F540 Operations Record Book June 1957 NO 98 SQUADRON. PRO Kew No. AIR27 Piece 2640 Microfilm Row1 Draws 52-71 Place Date Time Summary of Events                                Compilation Officer:   Fg/Off P.A. BARROW REFS TO APPENDICES         R.A.F.,Jever 1957 June 3rd A total of 23 sorties were flown today consisting mainly of cine and high level battle formation exercises however some individual sorties of aerobatics and G.C.A'S were flown.       4th A good flying day marred only by extensive cloud cover during the afternoon. Battle formation practice provided 20 of the 27 sorties flown, the remainder being individual mach runs, practice forced landing, aerobatics and G.C.A. Practices.       5th During the morning 12 battle formation sorties were flown and the afternoon was devoted to sport.       6h This morning 2 pairs were provided for exercise "ARGUS" and on the remaining sorties totalling 31 for the day, emphasis was laid on cine exercises.       7th Another good day's flying with 37 sorties flown of battle formation and cine exercises.       7th Another good day's flying with 37 sorties flown of battle formation and cine exercises.     8th - 11th Whitsun Grant       12th A parade rehearsal was held for tomorrow's Queen's Birthday parade.   The afternoon was devoted to sport.       13th The Queen's Birthday Parade was held this morning after which the Station was stood down.       14th During today 27 sorties were flown.   In the main these were individual sorties of aerobatics mach runs, practice forced landings and low flying.       15th The only flying during the morning was the first rehearsal for the Anglo-German Week open day.   For the wing fly-past the squadron supplied 6 aircraft.       16th Sunday       17th A further fly-past rehearsal was held today, again flying 6 aircraft.   A further 15 sorties were flown by the squadron of battle formation.       18th Two further fly-past rehearsals were held today amounting to 12 sorties.   A further 7 sorties of battle formation and individual sorties were flown.       19th During the morning 8 free lance battle flight sorties were carried out.   At midday the squadron state was reduced to 2 hours available.       23rd Sunday       24th On the last day of the squadron's battle flight tour 25 sorties were flown. G.C.I. Control was somewhat poorer than of late owing to the type 80 being placed on maintenance.   Two pilots flew with the fighter weapons school's visiting team on air to ground and cine ¼ attacks.       25th Some 38 sorties were flown today of high and low level battle formation and cine exercises.       26th Two wing fly-pasts - combined 98 and 118 squadrons - were held today in preparation for the C in C's visit tomorrow.       27th The only flying today was the combined 98 and 118 squadron fly-past for the C in C's visit to the station.   During the course of the day Air Marshall Sir E.H. Edwards - Jones addressed the two disbanding squadrons reviewing their histories and expressing the hope that one if not both the squadron numbers would be known again at some future date.       28th Flying today was devoted to one object, carrying out farewell fly-pasts over as many 2 T.A.F. airfields as possible.   In all 33 sorties were flown to this effect.       29th Today proved to be the last flying day of the squadron.   To this end, by borrowing two aircraft from 118 squadron, 12 aircraft were flown in formation of various configurations at various speeds.                                                   FLYING    HOURS     Operational Day           332.40                     Instrument Flying Actual         10.30     Operational Night               NIL                    Instrument Flying Simulated    2.00     Training Type                    9.30                    Other Pilots                                  6.20                                                     PERSONNEL       1st Sqn. Ldr.D.T. Adamson admitted to R.A.F. Hospital Rostrup       15th Flt/Lt. I.F. Weston returned from U.K.       24th Fg.Off. P.S. Summers left to attend Aviation Medicine Course at Wildenwrath.       27th Fg.Off. P.S. Summers returned from Wildenwrath.                                                     ADMINISTRATION. In this last month of squadron flying, aircraft serviceability has probably been at its best ever.                                                    OPERATIONAL. June 1957 ranks as a further disbandment date in No. 98 Squadron's history. Previous disbandments have probably met with just as many misgivings as the present. one but the future does not look quite so bright for any future reforming. Perhaps again the number "98" will rank again in the future Royal Air Force, we the present members of No. 98 Squadron hope so.          To review June the Squadrons' last month shows considerable activity to the last day.           The Whitsun Grant cut nearly a week out of this month.   The first event of note in the month was the squadrons' participation in the wing fly-past for Anglo German Week.   Four rehearsals were held for this with the final show held on June, 19th.   For a period of four days succeeding this the squadron was engaged on Battle Flight duty.   During the last week of the month three further fly-pasts were flown.   Two of these were rehearsals and the last the fly-past for the C in C Air Marshall Sir E.H. Edwards - Jones.          The last two days flying were devoted to farewell flypasts over 2 T.A.F. airfields and a final twelve aircraft flypast over Jever on June, 29th.                                                                   signed CJBarrey                                                                        (C.J. BARREY)                                                                        Flight Lieutenant,                                                                        Officer Commanding,                                                                        No. 98 Squadron.