63 Sqn VE Day Celebrations

Army supply experts have gone the distance to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe and support causes close to their hearts.
Troops from 63 Squadron, 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps staged a 75-hour triathlon at Merville Barracks, Colchester to raise money for Colchester Foodbank and the Airborne Museum at Hartenstein.
Starting at 8am on Tuesday morning (May 5), soldiers took one hour slots on an exercise bike, rowing machine or running with all three kept going all the way through to 11am on Friday (May 8). At the end of the 75 hours, soldiers gathered together for a socially distanced observation of the national two-minute silence for the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Colchester Foodbank provides food parcels to people in crisis and has experienced a growth in demand during the coronavirus outbreak. The Airborne Museum at Hartenstein commemorates the Second World War's Operation Market Garden and is struggling financially after having to close during the outbreak.