Military logistics: The Final Mile by The Last Spitfire

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Spitfire PS915 - The Last! of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast at BFPO HQ RAF Northolt 2017 Spitfire PS915 - The Last! of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast at BFPO HQ RAF Northolt 2017

Logistics guests for Spitfire fly-past at Northolt HQ of British Forces Post Office, BFPO.

IoC were guests of the British Forces Post Office boss, full Colonel Andy Moffat at their RAF Northolt HQ location for the annual RAF flypast.

Logistics close-up view for a Spitfire fly-past. RAF Northolt, West London is the longest-serving RAF air base; active as an air base in World War Two and the Battle of Britain. Group Captain MHG Carver explained the history of the base and its London cover for the Battle of Britain.

 

 

Other express and courier postal guests included David Wood, Royal Mail and Tiemen Van Bruggen from Whistl who teamed up with the BFPO RLC officers, Lt. Colonel Brett Duxbury and Major Chris Violet for a photo in the original officers' mess of the air base. There was much talk of peak express period 2017, the National Courier Awards on Oct 17 and the Mayor of London's Transport Strategy documents. Centre stage remained the Spitfire fly-past; historic air logistics.

 

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BFPO boss, full Colonel Andy Moffat hosts courier and express guests at the RAF Northolt HQ of forces post office for Spitfire flypast.

 

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Spitfire PS915- The Last! of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast at BFPO HQ RAF Northolt 2017
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