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RAF Shawbury
@RAF_Shawbury
RAF Shawbury, home of No.1 Flying Training School and the Defence College of Air and Space Operations.
Shropshire
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Sep 17, 2024
    Leading Hand Hume, a Royal Navy helicopter aircrewman trainee with No 1 FTS, was presented with the prestigious Jackie Moggridge Trophy by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, at last week's RAF College Cranwell Graduation. @cabster3560 @RAF_Valley
    Leading Hand Hume receiving the Jackie Moggridge Trophy by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.
    Leading Hand Hume chatting with His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.
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    RAF Shawbury
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    Sep 15, 2016
    Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. #BattleofBritain
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Mar 27, 2024
    RAF Shawbury was honoured to receive the Royal Flight for Her Majesty the Queen’s visit to Shropshire today. Service personnel lined the departure route back through the Unit, with families enjoying the opportunity to speak to Queen Camilla and bid her farewell from the County.
    Service families and children meeting Her Majesty the Queen.
    Her Majesty the Queen preparing to depart from RAF Shawbury.
    her Majesty the Queen and the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire
    The Station Commander and Senior Personnel greet Her Majesty the Queen.
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Nov 24, 2023
    Photo of the Week
    Chinook at dusk
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    RAF Shawbury
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    Nov 24, 2021
    Yesterday, during a night flying sortie whilst delivering rear crew staff training, Flight Lieutenant Sean Leach completed his 8760th hour of flying, which is the equivalent of spending 1 year in the air. Congratulations Sean on this significant flying milestone!
    Flight Lieutenant Leach standing in front of a Juno helicopter. The helicopter is painted black and yellow and Flight Lieutenant Leach is wearing a green flying suit.
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Jul 7, 2021
    Today, RAF Shawbury received a flyover by a formation of 10 @RAFBenson Puma helicopters as part of a training sortie that incorporated flypasts of notable locations for the Puma Force over the past 50 years. @RoyalAirForce #Puma50 facebook.com/RAFShawbury/
    The Puma Formation were welcomed as they flew over RAF Shawbury
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Dec 7, 2021
    Thursday 2nd December 2021 was the last day in uniform for Flight Lieutenant Douglas Brown. His @RoyalAirForce career as a helicopter pilot has spanned 37 years and 9200 flying hours, of which 3000 were instructional. Thank you for your Service Flt Lt Brown.
    Group Captain Phil Wadlow, RAF Shawbury’s Station Commander, presenting Flight Lieutenant Brown with a bottle of champagne to congratulate him on his final flight in uniform. Behind them is a black and yellow Juno helicopter, used by No.1 Flying Training School.
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Nov 22, 2019
    It is with great regret that Group Captain Chris Mullen, the Station Commander of Royal Air Force Shawbury and Commandant of the Defence Helicopter Flying School confirms the death of Sergeant Scott McConnell. facebook.com/RAFShawbury/ph…
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Aug 23, 2019
    It’s lift off for the DHFS Graduation at RAF Shawbury. Many congratulations to the RN, Army and RAF aircrew who graduated today and now move onto their Front-Line aircraft. (No trainees were harmed in the creation of this (photoshopped) photograph)
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Feb 20, 2019
    Mr David Smith has shared with us this fantastic photo of yesterdays Tornado flypast. Tweet us with your photos from the flypast, including the hashtag #farewelltornado !
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Jun 9, 2023
    Photo of the Week
    The Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team break for the circuit on arrival over Shropshire.
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    May 17, 2024
    No 1 Flying Training School achieves another first! Four helicopter pilot trainees from the Irish Air Corps graduated alongside 23 tri-Service pilots and rearcrew today. They are the first Irish Air Corps pilots to be trained by No 1 FTS. More below: @AscentFlight @cabster3560
    Brigadier General O'Conner with graduating Irish Air Corps trainees
    Air Marshal Reynolds with graduating RAF trainees
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Mar 2, 2018
    Yesterday whilst some struggled in the snow our aircrew still managed some flying. The wildlife joined them too! Our Photographer Ian Forshaw was on hand to capture these images.
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    RAF Shawbury
    @RAF_Shawbury
    Jun 30, 2020
    No 1 FTS Essential Night Flying Training from 6 July for 3 weeks. Our world leading training ensures the best helicopter aircrew reach the front-line. Essential to this training is to fly at night so they can operate in any environment with crews using Night Vision Devices.
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