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Site updated 31st August 2010
JOHN FREEBORN
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our friend and fellow Tiger.
John passed away peacefully in hospital yesterday.
A fitting tribute to this fine and brave gentleman will appear in the Memoriam pages in due course.
RIP John
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Final Funeral arrangements are still to be confirmed.
Contact Secretary Bob Cossey
New Phantom pics kindly sent in by Norman Wells
See Photographic Archive (Mass Archive)
Sadly two more Tigers departed.
Nick Walsh and Derek Roy Barnes
See Memoriam pages.
You may have noticed that some old news letters are missing and some in HTML format are difficult to read and include private contact details.
Bob Cossey has started the long process of re writing and editing, whilst I have the task of rearranging the pages and publishing.
This process will of course take time ,so we commence with a republished Tiger News 31.
Any items you feel should be removed from these old news letters, can be carried out by contacting Bob or myself.
John Crow---Webmaster
Remembering our brave Pilots and all the back-up crews who ensured our freedom.
The BATTLE OF BRITAIN
70 Years
To celebrate both the completion of the reconstruction of the ex-RAF Wattisham Q-Shed, and the 50th Anniversary of the English Electric Lightning in Squadron service, a gathering of ex Lightning guys along with a double reheat fast taxi run took place at Bruntingthorpe Airfield, Leics, on Saturday 24th July.
See how many you can recognise in the photo.
Left click to enlarge
The 'Eagle Eyed' amongst you will have noticed the new SEARCH facility on the Home Page.
At the last reunion, I made a commitment to bring this to fruition, so here it is.
I have included two options, one of which (by default) allows you to search the entire 74 Squadron site, whilst the other is a standard Google search facility ,but from within our site. This will be of huge benefit to researchers.
I guarantee you will play with this for hours. Just type literally anything into the search box ,and if it is somewhere hidden away on the site, it WILL be found. Try typing your own name--------Have Fun
John Crow---Webmaster
RE-UNION 2011
A completely new venue has been found for the 2011 event
THE ROYAL COURT HOTEL (Near Coventry)
NEW DATES:- Friday March 11th---Sunday 13th.
Full details will be forthcoming via Bob, however to view this splendid hotel follow the link below
MEDICAL MATTERS
I have made some changes to my articles relating to Prostate Problems.
Chapter 7 has been changed and a further Chapter 8 added to reflect 'MY STORY' and challenge with this disease.
I would strongly urge all men to read these articles carefully, especially if diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and before embarking upon a treatment regime.
John Crow
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the most wonderful fighter aircraft ever built, entering operational service with 74 (Tiger) Squadron at RAF Coltishall .The history of the English Electric Lightning may be found by clicking on the link below.
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/history.php
I draw your attention to the event below,which will be worth visiting.
