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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2020, 11:58
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

My vote is a Wellington and a Blenheim V.

My vote is a Wellington and a Blenheim V.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2020, 11:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Now that we have successfully got out of Aden,...

Now that we have successfully got out of Aden, let's go back to getting out of El Adem. I quote from my book about 53 Squadron:

"A coup d'etat in Libya by Colonel Mohammer Ghaddafi deposed King...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2020, 16:41
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

There was no RAF Khormaksar in 1968. We left in...

There was no RAF Khormaksar in 1968. We left in November 1967. My personal last flight out was XP408 Khormaksar - Muharraq on the 23rd.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2020, 11:56
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Definitely Dhala. It wasn't long enough for an...

Definitely Dhala. It wasn't long enough for an Argosy to land so we used to drop 1-ton containers instead.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2017, 14:32
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

There was a legend that if you ever climbed to...

There was a legend that if you ever climbed to the top of Shamsan then you would never go back to Aden ever again.

The late Fred Birch went up as a Corporal, a Fg Off and finally as a Flt Lt.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2017, 17:21
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Herod: I loved that last photograph. That...

Herod:

I loved that last photograph. That really is a sailing away from Aden shot.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2017, 19:38
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

MPN11: If you look back to my post #263 on...

MPN11:

If you look back to my post #263 on this thread you will see a better photograph of one of these Bedford Pigs that I posted earlier.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2017, 15:06
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Having fun uploading photographs again.

Having fun uploading photographs again.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2017, 14:54
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

The announcement having been made that we were...

The announcement having been made that we were going to withdraw from Aden at the end of 1967, we were also told that repatriation of our families would commence in May. As flats fell vacant on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 17:01
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Oldpax: On the post about houses of ill...

Oldpax:

On the post about houses of ill repute, there were some on Maalla Straight.

Brakedwell:

I wonder where they were.

I have to admit that the presence of such establishments escaped...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 16:35
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

On the morning of 01.04.67 the heavens opened and...

On the morning of 01.04.67 the heavens opened and Aden got deluged like it had not been deluged upon before in living memory. Those of us who lived down town could not got home due to the subsequent...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 08:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

NRU74: Thanks for that; the 84 Squadron bit...

NRU74:

Thanks for that; the 84 Squadron bit rings a bell. I had a look at Aden casualties and I have found a Sgt Bryan Hughes - shot dead on 19 Aug 67.
Could that be him?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2017, 16:40
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Brakedwell: Your last two photographs show...

Brakedwell:

Your last two photographs show the Esso filling station which was just round the corner from me (from the other side of Maalla Straight). I used it often. Then, one morning an RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2017, 15:08
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Here is a sequence taken by me of suspects...

Here is a sequence taken by me of suspects rounded up after an incident and taken to the Aden Supply Depot. In the first shot the initial three gentlemen are being shown how to stand with their hands...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2017, 09:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Let's hope this works.

Let's hope this works.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2017, 17:04
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

I have just unearthed some more slides from my...

I have just unearthed some more slides from my time in Aden (1966-1967). They are mostly of my time lurking in the Maalla Straight area. I had an apartment in a block called Bazara South which was...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2017, 15:31
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

One of our F/Es, who had a fine way with words,...

One of our F/Es, who had a fine way with words, used to say "Well, it looks like I'm going to have to spend the night with Mawd again".

"Who the hell is Mawd"? said we.

"Manually Assisted Wet...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 18:09
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

As an Argosy captain on 105 Sqn I did a fair few...

As an Argosy captain on 105 Sqn I did a fair few Nairobi flights. On every single one I had lots of individual orders for Kenya Cold. Quite a lot of them came from so-called senior officers at...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 16:56
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

I think I might have a photograph somewhere of a...

I think I might have a photograph somewhere of a pink Land Rover going down Maalla Straight. There was a story going around that some squaddies, who were ignorant as to who the occupants were and why...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2017, 17:47
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

You are of course right John; 1800 to 0600 was...

You are of course right John; 1800 to 0600 was what I meant to say. Sadly, I also remember the Alfa Romeo Spider accident. What a terrible waste.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2017, 17:29
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

For some reason or other I am unable to submit my...

For some reason or other I am unable to submit my "cleaned-up" thumbnail so here is the original. (Mine was N45 by the way).
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2017, 17:19
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

My first banger in Aden was a Simca Aronde. I...

My first banger in Aden was a Simca Aronde. I think it came with my des res (Bazara South - on the Shamsan side behind Maalla Strait). It was without doubt the worst car that I ever owned. NAAFI...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2017, 08:44
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

You will be astonished to learn that I don't have...

You will be astonished to learn that I don't have my Goolie Chit immediately to hand (there's not much call for them in Sussex) but it will no doubt turn up soon when I remember what I did with....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2017, 17:05
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

Help yourself Danny.

Help yourself Danny.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2017, 14:20
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

The photograph has not been reversed. That's the...

The photograph has not been reversed. That's the way I took it. The aircraft concerned was B-26B 44-35822 and the accident occured "on or about 21 August 1964.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 13:58
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast4.jpg And...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast4.jpg

And that was nearly that.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 13:56
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast3.jpg And...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast3.jpg

And here are the trained killers.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 13:55
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast2.jpg I'm...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast2.jpg

I'm not entirely sure where the two Twin Pins were in the flypast but I think they were behind the Beverleys and ahead of the Hunters.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2015, 13:53
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast1.jpg ...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/FlyPast1.jpg

About 2 weeks before the end, I found myself parked alongside the leaking Andover ready to take over if it went sick. The occasion was the departure of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 16:21
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/SPT1.jpg ...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/SPT1.jpg

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/SPT2.jpg

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/SPT3.jpg

Here are some more shots of Steamer Point. I love the photographs that R4H is...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 11:37
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

MT Dollars: I can well remember taking boxes...

MT Dollars:

I can well remember taking boxes of MT Dollars to Riyan and Salalah. The local workers would not accept being paid with anything else and certainly would not countenance paper money. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 10:38
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/Goollie.jpg We...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/Goollie.jpg

We were indeed issued with goollie chits. Here is part of mine (the original is about A3 size and it won't fit in my scanner). For fun, I used to carry it...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2015, 17:06
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/Milkerz.jpg Here...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/Milkerz.jpg

Here are some of the southbound evening milkers having just crossed the runway. I think this one quite fancied me.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2015, 10:33
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

I am given to believe that Freddy Mercury was a...

I am given to believe that Freddy Mercury was a Zoroastrian.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 16:04
Replies: 843
Views: 352,275
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/SOthman2.jpg ...

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/SOthman2.jpg

Smujsmith asks what the soaring conditions were like in Aden. The summers were not wonderful. Apart from the heat and the humidity (which made life a bit...
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