Commemorate Celebrate Inspire. Why. Possibility of arrival at a location not being visited. Collect from previous area

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1 Runners Check Points Commemorate Celebrate Inspire Why Weds - 20th June Arrive RAF Marham Poss Mini Rally from Lincolnshire N/A Possibility of arrival at a location not being visited. Collect from previous area Dependant on time could visit Kings Lynn/Downham Market Cadets if available? Thurs - 21st June Downham Market - RAF Marham 13.97km 8.68 miles Marham mixed team from sports associations Start: Downham Market Bridge on Great Ouse Crossing the River Great Ouse, representing leaving the fens and the midlands behind. 1. RAF Downham Market VC Memorial St Mary's Church Celebrate: The sacrifice of our personnel during the way Squadron leader Ian Willoughby

2 Bexwell Kings Lynn Norfolk PE38 9LZ OS Grid Ref: TF End: RAF Marham STEM event Post leg Bazalgette V.C., D.F.C. of 635 Sqn & Pilot Officer Arthur Louis Aaron V.C., D.F.M. of 218 Sqn Inspire: Looking back at those brave individuals and what we can learn from them. Celebrate: Having the baton at the home of the F35 force. Taking the baton to the station nursery to celebrate the support from nursery centre manager Marham Enthusiast Day Details to be confirmed Mini baton in Tornado. Possible visit to nursery school visit to Dee who is a core member of the RAF Marham family. John Egging Trust Downham Market possible visit

3 later in the day? RAFA/RBL/Cad ets: possible visit later in the day? Fri - 22nd June RAF Marham - RAF 41.67km miles Marham: Running Club Start: RAF Marham Marham: Running Club 10 x Runners 1. RFC Narborough Memorial Celebrate: The airman who lost their lives in training. Action to combat Zeppelin attacks in Norfolk. Base built in response to zeppelin attacks on Norfolk ports. Base was home to WW1 basic pilot training. Inspire: location of basic pilot training for WW1 pilots W. E. Johns (Biggles writer) and Sir Alan Cobham (founder of Cobham aviation) were instructors at the unit.

4 Marham: Running Club 10 x Runners 2. RAF Barnham Celebrate: RAF Regiment training The heritage of the Site and its importance during the cold war and today Inspire: RAF Regiment training Training/selectio n area for the RAF Regiment Cold war heritage site Still to confirm if pass by or activity Marham: Running Club 10 x Runners End: RAF Celebrate: The work done by RAF Force Protection force. personnel from the bases past. Inspire: The RAF Regiment of the future. Home of the RAF regiment & RAF Force protection Run the Runway with station families Post leg Sat - 23rd June

5 RAF - JHC Wattisham 35.55km 22.09miles Start: RAF 1. RAF Great Ashfield Memorial at village church Pass by memorial Inspire: RFC landing strip in WW1 USAAF site during WW2 2. RAF Rattlesden Pass by memorial USAAF site during WW2 Bloodhound site in 1960 s End: JHC Wattisham RAF detachment at unit. RAF Wattisham was home a cold war QRA base. Was home to 22 Sqn Search and Rescue until 2015

6 Post leg Looking to involve RAF families, veterans and cadets in the area. Sun - 24th June JHC Wattisham Bawdsey RADAR km miles Poss runners from Wattisham. Start: JHC Wattisham Poss runners from Wattisham. 1. RAF Debach Pass by memorial USAAF site WW2 Poss runners 2. MOD Woodbridge Former USAF location During August 2016 the runway was

7 from Wattisham. used for testing the Airbus A400M Atlas Poss runners from Wattisham. End: Bawdsey RADAR Celebrate: The work done during WW2 Inspire: From the British ingenuity during WW2 to build and design the world s first RADAR defence network. RAF Bawdsey, was the first of a chain of radar stations to be built around the coast of Britain. Visit the museum at the site: In discussion Imagine Afternoon arrival Post leg Mon - 25th June Orfordness - Ness Point 57.73km miles Start: RFC Orfordness Original test site for British RADAR.

