Originally Posted by
Haraka
Stirlings were there around that time, and also certainly were out of sight and mind by 1951.
The RAF Museum did ask for a survey from the Egyptians in 1986.
I believe there was a major withdrawal of forces from Egypt in 1954. I recall that a Hastings aircraft was Cat 5 there. With the withdrawal of British forces it was reassessed and decided to fly it back to UK. It was later modified to T5 standard and assigned to BCBS. It is possible that aircraft like the Stirling might then have been destroyed to prevent their being used by the Egyptians.
The withdrawal from the canal zone saw the closure of Tel-el-Kebir, the major supply base, with much stuff shipped to Cyprus. Amongst the stores shipped was said to be stacks of blankets, blankets which were reputed to have led to the import of bed bugs.