RAF Centenary Coin.
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I have a 90th going cheap. They may have got in early in case there wasn't a 100 
If you want a souvenir of the Royal Air Force Centenary, Airfix are about to launch a Sopwith Camel, Supermarine Spitfire, and Eurofighter Typhoon Combined Kit this month.
Meanwhile the box artwork can be downloaded free (as a Desktop, etc) here:-
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/downloa.../index/cat/39/
Meanwhile the box artwork can be downloaded free (as a Desktop, etc) here:-
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/downloa.../index/cat/39/
If you want a souvenir of the Royal Air Force Centenary, Airfix are about to launch a Sopwith Camel, Supermarine Spitfire, and Eurofighter Typhoon Combined Kit this month.
Meanwhile the box artwork can be downloaded free (as a Desktop, etc) here:-
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/downloa.../index/cat/39/
Meanwhile the box artwork can be downloaded free (as a Desktop, etc) here:-
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/downloa.../index/cat/39/
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Went down the bank this week to ask about the £2 coin, and they said to go to the Royal Mint site. I have gone round in circles on there trying to find how to buy some of the £2 coins, and got nowhere.
As it's a Commemorative Coin, as against one in circulation, it would seem that the Royal Mint is only offering it as part of a set, the cheapest of which containing the RAF Centenary £2 coin being, "The 2018 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set" at £55 (post free!!):-
https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/...nual-Coin-Set/
Unlikely therefore to turn up in the bank or in your loose change, I would think. Private enterprise has already predicted your interest and thus offers it on a certain on-line auction site:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-2018-...0AAOSwSwVaWLaM
Rather than bother with such bling, if the Airfix Kit doesn't do it for you, how about a day at the RAFM attending the RAFHS Seminar there on 20th March 2018 at 10.30 Hrs titled, "The First Hundred Years - Selected Milestones"? A year's membership is £18 (which includes 3 journals a year), and the day (including a finger buffet and wine) costs a further £20 per head. You'll already be showing a saving on the Royal Mint set, which we all know will soon lie forgotten at the back of a drawer.
Subjects covered include inter alia:-
Flying Training in WWI,
"Faster, Further, and Higher" in the 1930s
The RAF in Russia during WWII
Helicopters
Air to Air Refuelling
The RAF Historical Society site is here:-
https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/rafhi...alsocietym.cfm
https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/...nual-Coin-Set/
Unlikely therefore to turn up in the bank or in your loose change, I would think. Private enterprise has already predicted your interest and thus offers it on a certain on-line auction site:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-2018-...0AAOSwSwVaWLaM
Rather than bother with such bling, if the Airfix Kit doesn't do it for you, how about a day at the RAFM attending the RAFHS Seminar there on 20th March 2018 at 10.30 Hrs titled, "The First Hundred Years - Selected Milestones"? A year's membership is £18 (which includes 3 journals a year), and the day (including a finger buffet and wine) costs a further £20 per head. You'll already be showing a saving on the Royal Mint set, which we all know will soon lie forgotten at the back of a drawer.
Subjects covered include inter alia:-
Flying Training in WWI,
"Faster, Further, and Higher" in the 1930s
The RAF in Russia during WWII
Helicopters
Air to Air Refuelling
The RAF Historical Society site is here:-
https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/rafhi...alsocietym.cfm
Last edited by Chugalug2; 1st Feb 2018 at 20:08. Reason: For Tears read Years
Hmm
Ok if you live in Sussex Chugalug. For Mrs TTN and I it's well over £100 return by rail, assuming we can book advance tickets, and say £120 minimum for a bed for the night. Add on the RAFM charges, meals, Oyster cards and sundries that's well over £300 for a day out at the museum.
Maybe I'll have a go at the Airfix kits instead!
Ok if you live in Sussex Chugalug. For Mrs TTN and I it's well over £100 return by rail, assuming we can book advance tickets, and say £120 minimum for a bed for the night. Add on the RAFM charges, meals, Oyster cards and sundries that's well over £300 for a day out at the museum.
Maybe I'll have a go at the Airfix kits instead!
Fair enough, TTN. I would point out though that there are no further RAFM charges involved and car parking is free by arrangement.
At least you eschewed the bling! Good luck with the Airfix kit. I'm tackling the Spitfire kit with my grandson when he visits, though I seem to be all fingers and thumbs these days, so I'll be acting more in the role of his gofor.
At least you eschewed the bling! Good luck with the Airfix kit. I'm tackling the Spitfire kit with my grandson when he visits, though I seem to be all fingers and thumbs these days, so I'll be acting more in the role of his gofor.
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Have you encouraged their schools to get involved in the RAF 100 Schools programme?
Might be a good idea to have a word with her Geography teacher too FS. The UK interactive map has the location of RNAS Capel in Kent (close to the present BoB memorial there) set firmly at the eponymous village in South Surrey (though correctly post coded!).
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Ironically, my daughter lives in Surrey with her mother! Her geography teacher is something of a bone of contention though, being long-term supply cover and freely admitting at parents evening last week that she (a) didn't know who my daughter was and (b) couldn't remember what class she was in.
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I see that "Westminster Collection" are now marketing an "official" RAF 100 ingot. Yours for £9.99. I have to say it looks quite pretty, although at 5 x 3 cm it's none too big. I probably can't post a commercial link, but I'm sure Google is your friend.
Well I went on their website where they are offering said ingot at £29.99, not £9.99. For that you get a 24 carat gold plated (1 micron at least) ingot made of solid brass!
About par for the course for this bunch. I won't be one of the lucky 19,500 owners of said ingot, should the whole "limited" production run sell out!
About par for the course for this bunch. I won't be one of the lucky 19,500 owners of said ingot, should the whole "limited" production run sell out!