8 Inspire: The research in engineering that was conducted here for the RAF. Weapons testing in WW2 (grand slam bomb) Atomic Weapons Establishment Cold war RADAR COBRA MIST 1. RAF Bentwaters Possible visit to the museum RAF Sqns flying mustangs into Europe WW2 During cold war, was HQ USAFE 2. RAF Framlingham Pass by memorial USAAF site WW2 3. RAF Halesworth Pass by memorial USAAF site WW2 Had Catalina flying boats operating from it as SAR

9 4. RAF Beccles Pass by memorial Inspire: The work done towards bouncing bombs USAAF site WW2 618 sqn flying mosquitos used the site to train using the highball bomb which would develop into the bouncing bomb End: Ness Point Celebrate: The baton reaching that point Local veterans living in the area. Most easterly point in UK Possible visit to Veterans drop in centre Possible cadet s attendance. Inspire: Veterans living in the area, possible stories. Post leg Baton Relay: 1 x Car 1 x Minibus/half & half Tue - 26th June

10 Ness Point - RRH Neatishead 38.12km miles Marham: cycling team Start: Ness Point Sea warfare in the north sea. Inspire: The bravery of early pilots conducting action against Zeppelins. Travel via Great Yarmouth Caister-on-sea RNAS/RAF great Yarmouth was built to defend against Zeppelin raids in Norfolk and a flying boat launch. Marham: cycling team 1. RNAS/RAF Hickling Broad The role of the role of the broads in support of seaplane warfare. Sister site for RNAS/RAF Great Yarmouth. Marham: cycling team End: RRH Neatishead Celebrate: The work done by RAF personnel at remote RADAR heads. Inspire: Focus on engineering required as part of our national defence. The women who Neatishead RAF 100 celebrations. Open day including the RADAR museum. Hope to have veterans from the site to attend. Hopeful cadet attendance.

11 Post leg have worked at these locations Celebrate: With wider RAF famil Those who have worked at the location Inspire: Cadets and locals to attend to see activity at the site. Neatishead RAF 100 celebrations Wed - 27th June RRH Neatishead - Royal Norfolk Show 21.08km miles Neatishead 1 x RAF Triathlete FS Stevens Sgt Anderson Cpl Dawson SAC Garland SAC J Ward Neatishead 1 x RAF Triathlete Start: RRH Neatishead 1. RAF Horsham St Faith Norwich airport site now Norwich aviation museum

12 FS Stevens Sgt Anderson Cpl Dawson SAC Garland SAC J Ward Neatishead 1 x RAF Triathlete FS Stevens Sgt Anderson Cpl Dawson SAC Garland SAC J Ward End: Royal Norfolk Show Celebrate: The work of the RAF in centenary year. Use information from the 47F historical route as part of the display. Inspire: As part of the RAF Marham display and being with the PE d team. Cadets and recruiting will be there. RAF Luge: Cpl Ashleigh Evans to come to event. Arrive at show. Baton will be part of the RAF Marham RAF 100 foot print. Largest Norfolk event of the year, so best to engage with local community. Cadets and veterans will also be at the show during the day. Hope that PE d section will bring sports equipment so that we can do some of the 47F Kings Lynn squadron Norfolk historic airfields route.

13 Post leg Thu - 28th June Royal Norfolk Show Watton 2.2km 1.37miles Mixed Team from Watton Start: Royal Norfolk Show Continuation of previous day. There is an end ceremony with the veterans, so maybe a second baton could go on with them. Look to have a baton for the parade at the end of the Show 1. RAF Family s Club Celebrate: RAF Families Pass by RAF memorial at location A remote quarters site at the old RAF Watton. Families from both RAF Marham and RAF live at the site.

14 End: Watton Museum Post Leg Celebrate: The history of the RAF in the Town and its links with Weeze Germany Former RAF Laarbruch Cadets putting together display at museum showing the history. Aim: to arrive for 16:00 PM Leave 5 PM Local community museum, which will have opened in march. They are looking to put on a display with assistance from the local cadet squadron with regards to RAF history in the town. Aim to Arrive 5:30 PM Leave The baton will be on display for a short period in the town council chambers. Possibility of returning to family s club. Also possible veteran support.

15 Fri - 29th June Watton - RAF Mildenhall 43.54km 27.05miles 54SU Start: Watton 54SU 1. Bodney Camp 54SU Poss 1 x veteran on bike 2. RAF Feltwell Celebrate: RAF/RNZAF/USAF history at the base LO looking at possible event at RAF Feltwell. Poss No 75 (NZ) Sqn veteran involve Poss 1 x veteran on bike 54SU 3. RAF Lakenheath Celebrate: RAF/USAAF/USAF history at the base Poss a brief reception, and have a photo op with an ex 199 Sqn veteran who flew from

16 Lakenheath during WWII Poss jeeps incl wartime Willy s to convey our runners and thus highlight the association with the USAAF and the USAF 54SU End: RAF Mildenhall LO looking to involve 95 th RS Hand Over (JR pilot fly to wyton, still awaiting details), if not then poss USAF rotary asset JR pilot scheme to fly to wyton (confirm