stew was able to telephone consultations, but they can create the cinema which is now a also be contacted via email. much-loved resource on Station, Buckles Solicitors offers free boasting surround sound plus a If you need their help please contact 30-minute appointments on large projector and screen. Paula Finch, tel. 07825 016 853 or family law matters. If you wish Padre Stew also organised email [email protected] to speak to our Solicitor, please several successful fund-raising (available Mon – Fri), or Haylie Mason, email or call Sophie at the cinema events including an tel. 07584 230 805 HIVE (spophie.west102@mod. open air showing of The Greatest [email protected] gov.uk), who will pass your Showman, a 24-hour Christmas (available Mon, Tues, Thurs). details to Bev to arrange a Moviethon and a 24-hour Stars time for a phone consultation. Wars Moviethon, with monies There is also a 24-hour number that raised for RAFBF. you can call, tel. 03000 111 723 or visit We do not have access to a As a send-off, the cinema their website Citizens Advice Rutland volunteers hung a copy of The https://www.ssafa.org.uk/ adviser any more, but the local Last Jedi poster which was the office is more than happy to first movie that was shown at the Deployment support receive calls and queries from cinema back on February 7, 2018 Wittering residents should you and, as Padre Stew is a huge Stars need support. Wars fan, they also presented Unfortunately, due to the restrictions Visit www.rutlandcab.org.uk or in place Community Support won't tel. 01572 723494. be running any deployment support activities until later in the year. If your son/daughter/partner is currently deployed or is going to be deployed Useful Contacts Useful Websites to a qualifying location, please send an email to Sophie about claiming Service Community Support the Families Welfare vouchers. Please Officer - WO Neil Paylor - https://www.rafbf.org/news-and- be advised there may be a delay in tel. 07976 206569 or email blogs/fund-response-covid-19 posting out due to current working [email protected] arrangements. https://www.cambridgeshire. HIVE Information Officer gov.uk/residents/coronavirus/ Facebook Sophie West - covid-19-coordination-hub-your- tel. 07976 165393 or email community-needs-you [email protected] For all the latest information, the team https://www.peterborough.gov. is regularly posting on the Wittering Community Development uk/healthcare/public-health/ View and RAF Wittering HIVE Officer (CDO) – Mark Davis coronavirus Facebook pages. - tel. 07976 208806 or email [email protected] https://www. peterboroughmatters.co.uk/ Please note this information was correct at the time of going to Community Support press, however as the situation is changing on a daily basis at Administration Officer - present, please visit the Wittering View Facebook Page for all the up Emma Stacey - email emma. to minute news and information. [email protected]

16 WITTERING VIEW AUTUMN 2020 Airplay Wittering By Sharon Pollard, RAF Wittering Station Youth Worker. Quizzes, scavenger hunts and competitions are among the activities that Airplay has been delivering during lockdown to support young people.

Virtual youth sessions are being held each week.

We are providing daily activities require proof of membership in on our Facebook page ‘Airplay order to provide log in details. Youth Support @ Wittering’ All ages are welcome to join including, more recently, a week but we will require a parent’s of virtual Olympic challenges. email if the Airplay member Young People have entered is under 13. It is open to both from all over the Airplay Ben Club and Airplay members; community and have the to find out more and to get opportunity to win a trophy for signed up, please email Sharon. their station. Pollard@actionforchildren. We are holding virtual youth org.uk or airplayandbenclub@ sessions on Microsoft Teams so actionforchildren.org.uk for that young people can catch up a consent form and more with their friendship groups and information. make new friends, join in with Station Youth Worker Sharon crazy scavenger hunts, games Pollard and CDO Mark Davis will of bingo and Pictionary and be out and about in the village much more. delivering detached youth These sessions have now been work on Wednesdays (6-8pm) extended to Ben Club children and Thursdays (2-4pm) to catch (Aged 5-7 years). Access to virtual up with young people and see sessions can be found on our what they have been up to. new ‘Airplay Connect’ site. If you haven’t signed up yet, please get in touch. Airplay Connect enables us to deliver consistent, Coming Soon quality activities and support for young people. Our Youth Committee has Managed by Station Youth been working hard alongside Workers, Airplay Connect youth workers to organise a provides a safe, secure forum for nationwide Youth Forum for young people to engage in fun young people in the Airplay BRITAIN’S BEST BAKERY and educational activities, take community to have their 2012 HAMBLETON BAKERY Baker of the year part in quizzes, receive support voices heard. Look for opinion through virtual drop-in sessions, polls, live sessions and fun and much more. This site is not interactive sessions. publicly accessible; therefore, we

