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 right to view a gallery of photographs of Exercise NAPOLEON SPHINX at French Air Force Base Solenzara in Corsica.
Kingman - Father & Son
Click on the picture on the left to read an article about a sortie in which Wg Cdr Tim Kingman accompanied his son, Flt Lt Geraint Kingman of 208 Squadron, on a General Handling sortie.
Exercise NAPOLEON SPHINX
Click on the picture on the left to read an article about Exercise NAPOLEON Sphinx in which staff and students of 208 (Reserve) Squadron operated from French Air Force Base Solenzara under simulated ‘austere’ conditions.
Centenary Tail Fin
Centenary Tail Fin Gallery
Click on the picture on the left to read an article about the unveiling of a brand new Hawk TMk1 livery to commemorate 208 (Reserve) Squadron’s 100th Anniversary.
Click on the picture on the right to view a gallery of photographs of the tail fin livery to celebrate 208 Squadron’s 100th Anniversary
Valley Wings January 2016
Click on the picture on the right to read 208 Squadron’s ‘Valley Wings’ article for January 2016, including Exercise NAPOLEON Sphinx.
Click on the picture on the left to view a gallery of photographs from Exercise VIGILANT Velo, the 208(R) Sqn Centenary Year Cycle Challenge between 15 and 23 March 2016 to visit as many Northern French airfields that the Sqn operated from during WW1.