RAF Valley & Missile Practice Camps
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Some years ago I mentioned to a friend the occasion at Valley in either '59 or '60 when I saw about a dozen Piston Provosts arrive.
His reply " It was the cricket team from St Athan arriving for the Wednesday sports afternoon cricket match. I was in one of them."
His reply " It was the cricket team from St Athan arriving for the Wednesday sports afternoon cricket match. I was in one of them."
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Thanks for that, we have 12 Provosts from 6 FTS at the Air Day 17.9.60 which may have been them, we have serials for everything apart from ............the Provosts! Long shot but are you still in touch with your friend? Taff
EXFIN, Sorry Taff ,not enough hands when flying a hecliopter to be taking `snappies`,other times were really arrive,quick coffee ,and off again..However,if there are any old pics of the SgtsMess Annex ,aka Stalag Luft Cymru,let me have one so I can use it for a bit of target practice....!!
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EXFIN, Sorry Taff ,not enough hands when flying a hecliopter to be taking `snappies`,other times were really arrive,quick coffee ,and off again..However,if there are any old pics of the SgtsMess Annex ,aka Stalag Luft Cymru,let me have one so I can use it for a bit of target practice....!!
WF791 was the aircraft in which Pete Stacey was killed at Baginton when he encountered the infamous 'Phantom Dive' with airbrakes extended and landing gear down.
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Mustn't forget that Valley was a Strike Force Dispersal with a two-finger ORP (recently removed) at the Rhosneigr end.
Avro Vulcan B1A XH498 of the Waddington Wing at RAF Valley in May 1966. Photo Peter Middleton.
Avro Vulcan B1A XH498 of the Waddington Wing at RAF Valley in May 1966. Photo Peter Middleton.
Ignoring Hawk course
With 3 Sqn FTS Cranwell:
19/09/78 JP5A XW422 Cranwell-VLY/VLY-Brize Navex
29/11/78 JP5A XW335 St. Athan-VLY... solo navex.... and whilst I was away it snowed "down south"...heavily....so 48 hours later...
1/12/78 JP5A XW335 VLY-St Athan... solo navex
With 23 Sqn Wattisham
11/09/80 F4M XV408 WTM-VLY/VLY-WTM
16/09/80 F4M XV408 WTM-VLY
17/09/80 F4M XV499 VLY-WTM. ( as I recall it these four sectors were in support of a squadron STCAAME detachment, I was the FNG, no missiles for me..)
1/06/81 F4M XV478 WTM-VLY Transit for start of MPC
1/06/81 F4M XV406 VLY-VLY STCAAME sortie, 1 X AIM-9G
2/06/81 F4M XV420 VLY-VLY Air Combat Training
5/06/81 F4M XT908 VLY-VLY STCAAME Photochase.
5/06/81 F4M XV432 VLY-WTM RTB
24/08/81 F4M XV404 WTM-VLY-WTM Scramble from QRA for AIM-9G firing, land VLY for STCAAME debrief., then RTB
With 29(F)
09/11/83 F4M XV500 CGY-VLY Weather Diversion (Log shows I was one of a three ship)
10/11/83 F4M XV500 VLY-CGY RTB
17/12/84 F4M XV485 CGY-VLY-CGY Not STCAAME related, but no idea of motive.
28/01/85 F4M XV407 VLY-CGY Was done to recover a sick A/C, which had diverted in VLY.. as I recall it we positioned same day CGY-VLY in a HS125
19/02/85 F4M XV409 CGY-VLY-CGY Supporting Air Defence Exercise - Bishops Court
With 1 Sqn FTS Cranwell
11/06/86 JP5A XW292 Cranwell-VLY-Cranwell. Navex
With 3 Sqn FTS Cranwell:
19/09/78 JP5A XW422 Cranwell-VLY/VLY-Brize Navex
29/11/78 JP5A XW335 St. Athan-VLY... solo navex.... and whilst I was away it snowed "down south"...heavily....so 48 hours later...
1/12/78 JP5A XW335 VLY-St Athan... solo navex
With 23 Sqn Wattisham
11/09/80 F4M XV408 WTM-VLY/VLY-WTM
16/09/80 F4M XV408 WTM-VLY
17/09/80 F4M XV499 VLY-WTM. ( as I recall it these four sectors were in support of a squadron STCAAME detachment, I was the FNG, no missiles for me..)
1/06/81 F4M XV478 WTM-VLY Transit for start of MPC
1/06/81 F4M XV406 VLY-VLY STCAAME sortie, 1 X AIM-9G
2/06/81 F4M XV420 VLY-VLY Air Combat Training
5/06/81 F4M XT908 VLY-VLY STCAAME Photochase.
5/06/81 F4M XV432 VLY-WTM RTB
24/08/81 F4M XV404 WTM-VLY-WTM Scramble from QRA for AIM-9G firing, land VLY for STCAAME debrief., then RTB
With 29(F)
09/11/83 F4M XV500 CGY-VLY Weather Diversion (Log shows I was one of a three ship)
10/11/83 F4M XV500 VLY-CGY RTB
17/12/84 F4M XV485 CGY-VLY-CGY Not STCAAME related, but no idea of motive.
28/01/85 F4M XV407 VLY-CGY Was done to recover a sick A/C, which had diverted in VLY.. as I recall it we positioned same day CGY-VLY in a HS125
19/02/85 F4M XV409 CGY-VLY-CGY Supporting Air Defence Exercise - Bishops Court
With 1 Sqn FTS Cranwell
11/06/86 JP5A XW292 Cranwell-VLY-Cranwell. Navex
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On revisiting my logbook I see Coningsby to Valley on March 3 1968. From memory (I was on 1 course 228 OCU) we were in the midst of poor weather and few aircraft, and the OCU decided to try and find better weather at Valley. I think we flew 1 sortie before RTB due to weather!!
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On revisiting my logbook I see Coningsby to Valley on March 3 1968. From memory (I was on 1 course 228 OCU) we were in the midst of poor weather and few aircraft, and the OCU decided to try and find better weather at Valley. I think we flew 1 sortie before RTB due to weather!!
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On revisiting my logbook I see Coningsby to Valley on March 3 1968. From memory (I was on 1 course 228 OCU) we were in the midst of poor weather and few aircraft, and the OCU decided to try and find better weather at Valley. I think we flew 1 sortie before RTB due to weather!!
