Andy Phillips

2 @WeAreInvictus and a medal from each, both mean so much. Thanks @H4H_SR @Blesma @RAFBF @SSAFA for your support

@CakeLadyC4C Party at yours then Kath 😎

Just delighted Invictus games are coming to Birmingham. 🍰❤️🍰❤️🍰

@GaryProutCGC Well said. See you up there. Be good to catch up.

I, for one, am looking forward to the Invictus Games Anniversary next week. Please don't listen to people making up attention grabbing headlines. They're full of shit. It's about the competitors, their team mates and their families. #InvictusGames #InvictusAnniversary

@RAFSWShooting @JohnNicholRAF @JohnnyMercerUK @The_Ops_Room It’s a flying club without us 😎

@JohnNicholRAF @JohnnyMercerUK @The_Ops_Room Can we still praise the Armourers? Well done the Armourers!! ❤️

33 yrs ago tonight one of largest, most complex air armadas in history took off on Op #DesertStorm; liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. See plan at fab @The_Ops_Room: youtube.com/watch?v=zxRgfB… My war in the air didn't last long but I survived. RIP those how didn't come home

@aircrewtv Xmas

Christmas giveaway! If you fancy winning this signed copy of “Buccaneer Boys” by Terry Cook, his unused patch he was given for being combat ready on the Tornado in 1989 (signed on the back) and one of our beer holders, just say “Xmas” in the comments. Winner announced 17 Dec.

The “weaponising” of Armistice day by some is a disgrace and dishonour to those we should be remembering. Using it as an excuse to ban the right to protest will, for evermore, make the Cenotaph and the ceremonies around it a rally point for division not remembrance.

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme. None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why. The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag. Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied. A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight. On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside. On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed: "A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country". On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside. There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard. Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals. A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London. He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey. The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin. It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son... THIS is the reason we wear poppies. We do not glorify war. We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted. Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

@enjywenjy hope the food recommendation was ok and #faultytowers gets you sorted tomorrow… #TheTrouvilleHotel #Bournemouth

A registered biomedical scientist with expertise in Histopathology, I inspire and attract women and girls in STEM. As a current third year PhD student RESILIENCE and HARD WORK are key! Proud to be part of the #1inamillion @thewisecampaign #WomenInSTEM @IBMScience @The_HCPC

Great to see @RAFAssociation being well supported at @BmthAirFest . Generating funds to support the @RoyalAirForce family past and present.

@NickKeep_NKA @BmthAirFest @RoyalAirForce @RAFAssociation Are you there all weekend mate, I’m up at the @RAFAssociation stall in the @RoyalAirForce village

A wet and windy start but due to brighten up later today and great weather for the @BmthAirFest this weekend. Looking forward to the sights and sounds of this brilliant FREE event. @RoyalAirForce @RAFAssociation

@beefeater407 @JohnNicholRAF I was an Armourer… and resembled that comment! Obviously the ancillary trades are just jealous, A I’m an Armourer…🤣

@JohnNicholRAF Hair like that, he must be an #Armourer who just had a back seater

This was just normal life on the Tornado Force in the late 1980s & early 1990s....

@TaxiCharity @Blesma Thank you, we really appreciate your support

Delighted that the @Blesma team had a great time skiing in the USA and that we were able to help getting them from the airport to their hotel. Special thanks to Peter Carey, Paul Gail and his wife for helping us to facilitate this.

@davidhopalong @JohnnyMercerUK @JPAOwen Not often they get things right, let’s hope they carry on in this vein!

Fabulous, moving and fitting service to commemorate this nation’s Nuclear Test Veterans today at the National Memorial Arboretum. The Government has made the right decision to recognise their service with a medal. More yet to be done but great to see this progress.

Calling All Armourers . Come and join our very own RAFA Branch. Run by Armourers, for Armourers. Crayons provided. @RoyalAirForce @RAFAssociation @RAF_EOD @richardknighton @JohnNicholRAF @AOC22Group @JoLincoln_RAF @FPForceCdr. rafaarmourers.co.uk

Karma!!!!!!!!!!

@GaryProutCGC Hello mate. I just joined the main queue, was tough going but worth it. I think though in relation to your question that you’ll be fine especially if you wear your medals, the stewards aren’t much use but the officials are very helpful Catch up soon

#lyinginstatequeue with a disability, can my wife and two young kids accompany me, kids are 5 and 3. I have the disability.

@The_Globe thank you for staying open all night. It was truly appreciated by all in the #queueforthequeue

@BBCNews I joined the queue in Southwark Park last night at 2300 and recorded the distance on my Garmin Watch. With all the zig zags the actual distance covered is not 4.8 miles but 9.8 miles. Still well worth it and a real honour to pay our respects #TheQueueforthequeue

Just under 9 miles in 13 hours… one of the most memorable and humbling things I’ve ever done @RoyalAirForce @WeAreInvictus @RoyalFamily #QueenElizabeth #Respect #Duty #Dignity #GBTQ #LISQ

What an absolute scum bag. Apparently her chip shop was smashed up last night… what a shame twitter.com/DavidMackayy/s…