617 Squadron – famed for its daring raids on German dams through the Second World Battle – has flown its final mission in Twister GR4s in Afghanistan earlier than disbanding.
Based mostly at Kandahar airfield the squadron has flown round 400 missions on their present tour.
The Squadron’s Officer Commanding, Wing Commander David Arthurton, says the operations have mirrored the altering scenario within the nation.
“At the moment, within the skies over Afghanistan 617 Squadron accomplished its final flight as a Twister Squadron. It’s becoming that this milestone occasion occurred on Operations, delivering decisive air energy a lot as our forebears did in 1943. Again then the Squadron was employed on offensive operations whereas immediately we’re making an attempt to set the situations for enduring safety and peace. I feel there are a lot of parallels — the staff spirit that existed again then endures to at the present time and I feel the give attention to getting the job performed is precisely the identical.”
It’s not the top for the Dambusters. They’ll reform by the top of the last decade to fly the brand new Joint Strike Fighters – the Lightning II.
Image: Crown Copyright 2011 / Royal Air Drive / Sergeant Ross Tilly
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