ANZAC DAY - Saturday 25 April 2020.
This year Anzac Day falls on a Saturday, so it’s a good opportunity to come in from far or near, organise a weekend jaunt, meet-up / catch-up with mates of years gone by, march once more behind the 3SQN Banner with the serving Squadron and receive recognition for your service.
ADELAIDE
Anzac Day March: Assemble North Terrace, west of “Elder Hall” (University of Adelaide) at 0930.
Placard: “RAAF Middle East”.
BRISBANE
Anzac Day March: The ANZAC DAY march continues to cause a few problems, with the organizing committee not realising the problems. The after-march location for some relaxing etc. has not been finalised to date, but El Presidento is looking at various venues. When a suitable location has been secured, everyone will notified.
(For further details contact Blue: 02-6683-0276.)
MELBOURNE
Anzac Day March: Form-up by 1045 in Flinders Street West (Queen and Elizabeth) - south side near the 3SQN banner. [Serial 14.12]
Move off 1033.
Contact Roger WATTS, 0418 379-290.
PERTH
Anzac Day March: Meet in St Georges Terrace at 9am, between William and Barrack Streets. (Behind Fighter Squadrons Assn.)
Lunch: East Fremantle Yacht Club (1 Petra Street). Arrive 1230. Lunch served from 1300 (your choice from the menu). All serving personnel and veterans of all military and support services, partners, family & friends (especially 79 SQN Pearce) are cordially invited. A Sailing Competition for the Anzac Day Shield will be followed by Entertainment.
Contact Felix SAINSBURY (08) 9337-6016, by 20 April.
RICHMOND NSW
Annual
Wreath-Laying at the 3 Squadron Memorial, RAAF Base Richmond.
Date for event - Wednesday 22 April (prior to Anzac
Day, 2020).
Oriented around families and mateship. Arrival 10.30, depart base before 2.30
pm.
Members young and old, rellies and friends, all very welcome.
After the wreath-laying at the 3SQN Memorial, we will have a convivial lunch
in the historic Sergeant’s Mess.
Arrangements still being finalised. Contact
NSW
Secretary Vicki Crighton by 30 March
to register.
(Final event instructions will be sent by
email.)
SYDNEY NSW
Sydney ANZAC Day March.
The March Order has changed, so please read carefully...
Form-up by
1030 in Castlereagh St., facing north towards Hunter St., with 3SQN
serving members behind the 3SQN Banner in the "Post WW2" section.
[March Card 14]
Sydney ANZAC Day Luncheon: The closing date for bookings has been brought
forward this year (to Wednesday 25 March) and a big roll-up is expected, so
please book AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you are
intending to come along.
This is always a great event, only a hundred metres from the end of the march
route.
Fighter Squadron's Branch luncheon: Ibis Room, Pullman Hotel,
36 College Street, Sydney.
(Just across from the South-East corner of Hyde Park.)
Two-course luncheon with steward service. The cost of the luncheon is $70
per head. Drinks will be at members' own
expense. Cash Only. Beer, wine and soft drink - $5 per glass; $30 per bottle
of wine. Attendees are requested to have the correct cash for bar purchases to
minimise queues and delays at the start.
Bookings via the
FSB Website. (Online direct payment or postal-cheque options
available. Remember to insert payee's name as a comment in online
payment.)
BOOKINGS CLOSE by WEDNESDAY 25th MAR 2020.
(N.B. One month before Anzac Day, to allow arrangements to be finalised
efficiently.)
95th Anniversary of 3 Squadron
"Founding" Richmond Base in 1925.
Combined with...
80th Anniversary of 3 Squadron "Marching Out"
from RAAF Richmond to WW2.
And...
PLAQUE UNVEILING on the 3SQN Memorial,
of 3SQN’s Post-WW2 Battle Honours.
Planned for mid-2020. RAAF Base Richmond.
Lunch available nominal cost. (Sgts’ Mess).
Arrangements still being finalised.
Contact
NSW Secretary Vicki Crighton for
further information.
(Approx. date) SEPTEMBER 2020
3SQN Association is intending to combine with The Association of WW1 Aero-Historians on a...
Guided by museum experts, there will be particular emphasis on the flyable RE-8 - 3AFC's mount in WW1.
“Can you hear something ticking...?”
A beautiful day in Canberra for 3SQN Alamein veterans and
their sons.
Chas Wannan, Kittyhawk and Mustang Flight Commander.
[Portrait by Dom O'Donnell]
For more photo
coverage and the background story:
Click Here
A great day for all of the 3SQN Generations!
[Left to Right:] Terry van Haren, Gus Thomson, Bob Treloar and Arthur
Pardey.
For more photo
coverage: Click Here
[Picture by Dominic O'Donnell]
For more parade and airshow photo coverage:
Click Here
"The old and the bold meet the young and the bold." For more photo
coverage: Click Here
For more photo coverage of the 2010 Family Day:
Click Here
On Saturday 10th July 2010, the Association returned to Richmond RAAF Base for the 70th Anniversary of the Squadron "marching out" to War on the 15th of July 1940. We were honoured to have four of "The Originals" in attendance.
For the full set of annotated photos, click here.
Harvard Graduate
An uplifting photo set showing NSW Hon. President Tom Russell enjoying a surprise sortie in a Harvard Trainer, just before presenting a speech at Camden RSL. (June 2010).
Anzac Day 2010
Anzac Day 2010 went very well in Sydney and the RAAF Official Photographer captured a nice image of 3SQN CO Terry van Haren with the WW2 veterans present on the day. It was especially gratifying that our President Peter Cuthbert (2nd from left) could be there despite his recent illness. [Pete told us that he's recently received a disturbing note in his mailbox saying, "If you don't stop making love to my wife, I will KILL you!" - But the note was unsigned, so Pete has no way of knowing which husband wrote it!]
L to R: Slim Moore, Peter Cuthbert, WGCDR
Terry van Haren, Tom Russell, Gordon Steege, Arthur Pardey, Don Nicholls.
(Click here for the full-sized image by the RAAF Official Photographer.)
3 Squadron 93rd Birthday Parade, 2009
Click here for a photo set, speeches from the day and historical notes on the Squadron's first and last combat losses in WWII.
Reunion of Butterworth Fitters in Malaysia 2008.
Canberra Reunion 2002 in the Australian War Memorial
3 Squadron's 85th Birthday at Nelson Bay, 18- 20 September 2001
