NAM Updater Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I appreciate that this is more than 12 months away but we thought that we ought to let people know about this fourth event in the popular reunion series. Open to the public as well as former V-Force personnel the first details have now been uploaded to the NAM website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 The following information has just come through from one of the V-Force event organisers: “Just to let you know we have just updated the http://www.vforcereunion.co.uk/ website. Not a lot new, just the latest figures on those who have already completed and sent in an enquiry form which are encouraging. There's no harm if you send us an enquiry form and subsequently are unable to attend - there's no commitment. We have some new pictures, a nice Victor tanker shot sent by Tony Cunnane, former Victor tanker captain and one time OC VSU, and a couple of nice shots of XH 558 displaying at Blackpool recently, taken by Don Chadwick.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjb Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Excellent event, went to the last one and renewed my friendship with some people I last worked with in the 70's-80's. We all have less or grey hair now, but my grey hair started on the Vulcans! Newark air museum had the cockpit open on the Vulcan as well for people to have a look into. Very good museum with a good spread of aircraft types and even sell models in the shop. So go visit it, private museums need our support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Thanks for the kind words - will you be joining us again in 2014? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjb Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Oh yes! I think a few more Vulcan lineys have been tracked down and told about this event. An extension of it is now at the Waddington airshow at a predesignated beer tent, this year included a mini photo call in front of XH558. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 That sounds good to me - I'll need to keep a look out for you all at Waddington next year. Perhaps you should consider a similar photo opportunity in front of XM594 next May! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjb Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 we did one at the last one for the first time we had all met up. It's a rough looking bunch in front of the aircraft on the reunion website. 2nd picture down, 2nd one in from the left with a note that one guy was still in the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 I'd missed the significance of that photograph - sadly in 2012 none of my images made it through to the V-Force team; they did in 2010 and are still in that gallery. My favourite is DC in the MiG-27!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 An update of the Tribute to the V-Force website was completed earlier today – nice new Valiant line up photograph on the home page http://www.vforcereunion.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 A new album of photos “Tribute to the V-Force - Looking Back” has been added to the NAM Gallery this evening that provides a glimpse back at the three previous V-Force reunion events hosted by the museum – right back to 2004! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Fresh event details have been added to the NAM website this evening please see in here for details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Details have been in here on our website about the specific V-Force Squadron’s that the V-Force Reunion people are keen to make contact with. This appeal supports the mailing work that has been carried out this week to all of the former V-Force Squadron Associations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) A Tribute to the V-Force update including details of the first visiting displays can be seen in here! Edited January 31, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) As part of the event on 17th & 18th May, 2014 there will be book signing sessions by Tony Blackman and colleagues for the new ‘Vulcan Boys’ book. More details can be found here! Edited February 23, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) On Sunday 18th May as part of the V-Force event the museum is organising some talks on subjects related to the V-Force details of the first three speakers can be found in here! These talks are free to attend for any visitors to the two day V-Force event! Edited March 12, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) As part of the steady build up to the V-Force event May the Victor cockpit that was taken on loan in the autumn has now been moved further down the museum site and re-located in a more central position next to Display Hangar 1. In addition a new exhibit has joined the museum, which illustrate one of the types of defence system the V-Force crews may have faced in the event of an attack on the Eastern Bloc – a ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft quadruple gun set! Edited March 19, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) An update has just been circulated by the V-Force Reunion Team, which reads as follows: “Just to let you know that the http://www.vforcereunion.co.uk/ website has been updated. Check you have the latest version of the site - it has a dramatic picture of Vulcan 558 at the top of the page! Changes include an announcement that one of the BBMF Spitfires will be doing a flypast at the reunion on the Saturday, and the cut-off date for booking tickets for the evening function at Newark Golf Club, which will be May 5th. With that in mind, if you are planning to come in the evening and haven't yet booked, please don't leave it to the last minute, but book as soon as possible - details on the homepage. As always, after a long wait all of a sudden the event is almost on us - looking forward to seeing you there!” Edited April 7, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 A couple of small albums of V-Force aircraft images have been added to the NAM website – one at RAF Scampton and the other at RAF Waddington. More will follow in the coming days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Further photographs of early Waddington Vulcans have been uploaded into an album in here! Addendum - just had a phone call confirming the Spitfire flypast details for Saturday 17th May! Edited April 17, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 It was announced back in February that the new book ‘Vulcan Boys’ is being launched at the event – details of the former Vulcan personnel that will be joining the author Tony Blackman to sign copies have been added in here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Another mini-album of photographs has been uploaded entitled Victors and Vulcans – just over a week to go until this event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) One final update before the weekend! Everything progressing well – setting up display tables in Hangar 2 almost complete; and the marquee for the Reunion ‘signing-in’ tables is being set-up tomorrow.Even the weather forecast looks reasonable for both days. Edited May 14, 2014 by NAM Updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 To try and help with the plethora of calls that are coming in to the museum we have added an “At A Glance Guide” to the event – hopefully this will help answer any visit related questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 A few images from a brilliant V-Force Saturday at the museum can be found in here! More fun beckons tomorrow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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