AUTUMN 2020 WITTERING VIEW 17 REGULARS Community SUPPORT 30 Years of Support Well who would have thought I would be means, apart from the few • Adoption service sitting writing this article in July from my home exceptions such as the safety as Haylie and I are still working remotely. By of children or vulnerable • Bereavement support groups. adults, criminal offences or the time this goes to print we may possibly security, what you want to • Mentoring Scheme. tell us - stays with us. We will still be working remotely as we have to put only discuss your issues with You will hear from us again in the our service user’s safety at the forefront of any others with your agreement. ‘Wittering View’ as well as meeting us around the station and married decisions that are made. We will all be seeing a • Report back to the RAF quarters (when we are back). without your agreement. new normal whenever we return to Station. One of our roles is to support In the meantime, if you need a the RAF in their duty of care, chat or support please call either In July this year the Personal • Relationship problems - Not such as at times of long-term myself Paula Finch on Support and Social Work just on or after separation, sickness, but if you have tel. 07825 016853 or email Service RAF celebrated 30 years but any issue that is causing come to us, we will only offer [email protected] of offering welfare support stress. Access to Relate for you advice and support in (working hours 08.30-17-00 Mon- to our service personnel and free counselling through the the best way to resolve an Fri) or Haylie Mason their families. During this time RAF Benevolent Fund issue. tel. 07946 150653 or email professional SSAFA staff have [email protected] supported the RAF community • Supporting contact/access Lastly, we would just like to make (working hours Mon,Tues and through any number of with estranged children you aware of additional services Thurs 08.30-17.00). emotional, financial or practical SSAFA can offer: issues that life has thrown at • Domestic abuse (both Paula & Haylie, SSAFA PFSW’s them. Many of which can be male and female) - We can • SSAFA’s Stepping Stone exacerbated by the demands of support victims in remaining homes offer accommodation service life. safe or escaping domestic to wives (civilian and serving) At the beginning of the year violence. We can also help and children needing a place Haylie Mason joined the team an offender in correcting to stay following relationship as a part time PFSW allowing us their behaviour through breakdowns to be more proactive and reach anger management or out to offer further support in the specialised programmes. community. Often other factors can lead to abuse, it’s better to seek So, what can we do for you? help for the issues before they become a problem. • As PFSW’s we can offer a range of services to all • Emotional problems caused serving personnel and their by life in or around the families, whether full time or Forces, such as coping with reserve, single or married. separation or dealing with mental health problems, • Our role is to offer advice such as anxiety, stress and support on a broad and depression. range of welfare issues whether minor or life • Coping with loss changing. and bereavement. • We are here to support • Accessing services within service personnel with the civilian community - problems relating to their childcare, benefits or health service, affecting their services for example. lives, such as requesting Preferential Treatment, Long- • Issues with housing, Term Sickness or Equality whether its barrack block, and Diversity. married quarter or civilian • However, we are here • Support with relocation to support all the RAF through posting or community with any issue discharge, such as housing, that is causing concern schools and local services. to them. We have an open-door policy This could be: although it’s over the telephone at the moment. • Debt - From the daily cost of living to an issue with What we won’t do gambling. Free independent financial advice is available • We are a confidential through the station or service, outside of the RAF SSAFA offers welfare support to service personnel and their families. Government charities. chain of command. That

18 WITTERING VIEW AUTUMN 2020 feature swan youth project SQN LDR DAZ PURCHASE Feature The Team on completion. Wittering Sqn Ldr Daz Purchase today. Caterers help Swan Project Personnel from Catering Flight RAF Wittering have recently undertaken a project within the Downham Market community, RAF Wittering working with the Swan Youth Project.

