BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8@historyfare.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240502T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240502T220000 DTSTAMP:20250313T115636Z URL:https://historyfare.co.uk/events/the-banana-jet-goes-to-war-buccaneer- tornado-lgb-operations-in-op-granby/ SUMMARY:The Banana Jet Goes to War – Buccaneer & Tornado LGB Operations i n Op GRANBY DESCRIPTION:For the May HistoryFare monthly talk\, we welcome guest speaker Chris Finn.\n\nChris served in the RAF for 33 years as a navigator\, prim arily on the Buccaneer\, and was a weapons and tactics specialist. \; As a Wing Commander he was the UK’s LGB specialist in AHQ Riyadh during Operation GRANBY. \; His final flying tour was as OC the Navigator &am p\; Airman Aircrew School. \; A graduate of the Joint Services’ Defe nce College\, in 2000 he gained an MPhil in International Relations from C ambridge University. \; His last 5 years in the RAF were spent at Shri venham\, firstly on the Directing Staff of the Advanced Command and Staff Course and then\, on promotion to Group Captain\, as the RAF’s Director of Defence Studies.\n\nChris with just two weeks seniority as a Wing Comma nder tells the story of when he was detached from HQ 18 Gp to the RAF AHQ in Riyadh as SO1 Buccaneers\, and the UK's LGB specialist in the Coalition HQ.\n\nThe Buccaneer was nearing the end of its operational life when the Maritime Buccaneer Wing was suddenly and unexpectedly tasked with providi ng laser designation\, from high level\, for the RAF Tornado Force involve d in Op GRANBY.\n\nHe tells the story of the Buccaneer's 26-day involvemen t in the Desert Storm air campaign from the perspective of one of just two RAF Wg Cdrs who worked in the "Black Hole" as part of the USAF-led campai gn planning team. The talk is illustrated with "warts and all" videos from the Buccaneer Pavespike laser designation pods.\nTo reserve your seat\, p lease select the “book now” label above or email \;meltonhistoryfa re@gmail.com\n \;\nAdmission cost £3 per person\, payable on arrival. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historyfare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/202 4/03/Bucc-and-GR1s-GRANBY.jpg CATEGORIES:History Talk,Local History LOCATION:Melton Mowbray RAF Association Tornado Club\, 24 Asfordby Road\, M elton Mowbray\, Leicestershire\, LE13 0HR\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=24 Asfordby Road\, Melton M owbray\, Leicestershire\, LE13 0HR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-T ITLE=Melton Mowbray RAF Association Tornado Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR