Uniformed services students from the Isle campus of the College of West Anglia at Wisbech posed with pride under the wings of one of the most famous aircraft in the world.
In the year which sees the 70
th anniversary of D-Day the students from Wisbech got a close-up of an original Lancaster bomber.
The students and staff presented a cheque for £1320.30 to Paul Hewson, who is the Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The presentation took place at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, now home of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
Also at the presentation were two senior members from the Royal Navy Careers Office in Peterborough, who were guest s of the department. It is anticipated that the event will be covered in the Royal Navy News, Globe and Laurel magazine and on the website for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Adrian Kent, a uniformed services lecturer at Wisbech, who has served in the Forces and gained a number of medals, came up with the fundraising and presentation idea and did all the planning.
Students and staff had raised the money with a number of events, including a swimming, cycling and running event at Wisbech, which took them to the equivalent of going to Paris.
In Lynn, staff and students were sponsored to run up and down the eight-floor tower block.
East Kirkby is a real bomber command airfield with its original control tower.
While at the moment the Lancaster NXII, called Just Jane, can only taxy up and down the airfield it is hoped the plane, which had several “hits” in the Second World War, can be returned to flight, making it an even bigger attraction.
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Lee Mallott, front left, uniformed services programme manager, presents the cheque to the Regional Director of the RAF Benevolent Fund, Paul Hewson.
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Staff and students from the College of West Anglia’s uniformed services department pose under the wings of Just Jane a war-time Lancaster bomber.
Uniformed services students from the Isle campus of the College of West Anglia at Wisbech posed with pride under the wings of one of the most famous aircraft in the world.
In the year which sees the 70th anniversary of D-Day the students from Wisbech got a close-up of an original Lancaster bomber.
The students and staff presented a cheque for £1320.30 to Paul Hewson, who is the Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The presentation took place at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, now home of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
Also at the presentation were two senior members from the Royal Navy Careers Office in Peterborough, who were guest s of the department. It is anticipated that the event will be covered in the Royal Navy News, Globe and Laurel magazine and on the website for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Adrian Kent, a uniformed services lecturer at Wisbech, who has served in the Forces and gained a number of medals, came up with the fundraising and presentation idea and did all the planning.
Students and staff had raised the money with a number of events, including a swimming, cycling and running event at Wisbech, which took them to the equivalent of going to Paris.
In Lynn, staff and students were sponsored to run up and down the eight-floor tower block.
East Kirkby is a real bomber command airfield with its original control tower.
While at the moment the Lancaster NXII, called Just Jane, can only taxy up and down the airfield it is hoped the plane, which had several “hits” in the Second World War, can be returned to flight, making it an even bigger attraction.
PICTURES
Top
Lee Mallott, front left, uniformed services programme manager, presents the cheque to the Regional Director of the RAF Benevolent Fund, Paul Hewson.
Bottom
Staff and students from the College of West Anglia’s uniformed services department pose under the wings of Just Jane a war-time Lancaster bomber.