The ANNUAL REUNION of
43(F) SQUADRON
"The Fighting Cocks"
Association
at The RAF Club
1800 for 1900hrs on Saturday 13th May 2023
Menu
Potted smoked & poached salmon, carrot remoulade, dill & lemon dressing,
toasted sourdough
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Corn fed breast of chicken, confit leg croquette, potato gateau, tender stem broccoli,
green peppercorn & shallot sauce
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Rum “Baba”, whipped vanilla mascarpone, stewed strawberries
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Coffee and Petits Fours
Cost remains £50 per person. Dress: Lounge suits and squadron ties or equivalent.
Please register by making a bank transfer to Sort Code: 83-18-33 Account No: 15053992 Account Name: Jones SP, with your surname & initials as the reference. (This account is specifically for our dinner, with the Chairman as the second account holder for oversight and transparency.) Then email Sam (samjones43@googlemail.com) with your name and those of your guests, as we need to provide the RAF Club with a list of attendees for access.
Wine can be purchased at pre-drinks in the bar for you to take up to the dining room.
The closing date for booking and payment is 5 May 2023 but please book as soon as you can so we get an early idea of numbers.
For those with dietary requirements, please contact the RAF Club Conference and Banqueting team to make alternative arrangements direct. Telephone: 020 7399 1000 Option 3 then Option 1
THE 43(F) SQUADRON ASSOCIATION
The 43(F) Squadron (Fighting Cocks) Association was founded at Klagenfurt in Austria in 1945 immediately following the end of the Second World War. Some of the ground crew had served together on 43 Squadron continuously since the early days of the Battle of Britain in 1940 and many had subsequently experienced all five invasions in which the Squadron had been involved, those of North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and the South of France. The founding members of the Association decided that the spirit and comradeship that had built up between all the personnel - Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Airmen, both groundcrew and aircrew - should not be lost when its personnel dispersed to peacetime roles. Some remained in the Royal Air Force and others returned to their civilian occupations. The Association has stayed true to the aims of its founding members and this remains the case despite the disbandment of the squadron in 2009.
The aims of the 43 Fighter Squadron Association are to foster the Fighting Cock spirit of good fellowship among the squadron’s former members and to continue to celebrate its heritage as one of the Royal Air Force’s foremost fighter squadrons. An annual reunion is held each year to provide the opportunity to further these aims in a convivial atmosphere.
See our Events page for details of the next reunion.
The aims of the 43 Fighter Squadron Association are to foster the Fighting Cock spirit of good fellowship among the squadron’s former members and to continue to celebrate its heritage as one of the Royal Air Force’s foremost fighter squadrons. An annual reunion is held each year to provide the opportunity to further these aims in a convivial atmosphere.
See our Events page for details of the next reunion.
