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Old 9th Jul 2014, 16:52
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Sneezy24
 
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29 Squadron did the job!

My dad passed away last year, 2 days before he died he said 'get me a flypast for my funeral'.... My first thought was 'not going to happen'...

After he died, I called RAF Conningsby, spoke to the visitor liaison officer as I thought they might like to know. Dad was in 151 and 29 Squadrons in WW2 - 151 is disbanded but 29 is still going.

A bit later I had a phone call from the Squadron Leader saying they were doing what they could to arrange a flypast. After several e-mails, the funeral took place and bang on time, 2 Typhoons from 29(R) Squadron came over the hotel where we had the 'wake'... Dad would have been so please.

So, if you want a flypast, ASK!!!
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