First RFCSqaudrons arrive.

**tikkifriend** · 08-11-2014 04:39

Today is the aniversary of the first RFC Squadrons arriving in France 100 yrs ago. A flight of replicas are apparently re creating this event today from the UK, escorted by some modern planes .Might be more on the news tonight.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-11-2014 07:08

Thanks for the info about this flight Paul, but why the hell do the news people always flag these things up either after the event or when it is too late to go and see them?
Rob.

**tikkifriend** · 08-11-2014 08:24

Agreed Rob, If I had not heard it on the 06.00 Radio 4 news this morning I doubt It would have found out at all.

**tikkifriend** · 08-11-2014 09:34

Got a link to some other stuff going on re RFC
http://www.westernfrontassociation.c...nt-association

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-11-2014 09:41

Originally Posted by tikkifriend

Agreed Rob, If I had not heard it on the 06.00 Radio 4 news this morning I doubt It would have found out at all.

You should have heard me having a right mardy on after I read your post. There are not many things that set me off but the perfidious press is one. When we are going to stage a reenactment, or war game event we always let the local radio station and press know weeks before hand. They always promise to plug it and send a reporter along and then in the event they rarely do.

Just stick some old newsreel on from way back,and say how good it was on the day afters news, when it's too late to attract anyone to the show.

There, I feel much better now that I have let off steam.

Rob.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-11-2014 09:47

Nice info and pictures there Paul.
thanks.
Rob.

**flash** · 08-11-2014 11:59

Looks like the event is on Wednesday - did they fly out today 'cos that would be a bugger of a head wind to contend with !

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Memorial Flight: Arrival of the Royal Flying Corps in France
Location: Aérodrome d'Amiens-Glisy, Rue du Maitre du Mond, 80440 Glisy, France
Latitude: N49º 52' 5.94" Longitude E2º 22' 59.84" (GPS Co-ordinates 49.868317, 2.383289)
Time: 10.00 hours – 12.30 hours

Flypast and landing of a replica BE-2c, to commemorate the landing near Amiens on the morning of 13 August 1914 of the first British aircraft and pilot Lt (later Major) H D Harvey-Kelly, DSO, No 2 Squadron RFC.
Flypast and landing of a contingent of over 20 de Havilland Moth Club aircraft, to commemorate the arrival near Amiens from 13 August 1914 of RFC Squadrons Nos 2, 3, 4 and 5.

**tikkifriend** · 08-12-2014 07:55

Don't Know but again according to R4 this morning 3 replicas of unknown type were to fly escorted by a seaking(incase they went down

) and a couple of Tornadoes who were presumably at stall speed all the way

**tikkifriend** · 08-12-2014 07:57

Originally Posted by flash

Looks like the event is on Wednesday - did they fly out today 'cos that would be a bugger of a head wind to contend with !

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Memorial Flight: Arrival of the Royal Flying Corps in France
Location: Aérodrome d'Amiens-Glisy, Rue du Maitre du Mond, 80440 Glisy, France
Latitude: N49º 52' 5.94" Longitude E2º 22' 59.84" (GPS Co-ordinates 49.868317, 2.383289)
Time: 10.00 hours – 12.30 hours

Flypast and landing of a replica BE-2c, to commemorate the landing near Amiens on the morning of 13 August 1914 of the first British aircraft and pilot Lt (later Major) H D Harvey-Kelly, DSO, No 2 Squadron RFC.
Flypast and landing of a contingent of over 20 de Havilland Moth Club aircraft, to commemorate the arrival near Amiens from 13 August 1914 of RFC Squadrons Nos 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Sounds the same as the link I put up earlier. No mention of it in France though