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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 22, 2019 P3

“ I challenged the I truly believe
lads and they have
there will be a day
risen to it “
” when CAS is not “ I have always found
aircrew and is a other people to be quite
accepting about my beliefs
woman ”
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Defence Pagan
Network
Air Marshal Sue chairman RN
Gray, speaking sub navigator
on a visit to RAF Dan Coultas
Sgt Kev Barry SRT Cosford p18 p13
football head coach
on his side’s IS
preparations
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Sports Editor: Daniel Abrahams
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Tel: 01494 497563 l Continued from front Officer Commanding 202 Squadron. aircraft.
The 29-year-old star plays a USAF fighter During a recent posting to Afghanistan she Larson has been outspoken in her support
Features Editor: Tracey Allen pilot who develops superpowers following a worked with the USAF and the newly formed for more diversity in the movie industry and
Email: tracey.allen@rafnews.co.uk freak accident. Afghan Air Force in a mentoring role, training was delighted to share the spotlight with female
Tel: 01494 497622 Members of the cast were joined by nine one of the country’s first female pilots. frontline fighters as the UK marked International
female aviators for the launch, including Sqn Also present were frontline pilot Sqn Ldr Women’s Day.
News Editor: Simon Mander Ldr Ally McDowell who flew search and rescue Penny Butterfield who flew Merlin helicopters in Co-stars Samuel L Jackson and British actors
choppers alongside Prince William before Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan and Flt Lt Victoria Jude Law, Gemma Chan and Lashana Lynch also
All advertising: becoming a helicopter instructor and is currently Weaver who pilots the RAF’s unmanned Reaper took time out to chat to the Forces VIPs.
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1941 1983
Halifax attacks Falkland Phantom
Bomber Command began a The Falkland Islands Phantom
prolonged campaign against French detachment, formed from No.20 1967
port Brest, with the aim of damaging Sqn after the islands were captured, Hunter Mop-up
German Navy battlecruisers was disbanded. Following this its
Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz place was then taken over by No.23 Op Mop-Up: RAF Chivenor and Extracts from The Royal Air Force
Eugen preventing them from Squadron, which was reformed at West Raynham Hunters bombed an Day By Day by Air Cdre Graham
leaving the port. RAF Stanley. oil slick in Cornish waters. Pitchfork (Sutton Publishing).