RAF Khormaksar 1964 - 1966
Tiger testing a moonies watch in the Camel Club. 24 hr stn armed guards every 4 days. Getting the boll***ing of my life from the stn cdr for not standing up when he entered the guards' accom (now a MRAF (him, not me (yet)) and meeting him often now in a much more relaxed atmosphere. Just what was an 18 yo SAC with a .303, 5 rounds and a tattered Arabic phrase book supposed to do? Still remember the outstanding briefing by the rotund RAF Reg't FS: "If and when they come at you in long white flowing robes, run like hell!" Climbing Sham San to ensure you never returned to Aden (it worked). 8 Sqn dets to Rian, Salalah, Masirah and Bahrain and the outstanding beach barbies in Masirah. Checking days off your Chuff Chart and meeting moonies off the Britannia. They were crap times, but the comradeship was unforgettable. Finally visiting Dubai when it was a village!! Wish I'd bought a tent!!
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