Passed through there late 51 early 52 on the way to Shri Lanka [Ceylon]from Gibraltar in 224 Squadron Shackleton Mk1s don't remember a swimming pool just desert scrub and living in tents for the short time we were there,doing the wing dance as they were so hot despite the fuel in the tanks ,no toupees just short shorts and the warning of don't wander off in the desert as some of it was still mined .
Happy Days.