In this section, there are a number of short articles and other links relating to the Hawk era. Please click on the photographs below to access the articles.
Click on the picture on the left to view a news article about the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to 208 (Reserve) Squadron at RAF Valley on 13 May 2016.
RAF Valley Laying Up Ceremony
Click on the picture on the right to view the Order of Service from the Laying-Up Ceremony held at St Mihangel’s Church at Royal Air Force Valley on Tuesday 10 May 2016. This will open in a new window.
Final Flight Gallery
Click on the picture on the left to view a gallery of photographs of 208 (Reserve) Squadron’s final flight at RAF Valley on 13 April 2016.
St Clement Danes Laying Up Ceremony - Gallery
Click on the picture on the right to view a gallery of photographs of the Laying Up Ceremony for the 208 (Reserve) Squadron Standard at St Clement Danes Church, London on Sunday 22 May 2016
Letter from the Squadron - 2016
St Clement Danes Laying Up Ceremony
Click on the picture on the right to read Wing Commander Chris Kidd’s first, and sadly last, ‘Letter from the Squadron’ to the Naval Eight / 208 Squadron Association in 2016.
Click on the picture on the left to read about the Laying Up of the 208 (Reserve) Squadron Standard at St Clement Danes Church, London on Sunday 22 May 2016
Squadron Leader Mark Long - In Memoriam
Tributes have been paid to Sqn Ldr Mark Long, a RAF Typhoon pilot and former 208 Sqn QFI, who died when the BBMF Spitfire he was flying crashed near RAF Coningsby on 25 May 2024. Click on the picture to read his eulogy, which was first published in RAF News.
