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LEST WE FORGET
Dennis Pritchard • Nov 16, 2021
LEST WE FORGET
In an act of remembrance, on the morning of 11 November 2021, RAF Valley station personnel, both military and civilian together with members of VAS and the public, had gathered at the station memorial to commemorate Armistice Day.
Led by the Station Chaplain and supported by the Station Commander, the ceremony was eventually to continue with the Last Post being sounded, followed by the Two Minutes Silence and the Reveille before a short prayer.
The wreaths and crosses were then laid on behalf of the station, VAS and No 350 (Belgian) Squadron.
For Remembrance Sunday, a similar ceremony was then held at St. Mihangel Church, followed by the laying of wreaths on behalf of RAF Valley, RAFA and VAS.
Photos by Jim LeCras and Dennis Pritchard.
THE AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION
THE USAF AND ITS 75 YEARS’ ASSOCIATION WITH ROYAL AIR FORCE VALLEY
RAF VALLEY FLYING TRAINING ACCIDENTS
HAWK T.1 COLOURS AT RAF VALLEY
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350 SQUADRON CELEBRATES ITS EIGHTIETH
BATTLE OF BRITAIN SUNDAY
PRESENTATION OF THE VALLEY AVIATION SOCIETY TROPHY
RAF Valley families Day 2021
USAF plans to retire 201 aircraft and purchase 91 new airframes in its FISCAL 2022 Budget. The fighter fleet would therefore decrease by 77 aircraft, while the RQ-4 Global Hawk numbers would be cut by 10 airframes. A-10 42 F-15C/D 48 F-16C/D 47 KC-135 18 KC-10 14 C-130H 8 E-8 JSTARS 4 RQ-4 20 PROCUREMENT FISCAL 2012 and 2022, RESPECTIVELY F-35A 60 48 HH-60W 19 14 KC-46 15 14 F-15EX 12 12 MC-130J 4 3 PROPOSED FLEET RETENTION B-1 41 B-2 20 B-52 76 C-17 222 U-2R 31 T-38A/C 507 (Details courtesy of the Air Force Association)