Tribute to the V-Force 2016

A bump for this event (Sat & Sun) – I took a call from BBMF just before lunchtime today, confirming Dakota flypast on Sunday, (Spitfire & Hurricane flypast Saturday): plus lots of event details in here! 🙂

STrike Command to distinguish from Support Command.

GYD

If its Strike Command Victor or Vulcan Servicing School then what does the ‘T’ stand for?

Thank you for the clarification; are you planning to attend? This time round a good number of ex-Crew Chiefs are due to attend.

STCVSS Stands for Strike Command Victor or Vulcan Servicing School Where all the Ground Crews were trained on their type aircraft . Mine was Engines and aircraft fuel systems and the MK 20B Pod and the MK 17 HDU,s and for Crew Chief Courses covered all the relevant trades and versions of the Victor Tankers

STCVSS sounds nasty, I hope they find a cure.

Assuming is isn’t some awful disease or condition, what is it?

Bing and Google were no help

When the list was drafted back in February it only represented those V-Force squadrons that were being represented by veterans at the Reunion (at that time); it was not meant to be a definitive V-Force list.

I am now pleased to report that 15 and 214 are now represented as well; but not STCVSS (??) according to the details presented so far.

208 Squadron was an error made during the cut and paste phase of drafting the list – some veterans listed all of their RAF service, and that one escaped the edit! Apologies all round. 😮

Don’t see why you’re apologising, it was obvious to anyone who actually read the post.

STCVSS sounds nasty, I hope they find a cure.

When the list was drafted back in February it only represented those V-Force squadrons that were being represented by veterans at the Reunion (at that time); it was not meant to be a definitive V-Force list.

I am now pleased to report that 15 and 214 are now represented as well; but not STCVSS (??) according to the details presented so far.

208 Squadron was an error made during the cut and paste phase of drafting the list – some veterans listed all of their RAF service, and that one escaped the edit! Apologies all round. 😮

Further details about this event from the NAM website:

“Reunion contacts already received for Valiant, Victors and Vulcans; and from the following Squadrons (multiple persons); IX(B); 10; 12; 27; 35; 38; 44; 50; 55; 57; 83; 90; 101; 148; 617; 208; 230 OCU; 232 OCU; MEAS; plus the Bomber Command Armament School).”

You are missing the following Squadrons 15, 214 and 208 was not a V Force Squadron and not forgetting the STCVSS

A quick Guide to this weekend’s Tribute to the V-Force event has been added to the NAM website!

Visitors & veterans are being reminded that a “Vulcan XM594 systems demonstration (Rover APU run)” on Saturday 21st May forms part of NAM’s Tribute to the V-Force event – brief details in here!

An update has just been added to the NAM website about this event next month that outlines some details about the visiting displays – details in here!

Further details about this event from the NAM website:

“Reunion contacts already received for Valiant, Victors and Vulcans; and from the following Squadrons (multiple persons); IX(B); 10; 12; 27; 35; 38; 44; 50; 55; 57; 83; 90; 101; 148; 617; 230 OCU; 232 OCU; MEAS; plus the Bomber Command Armament School).”