The Swan Youth Project, based re-painting the main halls to Squadron Leader Helps in a lovely old school building give them a new lease of life and in Downham Market, Norfolk, tackling the overgrown garden. Spinal Injury Sufferers supports young people between This proved hard work removing the ages of 8 and 18 years old with rotten trees and weeds, but a variety of activities, groups and enabled the opportunity for fresh courses. They provide support gravel to be laid and flower beds After surgery to remove a spinal tumour, in so many ways; offering advice installed. on social and emotional skills, Plans are already in motion Squadron Leader Daz Purchase from RAF confidence building and transition by the enthusiastic group of into adult life. They also support personnel to continue their efforts Wittering is working with a leading UK charity young carers aged between 10 to with projects such as re-tiling the to help others with spinal injuries. 16, who take on the commendable location’s kitchen and gaining responsibility for the care of family funding from building merchants members or close friends. to help maintain the building. SAC In 2012, Sqn Ldr Purchase was the Wings for Life World Run in The team consisted of Flight Heath and LAC Bailey have also diagnosed with a tumour in his Cambridge back in May, before Sergeant Woollett, Sergeant expressed their desire to commit spinal cord. The tumour was world events took over. However, Forrest (RAF Marham), Corporals their spare time to aid the project lurking in the C3 vertebra, just in the meantime Daz is actively McInerney, Morrell, Mercer and by creating a hygiene bank. inches beneath the base of doing support work, using his own Parry, Senior Aircraftman Griffiths This will be set up to collect his skull. It was a life-changing experience to counsel others with and Leading Aircraftman Costall, donated items for members who moment for the RAF logistics spinal injuries. who volunteered to maintain the may not have income for these officer who had always He said: “Nothing prepares you infrastructure and improve the everyday items. maintained a high level of fitness. for that moment when you hear projects facilities. Work included Daz said: “We never really the diagnosis. I know that I could appreciate how these events will not have got through this without affect us until they happen. I can Jude and our kids, or without the honestly say I went through all the support of the Royal Air Force and Open 7 days a week, with over 70 Dealers the Centre stages of the grief cycle. Eventually Spinal Injuries Association. has a variety of antiques unmatched in the I let go of my anger and my I’ve been incredibly lucky, it’s surrounding area. pragmatic, logical nature kicked in. not the sort of thing you take for I knew I had to face the reality of granted, so it’s important to give 23a High Street, St Martins, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2LF my situation, not to mention plan something back.” (01780 481158) www.st-martins-antiques.co.uk for the future.” Sqn Ldr Purchase is Officer Most people would want to start Commanding No 3 Mobile treatment immediately, to kill the Catering Squadron, part of tumour as soon as possible, but the No 85 Expedition Logistics Wing doctors advised Sqn Ldr Purchase at RAF Wittering. to leave the operation until it could Wing Commander Debs Wright, not be avoided. And so for four Officer Commandering 85 (EL) years the married father-of-two Wing, said: “Sqn Ldr Purchase lived with the tumour which was would be the first person to compressing his spinal cord. acknowledge how fortunate he The effects meant a loss of function has been to have survived this, in his upper left side which, slowly, and how much the people around began to show itself on his right him have aided his recovery. For side. The time for surgery me, Daz’s story is a lesson in how had arrived. to confront adversity and then use Daz spent 20 hours on the those same experiences to help operating table, five days of others. He is a remarkable officer absolute stillness to allow the and a credit to the RAF.” spine to heal and then weeks of physiotherapy at Headley Court to Local & long distance 8-6-4 Seated taxis build his strength up again. He said: Private & Business “My wife Jude was an absolute star Accounts Welcome throughout this entire period. She suffered all the same uncertainty and emotional turmoil and was my rock.” Today Sqn Ldr Purchase is all clear and is devoting his energies to supporting the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA). For over 40 years the SIA has been the leading source of advice and information for spinal injury sufferers. Sqn Ldr Purchase’s scarring after the He had planned to take part in operation and the scarring now.

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TEA BREAK TIME Spot The Difference Answers Can you spot the 10 differences in these two photographs? at the bottom of page 22. Wordsearch Apple Facts In honour of National Apple Day on 21 October this year, How’d you like these apples? Sweet as pie, or we’ve gone slightly fruity for this edition’s tea break. rotten to the core? 1. The wild apple Malus sieversii, to several thousand seeds, the ancestor of the majority of chewed or crushed, for you to domesticated apples, is native be at risk of cyanide poisoning. to the Tian Shan Mountains 6. Apples also contain malic of Kazakhstan. acid, which is used in teeth 2. Apple trees grown from seed whitening products as it helps will not grow true to their reduce stains. parent fruit. 7. In Norse mythology the 3. The Romans discovered apples goddess Idun kept the apples of in Syria and were central immortality, eaten by the gods in dispersing them around to preserve their youth. the world. They were skilled 8. Apples float because 25% of in grafting and as such, the their volume is air, great for a bit Romans started to grow apples of seasonal apple bobbing. in Britain that were larger, 9. In the Bible, the forbidden fruit sweeter, and tastier than any that Eve ate in the Garden of before. Eden is not specified as an 4. In the tales of King Arthur, the apple. Latin has two similar sacred island of Avalon takes words, mălum, meaning evil, its name from the Old Welsh and mālum, meaning apple. Which of the British-grown apples listed can not be aballon, meaning apple. This may have influenced the found within the grid? 5. The average apple contains belief that the forbidden fruit Braeburn Discovery Kanzi between five and eight seeds. was an apple. Bramley Evelina Rubens Although the seeds contain 10. The apple tree at Isaac Newton’s amygdalin, composed of childhood home, Woolsthorpe Cameo Jazz Zari cyanide and sugar, it would Manor, is a variety of cooking Cox Junami take anywhere from 150 apple called Flower of Kent.

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