The late Neville Baker’s crucial role in setting up SOAF’s helicopter force was recorded here in his obituary last year - click here. We...

For the first time in our 52 years, we’ve now had to cancel the Association’s Annual Dinner – not a milestone that any of us would have...

Dick was born in St Albans in 1935 to a family of journalists. On leaving school he trained as a journalist on the Herts Advertiser. For...

Colonel Said Salim sadly passed away in October 2020. He was born on 1 May 1936 in Wadi Assarin. At the age of 16 he went to Sohar and...

Even in these uncertain times, celebrating the Helis 50th was too important an anniversary simply to be cancelled or postponed…. It was...

Colonel Mahananda Medhi, known to all as simply Medhi, sadly passed away in Dispur Hospital in Assam India on Thursday 13th August, aged...

Philip Horniblow who served in Oman during the 1970s died on the 13th August aged 92.  He had a fascinating and varied life and his...

Tony sadly passed away suddenly during the night of 22/23 June from a suspected heart attack. Being a Muslim he was buried at 1200 on 23...

It is with regret that we announce that the Association’s visit to Oman in December this year will now not take place as scheduled. Since...

RAAID CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON (Chris) BEAL died in hospital in Switzerland on 6 May 2020, from a heart attack. Chris was born on 12 July...

MUQADDAM MICHAEL TERENCE (Mikey) WILSON died peacefully in AFH Al Khoud at 0500 on 28 April 2020, from medical complications he had been...

Gordon Barnett MBE, R Sigs and SR had been suffering from cancer for about a year prior to his death.  He was taken to hospital after...