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
___________________
Final Funeral arrangements are still to be confirmed.
Contact Secretary Bob Cossey
mailto:secretary@74squadron.org.uk
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
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
http://www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/coventry-royal-court
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.
