Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Narrated highlights of the reformation ceremony and parade at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.
Description: Shots of EH101 Merlin helicopter of 28 Squadron precede an interview with Wing Commander D J Stubbs, officer commanding 28 Squadron. Merlin helicopters in action. Coverage of the reformation ceremony and parade, which also commemorates the squadron's return to the United Kingdom after serving most of its history abroad. At the ceremony (in hangar), Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, Chief of the Air Staff, takes the salute at the parading of the standard; he is also interviewed. Brief history of the squadron, and of its affiliation with the Brigade of Gurkha s (the kukri symbol appears on each of the helicopters in the squadron). Former members of the Squadron attend, including Tom Adams, who flew Hurricane aircraft in Burma during World War 2.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
