8/208
I seem to remember seeing a gun camera sequence from a Hunter on 8/208 crewroom wall which consisted of ever increasing piccies of the rear of a camel hightailing it (literally) up a wadi with finale being a disintegrating camel's bum.
As you observed,sispanys ria, not exactly glorious.
I also remember a certain P1 on a Shack crew sneaking up on a line of camels (a LONG line of camels) at about 50ft and warp factor not a lot as they plodded their way through the shallow surf of the Arabian Sea south of Muscat with their owner/driver leading the first on on a halter. As we passed over and climbed steeply and rolled to look back, there were camels scarpering in all directions, most headed towards th Empty Quarter. Not exactly the way to win hearts and minds, what? But then he (the P1) was French.
The Ancient Mariner