Later this year the Newark Air Museum is hosting its fourth (4th) Tribute to the V-Force event, which is taking place on Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May, 2014.
These two days form part of the V-Force Reunion Weekend, of which the official reunion gathering itself is planned for Saturday 17th May. During this day an area will be set up for former V-Force personnel to sign-in, collect their badges and this will be staffed by former members of the V-Force.
The reunion team is keen to hear from any former Valiant personnel. Full details of the activities planned and how to join the reunion can be gathered from the Reunion website at www.vforcereunion.co.uk
They would also like to issue a special appeal in particular to the following Squadron Associations and/or their former squadron personnel:
- Valiant – 7 Sqn, 18 Sqn, 90 Sqn, 148 Sqn and 199 Sqn
- Valiant & Victor – 232 OCU
- Victor – 15 Sqn and 100 Sqn
- Vulcan – 83 Sqn
Across both days of the event, which is also open to the general public the Museum Events Team is putting together a range of special displays. In due course a full list of participating groups will be posted on the News & Information page of the museum website.
There is also some display space available for any Squadron Associations that would like to put on a display. Anyone that would like to apply for space is asked to request a participation form then please send an email to admin@newarkairmuseum.org
On Sunday 18 May the museum is hosting a series of V-Force related talks and presentations, which will be hosted in a tented facility alongside Hangar 2. The event organisers would like to hear from any Squadron Association that might be interested in giving a short talk at this event.
Throughout the weekend we also plan to have a number of museum aircraft open for people to visit – this will include the Vulcan, Victor cockpit, Hastings and Varsity. A small additional charge of 50p person will be made for each aircraft visited. The museum continues to collect Log Book entries for Vulcan XM594, Hastings TG517 and Varsity WF369 and would welcome any additional information being provided during this weekend.
Newark Air Museum, Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark, Notts, NG24 2NY
Email: enquire@newarkairmuseum.org
Website: www.newarkairmuseum.org