Peter, the photos in your PP are superb. Thanks for taking the trouble to post them.
I have fond memories of 'socialising' with 208 in Sharjah in '69-'70. I was on 210 Sqn (Shacks) & 208 used to visit from Bahrain for a month's APC using the range just south of Dubai.
They once drank us out of Double Diamond & we had to send an emergency convoy to Abu Dhabi for fresh supplies. It didn't pull very well after a 6 hour drive through a hot, bumpy desert!