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RAF celebrate 90th Anniversary at York Minster
Published: on 1st April 2008 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
RAF Linton-on-Ouse has today celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force at York Minster. Nine Tucanos performed at flypast in formation and the Turning of the Page Ceremony then took place at 12 noon. The Turning of the Page was performed by Groop Captain Mark Hopkins.
In the corner of the North Transept in York Minster, under the Astronomical Clock is a Book of Remembrance containing the names of over 18,000 airmen from 15 countries who died flying wartime missions from RAF fields in Yorkshire and the North East. Each day a page is turned to show a different list of names, This is usually carried out by the Minster Police, but four times a year, to mark speical occasions, it is turned with full ceremony by personnel from RAF Linton on Ouse and members of the RAF Association. Today's ceremony has marked the anniversary of the formation of the RAF. the ceremony is also performed to mark New Year's Day, 6th June (D Day in Europe) and 15th September (Battle of Britain Day).