Today, RAF Wittering celebrated its 100th anniversary with their Honorary Air Commodore, HRH The Countess of Wessex & Station Commanders past and present.
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| Corporal Paul Robertshaw of the RAF Wittering Photographic Section. |
RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire is one of the oldest RAF bases in the country with the airfield that was first used by the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. Back then planes were mostly used for aerial photography of the battlefields.
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| Corporal Paul Robertshaw of the RAF Wittering Photographic Section. |
The Royal Air Force was formed towards the end of the First World War in April 1918. RAF Wittering officially opened in 1924. The Central Flying School was at Wittering from 1926 until 1935, when it became a fighter base, and the CFS moved to RAF Upavon.
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| Corporal Paul Robertshaw of the RAF Wittering Photographic Section. |
RAF Wittering continues to provide an area air traffic control service within its Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone and maintains an active airfield to support military flying activities. You can learn more about this base and its history by clicking here.
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| Corporal Paul Robertshaw of the RAF Wittering Photographic Section. |
RAF Wittering has marked its centenary earlier today, by officially unveiling a new monument in the village churchyard with the service that commemorated the close link between the base and local community. More in the ITV News, here.
As a bonus, I can share with you pictures taken by Draperstalone, who, while taking a walk in the Kensington Gardens had quite a rare opportunity to see HRH The Countess of Wessex boarding a helicopter at Kensington Palace.
HRH was travelling from London to Wittering to attend an evening engagement with RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. My kind thank you to Draperstalone for sharing his pictures with me and my readers.
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| Corporal Paul Robertshaw of the RAF Wittering Photographic Section. |
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| courtesy of Draperstalone, shared via Instagram |
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| courtesy of Draperstalone / Instagram |
Outfit & jewellery:
Zara faux Fur jacket. Sold out.
Dress by Roland Mouret Botticino gown dress with side vent, debuted in 2013.
RAF Badge.
Clutch bag by Fendi.
UFO earrings seen on several occasions.
Some bracelet, but resolution is too small to be sure if it's sth we have seen or sth new.
Possibly, L.K.Bennett Gold Sledge Glitterembellished Court, but I am not sure of this ID.
Dress by Roland Mouret Botticino gown dress with side vent, debuted in 2013.
RAF Badge.
Clutch bag by Fendi.
UFO earrings seen on several occasions.
Some bracelet, but resolution is too small to be sure if it's sth we have seen or sth new.
Possibly, L.K.Bennett Gold Sledge Glitterembellished Court, but I am not sure of this ID.
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