The men, nine from the RAF and one soldier, were flown in from Basra on a C17 plane to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire for a repatriation ceremony attended by their families and dignitaries including The ...

Mari now volunteers for the Fund as a Station Champion at MOD Lyneham, which has recently re-established its RAF presence.

The plane, which was based at the former RAF Lyneham near Chippenham in Wiltshire, was hit by enemy fire on 30 January 2005 on its way from Baghdad to Balad, killing all 10 men on board.