Trooping.
My father was the Captain on that flight. departed Blackbushe at 1950, arrived Hal Far 0215, departed Hal Far 0420, arrived Fayid 0925. The F/O was Wigley undergoiong a route check. On the flight back Norman Head was the F/O. On 02/07/52 he did the same trip Route Training for Captain Lovelock, the same pilot who put the Hermes down in France.
I am 99% certain that the lad standing between the two Air Hostesses is 11 year old me, with my Cub Scouts hat on. I remember having my photo taken with some soldiers, but I thought it was a different date, later than June 52.
Last edited by Stenner153; 19th Apr 2009 at 18:45.