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Op Banner 50

19/3/2019

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Royal British Legion Op Banner 50th Anniversary Event National Arboretum – 14th August 2019

For those members of the Association that had the honour of serving in Northern Ireland on Op Banner, the Royal British Legion are hosting an event at the National Arboretum on the 14th of August.

Full details are listed at the following linkhttps://www.britishlegion.org.uk/op-banner-50/
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Royal British Legion Email

19/3/2019

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Dear Association Members,

This note came through from the British Legion late last week.
Reading between the lines I take it that associations who muster less than 6 veterans will have to assemble in the ‘general’ pool at the top of Whitehall near Trafalgar square as opposed to on Horse Guards.
If we decide to do this again this year I’d expect a slightly more rigorous process for determining who are Vets.

Dear Andrew Myers
At the beginning of the year we wrote to ask for your support as the Legion sought to review the participation in the annual Cenotaph Dispersal.
May I therefore begin by thanking all of those that took the time to complete the questionnaire; your input has proved hugely valuable in terms of helping us to develop a coherent way forward.
You will be aware that the Legion has been responsible since 1927 with organising the Veterans’ March and that over time, and primarily because of legacy attendance, many veterans are now unable to participate. The Legion has consulted with all the principal veteran groups as well as other key stakeholders to ensure that our findings and subsequent decisions are broadly fair.
Following our review and with the needs of the veteran community paramount in our method, several clear resolutions have developed.
  • For those associations specifically representing the various Tri-Service veteran communities, service charities and associations closely linked with the bereaved and first-generation dependants, no material change is anticipated
    • We remain reliant upon these associations to ensure that their spaces are filled with veterans and, where required, their carers
  • For those associations and societies with a less clear connection with the military veteran community:
    • Groups will remain eligible to apply for spaces; however, these spaces will have to be filled with veterans and, where required, their carers
    • Additional details will be required during the application process to verify their service and a minimum of 6 veterans will need to be put forward by organisations.
    • Any connected veterans to those organisations with fewer than 6 veterans will be invited instead, to march with their respective Arm or Service.
    • Those associations without veteran representation will sadly no longer be allocated space on the parade
The Legion fully recognises that for some veterans, the decision to march with an association other than his/her previous Arm or Service, is a matter of personal choice. For example, the Transport for London contingent has a long history of marching at the Cenotaph and remain eligible to provide a contingent as all of the participants are military veterans.

Cenotaph 2019
Once the application process for the 2019 Veteran March is complete, there may well be a requirement to adjust the allocation of contingents to achieve balance, as per previous years. Please accept that for some, this may be an emotive issue but there is an obvious logic in achieving a broad balance of numbers in each contingent given the changes implemented because of the review.

Yours aye
Bob Gamble OBE
Assistant Director for Commemorative Events
Royal British Legion


Registered Charity Number: 219279.
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by legal rules.




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Tornado FINale

2/3/2019

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Farewell Tornado Pictures (2019 album)

A few moments ago pic.twitter.com/O8I54DlcJw

— RAF Marham (@RAFMarhamMedia) 28 February 2019

Today’s Tornado Diamond 9 over RAF College Cranwell @ComdtCranwell and the latest batch of newly commissioned officers in the RAF. Very proud to be their Reviewing Officer today - and very proud of the Tornado Force @RAFMarhamMedia @tornadohq Absolutely phenomenal. #NoOrdinaryJob pic.twitter.com/BvyhUCwiYW

— Air Vice-Marshal Harv Smyth (@AOC_1_Group) 28 February 2019

Well planned and well executed. An amazing effort by the Whole Force reflecting an outstanding period of service by the Tornado. pic.twitter.com/GinixoT7vc

— Stn Cdr Marham (@StnCdrRAFMarham) 28 February 2019
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Mi Amigo 75th Anniversary Flypast

2/3/2019

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On 22nd February 19, two 41 Squadron aircraft were involved in the flypast to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the B-17 Flying Fortress crash in Sheffield. As part of a larger flypast, organised and televised by the BBC, the two Typhoons followed the American KC-135 tanker across the crash site in tribute to the downed aircraft nicknamed ‘Mi Amigo’. The event was widely publicised on Social and traditional Media across the UK as part of a campaign which began after 82 year old Mr T Foulds, who has tended the crash site since the incident, expressed his desire to have a flypast for the 75th Anniversary of the death of the 10 US crewmen. Other aircraft involved included the Dakota, also from RAF Coningsby, F-15E Strike Eagles, MC-130J Hercules, CV-22 Osprey and KC-135 Stratotanker.

Here it is, the full flypast in #Sheffield.#RememberTheTen #BBCBreakfast #TonyGotAFlypast pic.twitter.com/7FPVe4OxjO

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) 22 February 2019
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Brimstone Missile in Operational Use

2/3/2019

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https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/rafs-brimstone-capability-used-for-the-first-time/

Video of the first operational Typhoon sortie carrying the Brimstone air-to-surface missile - part of the CENTURION capability upgrade programme #903EAW #83EAG #Typhoon #Brimstone #Centurion @DefenceOps @RoyalAirForce @DefenceHQ @raflossiemouth @RAFCGY @AOC_1_Group pic.twitter.com/P8XDpZHpb3

— Air Cdre Justin Reuter (@JustinReuterRAF) 30 January 2019
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Tornado Special Tail

2/3/2019

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We know you can’t enough of our specially marked Tornados. So here’s a video of the photo sortie. All we have to say is, just watch! pic.twitter.com/slKImFjBxN

— Royal Air Force (@RoyalAirForce) 30 January 2019
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RAFBF 'Gifts in Wills Guide'

2/3/2019

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Download a free copy of our 'Gifts in Wills Guide' and receive an exclusive #RAF print signed by World War II Spitfire pilot Allan Scott DFM. ➡️ https://t.co/P2tVwIAT02 @RoyalAirForce #GiftsInWills pic.twitter.com/FUd6ZrTauy

— RAF Benevolent Fund (@RAFBF) 26 January 2019
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