Martin Wade

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Martin Wade

@MartinJamesWade

Author On Dragons’ Wings by @YLolfa, Ex-@SouthWalesArgus @JusticeinWales now @WelshGovernment, Su’s husband, Carys’ dad, Manx 🇮🇲 siarad Cymraeg🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Katılım Mart 2009

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·6 Şub

@FennellJW Fascinating post! 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn operated over the Balkans as the only Pathfinder squadron outside the UK. They also dropped supplies to Yugoslav partisans and marked drop zones from Halifaxes & later Liberators as these pics from Jan 45 of their drops show.

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JamesFennell MBE@FennellJW·5 Şub

The island of Vis, off the southern Croatian coast, near Split, was occupied by the Italians in WW2, and captured by 2nd Commando Brigade and Tito's partisans after the Italian surrender in 1943. It became Tito's HQ and a major RAF base for the Balkan Air Force.

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·6 Oca

@OnDisasters 2/2 and 605 (County of Warwick) 609 (West Riding) 611 (West Lancashire) 612 (County of Aberdeen) 614 (County of Glamorgan) 616 (South Yorkshire)

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·6 Oca

@OnDisasters 1/2 607 (County of Durham) today serves alongside other Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadrons with a proud wartime history: 501 (County of Gloucester) 502 (Ulster) 504 (County of Nottingham) 600 (City of London) 601 (County of London) 602 (City of Glasgow) 603 (City of Edinburgh)

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Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha@OnDisasters·6 Oca

To my surprise, after a quick search, 81 years after this images were recorded, the No. 607 squadron still exists today, although reformed as General Service Support Squadron (GSS)

hw97karbine@hw97karbine

No. 607 Squadron RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII fighters taking off past a fellow fighter that has come to grief at Imphal in India in July 1944

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·6 Oca

I’m grateful to Pen & Sword for putting out my book on the part-time pilots and their Auxiliary squadrons which helped win the Battle of Britain. Thanks for your support!

Pen & Sword Books@penswordbooks

👋🏻 Meet the author 👋🏻 Here's Martin Wade with his new release - Volunteer Aces of Churchill’s Few 📸✈️ 🛒 buff.ly/HGsBSTH

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·16 Haz

@WelshMatelot @RAdmJudeTerry Congratulations Rob! Very well deserved! 👏

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Robert ‘Taff’ Govier MBE@WelshMatelot·14 Haz

1/ Absolutely elated to be recognised in HM the Kings birthday honours. Reading @RAdmJudeTerry congratulations letter made more difficult with my mam reflecting half way through how proud my dad would have been 🥹

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·14 Haz

It’s a real honour (and surprise!) to make the King’s Birthday Honours List with a Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Commendation. Thanks to all who made this possible! Diolch yn fawr!

Royal Air Force@RoyalAirForce

👏 Proud to celebrate our personnel recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List 2025. Congratulations to all recipients! Full list: raf.mod.uk/news/articles/…

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·16 Şub

@clark_aviation Penblwydd Hapus Trev!

Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁@clark_aviation·15 Şub

Today is (unbelievably to me) my 67th birthday!🎂 It's not exactly been a remarkable journey (compared to many here) to get here, especially in terms of photographic records, but I'm quite relieved to had made it this far! So, let's go off on another solar orbit...again.

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·19 Ara

@WW2Airfields Here’s some from 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron from Sicily and Italy in 1944 also with shots of Christmas Day 1944 at Amendola air base on the Foggia plain.

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WW2 Airfields Archive@WW2Airfields·17 Ara

Here's a thread of Christmas menus from WW2 airfields. Here's RAF Warmwell, Dorset, 1942. Main course not too bad. A solid start with sprouts. Cigarettes and minerals for afters. They will get worse 🎅

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·11 Kas

@WelshMatelot @RoyalAirForce @RAFinWales It was our pleasure! So glad you could join us on this special day!

