207 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORY
Photos from the 207 Squadron RAF
Association 2008 Derby Reunion
Visit to the RAF Museum Cosford
Sunday 7th September 2008
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RAF Museum Cosford - the National Cold War Exhibition
Hall on a grey September Sunday.
The day got brighter later on and our party of 23 had an
interesting time, by all accounts, both in this and the other
halls.
ex Valiant or families: L-R Alan Watkins, Jess Emeny
(Ron), John Cartwright, Jock Wingate
Deb Lewis (George Mills), Colin Bell, Richard Mills (George
Mills), Norman Hamer
in front of RAFM Cosford's Valiant XD818, 49 Sqn, in the
National Cold War Exhibition Hall.
The same group showing more of the Valiant
Our party: L-R Just Kroon, Tiny Kroon, Paul Anstee, Alec
White, Margaret Watkins, Margaret White, John Cartwright
Reo Cartwright, Alan Watkins, Jess Emeny, Jock Wingate
(partially hidden), Desmond Harvey, Jeanne Harvey,
Gill Bell, Deb Lewis, Colin Bell, Richard Mills, Jan and Mary
Hamer
Valiant XD818 and Bomb
Valiant XD818 rear port view: a Canberra PR9 is suspended
above
Valiant XD818, starboard back three emergency exit
Valiant XD818 front view, nestling beside Victor tanker XH672
in 55 Sqn colours
Valiant XD818: Deb Lewis and Richard Mills, daughter and son
of Flt Lt George Mills
Javelin FAW1 XA564: it was in a Javelin that our late
President AVM David Dick earned his AFC.
Desmond and Jeanne Harvey, Tiny and Just Kroon: Just was the
prime mover behind the memorial in Holland to
the 207 Squadron Lancaster crew in which Jeanne's father, Sgt
Ronald Dampier, was Mid Upper Gunner.
A section of the Berlin Wall at Cosford
On this visit new images were also taken of:
- the 207 Devon VP952
- the 207 Pembroke WV746
- the Cosford Avro Lincoln
These have been added to the appropriate pages on this website as linked above.
Midland Hotel, Derby Saturday 6th September 2008
If you have other or better images please
contact the editor Frank Haslam.
images, unless otherwise stated - Haslam: last updated 17 Sep
2008