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SUMMARY:Talk: The first RAF 'Top Guns' at Red Flag
DESCRIPTION:Join the Army Flying Museum for a fascinating daytime talk on W
 ednesday 4th November at 10:30am featuring Squadron Leader Stuart Ager\, w
 ho led the first RAF contingent to participate in the legendary Red Flag e
 xercise.\nIn the middle of the 1970s\, No. 208 Squadron RAF reformed with 
 Buccaneer aircraft based at RAF Honington in Suffolk. As a frontline squad
 ron\, 208 Squadron flew various missions across Germany\, Scandinavia and 
 beyond\, maintaining readiness for ground attack operations and nuclear st
 rike capabilities.\nRed Flag\, developed by the United States Air Force\, 
 represents the largest air-war exercise designed to enable fighter and fas
 t-jet aircrews to survive and flourish in combat operations. In 1977\, 208
  Squadron was selected as the first RAF squadron to participate in this pr
 estigious exercise. Squadron Leader Stuart Ager\, accompanied by navigator
  David Wilby\, led the inaugural flight of four aircraft to Nellis Air Bas
 e near Las Vegas. Over the subsequent two weeks\, the USAF acknowledged th
 e Buccaneers and their aircrew as formidable opponents.\nDuring this talk\
 , Stuart will recount his extensive experience flying the Buccaneer across
  208\, 237 OCU\, XV and 16 Squadrons\, including his participation in no f
 ewer than six Red Flag wargames. The talk content is based on the speaker'
 s research and personal experiences.\nAs an independent charity\, the Army
  Flying Museum dedicates all proceeds from this event towards preserving t
 he history of British Army aviation.
LOCATION:Army Flying Museum\, Middle Wallop
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/talk-the-first-raf-top-guns-at-red-flag
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