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Queen Elizabeth II will always have a special place in the heart of all Armed Forces personnel and especially those who won Her Majesty’s the Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot. ♥️

Sgt P Barry receiving his Queens Medal Champion Shot of the Air Forces from HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 in rather damp conditions

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Reminiscing thanks to MichaelNapier and his reflection on Harrier GR7/9. Brilliant insights from those who served on operations flying this superb aircraft.

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#RAFOSC24 is underway at NRA Bisley. The competition is on to win The King’s Medal for Champion Shot of the Air Forces 2024. Competitors will shoot Rifle from 500m-25m and Pistol from 25m-10m over 11 matches. Good luck to all! 💥🔫 Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, CAS RAF

After 3 stages of the competition for the King’s Medal for Champion Shot of the Air Forces: 1. FS Guard - 882 🔥 2. Sgt Mitchell - 876 🏅 3. Cpl Webb - 864 🏅 4. Chf Tech Coates - 802🏃🏽 5. Cpl Nesbitt - 774 🏃🏽 Tomorrow the competition continues with a match 48. Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, CAS RAF

4th and 5th stage of the competition for the King’s Medal for Champion Shot of the Air Forces complete! 1. Cpl Webb - 1253 ⬆️ 2. Sgt Mitchell - 1251 ↔️ 3. FS Guard - 1245 ⬇️ 4. Chf Tech Coates - 1141 ↔️ 5. Sqn Ldr Waters- 1113 ⬆️ Next up, Long Range Rural (M48). Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, CAS RAF

Stage 6. The competition for the King’s Medal for Champion Shot of the Air Forces, there were ups and downs! 1. Cpl Webb - 1409 ↔️ 2. FS Guard - 1389 ⬆️ 3. Sgt Mitchell - 1374 ⬇️ 4. Chf Tech Coates - 1284 ↔️ 5. Sqn Ldr Waters- 1265 ↔️ Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, CAS RAF

Stage 7 complete. Today is the King’s Medal for Champion Shot of the Air Forces Final! Good luck all. 1. Cpl Webb - 1631 ↔️ 2. FS Guard - 1588 ↔️ 3. Sgt Mitchell - 1574 ↔️ 4. Sqn Ldr Waters - 1496 ⬆️ 5. Chf Tech Coates - 1465 ⬇️ Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, CAS RAF

Congratulations to Cpl Natt Webb, the Champion Shot of the RAF and King’s Medal winner for 2024! Well shot Webby!

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For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association up to £50,000. Time is running out following Imperial War Museums’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.

British flying ace of World War II, James ‘Johnny’ Johnson with Sally the Labrador. In the background is a Spitfire Mk.IX

On the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we remember the sacrifice of ‘the Few’ and the many who stood with them. Their courage in 1940 continues to inspire today’s Royal Air Force. Per ardua ad astra.