Marking the 30th anniversary of Operation GRANBY/DESERT STORM 17 January - 28 February 1991 Virtual Remembrance Service: Sunday 28th February 2021, 13:00 To mark the 30th anniversary of Operation GRANBY (the first Gulf War), we had planned a remembrance service at ...

Waiting, but not watching – Helen Peters’ story: Our activity marking 30 years since Operation Desert Storm/GRANBY has focused on those who were there and the impact the conflict had on many families. Here we speak to Helen Peters, wife of John. ...

An introduction to John Peters: As part of activity to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Operation Desert Storm/Op GRANBY we are featuring the experiences of RAF Association Ambassador John Peters. John Peters will be known to many of you as the RAF ...

In January 1941, Flight Lieutenant Wilson Charlton was awarded the George Cross for disposing of more than 200 unexploded bombs – at a rate of more than three every day. But he was too busy to attend his investiture for another five ...

Today marks 30 years since the first day of combat of Operation Desert Storm and GRANBY, what was to become known colloquially as the first Gulf War. The Americans called it Operation Desert Storm, while to the UK Armed Forces it was the next ...

Vera King, a well respected WWII veteran, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, January 3rd. Vera enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, “the WAAF”, in 1939 and served through to the end of the war in 1945. Having exceptionally fast shorthand ...