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Robert ‘Taff’ Govier MBE@WelshMatelot·11 Kas

A big thank you to @MartinJamesWade and 614 RAF Aux Squadron for the invitation to the launch of their RAF Aux 100 exhibition. A perfect opportunity on #ArmistaceDay to pause and reflect on my Grandfathers WW2 @RoyalAirForce service

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·11 Kas

Thank you to @GriffinBooksUK and all who came to the talk about my history of 614 County of Glamorgan Squadron - ‘On Dragons’ Wings’. It was moving to talk about the sacrifices of our fallen on this special day. Profits from the sale of the book, from @YLolfa go to @RAFBF

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·31 Eki

Really looking forward to talking about ‘On Dragons’ Wings’ - the history of the Welsh RAF Reserves - 614 Squadron with @GriffinBooksUK - still some tickets available ticketsource.co.uk/griffinbooks/t…

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·11 Ağu

@gtconway3d Was wonderful but surprising to share a transatlantic flight with racehorses. Thought ‘Why am I smelling hay?’ 🐎

Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade

Never flown to #LA & never shared a plane with a horse. Made #747 smell of the countryside as we flew over Arctic.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway3d·11 Ağu

Imagine how many personal items these guys drop while flying over the Atlantic

HOW THINGS WORK@HowThingsWork_

The plane that carries horses for equestrian events at the Olympics is called the Air Horse One. That’s right. AIR HORSE ONE. Bravo 👏🏼😂

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·11 Ağu

Gwych bod Great to be @LlyfrauCymru @Books_Wales @eisteddfod i arwyddo copiau o/to sign copies of ‘On Dragons’ Wings’ Gwych cwrdd â chi! Great to meet you! Prynwch yma/Buy here: bit.ly/OnDragonsWings @YLolfa

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·9 Ağu

@GriffinBooksUK @richardjparfitt @louise_mumford @NeilCollins86 @HQstories @YLolfa @calonbooks My pleasure! 😄

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·21 Tem

@S4Cchwaraeon @SionJobbins @MarkCavendish @LlinosLee @S4C Jeant dy mie! 🇮🇲 Gwych! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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S4C Chwaraeon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@S4Cchwaraeon·21 Tem

Mae Mark Cavendish yn siarad Cymraeg!😍 Diolch Mark! Just @MarkCavendish talking Welsh with us after his final Tour de France stage!❤️ Iaith ar Daith nesaf i Mark Cavendish!😅 #Cavendish #tdf2024 | @LlinosLee

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·10 Tem

Perhaps the most Dutch place I’ve ever watched a game #ENGNED 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇳🇱

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·1 Tem

Great story on 614 Squadron and my book on its history’On Dragons’ Wings’ on ⁦@BBCWales⁩ today. Thanks for running this story on our history in this historic year! Diolch! #RAuxAF100 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·21 Haz

@clark_aviation Sorry to hear that Trevor. May your recovery be swift!

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Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁@clark_aviation·21 Haz

Having ducked the bullet for four years, I've finally been hit by Covid! Things may be a bit quiet as I'm now discovering it's not 'like a cold', as I thought. Being home alone (Mrs C on holiday with some girlfriends) the dog is confused I'm not up to 'walkies' either. 💩

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·14 Haz

For a last minute Father’s Day present, my book is on sale from tomorrow on Amazon. It tells the story of Wales’ only RAF Reserve squadron from formation in 1930s, through WW2, Cold War to present day. With next day delivery he should get it by Sunday! 😀 amazon.co.uk/Dragons-Wings-…

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Martin Wade@MartinJamesWade·6 Haz

On this momentous day, I’m thinking of my Granddad, Bert Wade of the Royal Engineers who landed on Gold Beach at Arromanches, almost exactly 4 years since he was evacuated when the Germans invaded. He and 1000s of others had returned. #DDay80 #WewillRemember @Proud_Sappers

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