'as many as the amount of 'Farewell' Bash's they are having'
Er...one Disbandment Parade (to lay-up the Sqn Standard for the very first time - not unreasonable) and one weekend of events at the end of June, to include a Happy Hour, a Families Day and a Ball. And just 2 months from flash to bang. Which bit of this is excessive?
It's all funded privately so I don't understand where the waste of money accusation comes from. The jets have been delivered to Cosford as quickly as it has been safe to do so. The pilots need to be current to land safely on a runway that is only about a third of the length of the NATO standard.
FP - if you have never been a part of something that you want to celebrate, then I pity you.