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 read Wing Commander Nick Gatenby’s first ‘Letter from the Squadron’ to the Naval Eight / 208 Squadron Association in 2013.
Click on the picture on the left to read an article from the March 2013 edition of Air Forces Monthly, which described how 208 Squadron had been reprieved from disbandment to train students from foreign nations.
First Jet Solo
Click on the picture on the left to read Flight Lieutenant Stu Roberts of V147 AFT describe his first solo jet flight on 208 Squadron in February 2014.
Valley Wings April 2014
Click on the picture on the right to read 208 Squadron’s ‘Valley Wings’ article for April 2014 (PDF file opens in a new window).
Valley Wings June 2014
Click on the picture on the left to read 208 Squadron’s ‘Valley Wings’ article for June 2014, including Exercise DOVER ROLLER, and progress on Exercise MILLION FEET (opens in a new window).
Click on the picture on the right to read Wing Commander Nick Gatenby’s second ‘Letter from the Squadron’ to the Naval Eight / 208 Squadron Association in 2014.
Letter from the Squadron - 2014
Exercise VIGILANT SPHINX
Click on the picture on the left to read an account of Exercise VIGILANT SPHINX - 208 Squadron’s deployment to Cyprus in July 2014 (PDF file opens in a new window).