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 Idris and the new regime made it very clear that British Forces were no longer welcome in the country. The withdrawal got under way during March (1970) and was complicated by the new rulers only allowing one aircraft movement per day. So that maximum use could be made of this restriction, Belfast XR365 Hector made a daily flight between El Adem and Akrotiri and frequently carried a payload around 78,000 lbs. The final flight was commanded by Gp Capt Jock Kennedy AFC, Station Commander at Brize Norton, and the freight bay contained the ACR7 airfield approach radar from El Adem".