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Old 16th Jun 2016, 21:27
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FS "Sid" Riley, SWO at Sharjah 1963. Great bloke who got on with everyone, Jamaican and very firm but fair. His successor was another FS whose name escapes me. It was his very first overseas tour in nearly 30 years of RAF service and at 7am (official start time) on his first day of duty he aimed to make an impression, strutting around in his starched KD shirt & shorts wearing his SD cap, reprimanding folk left right & centre. By mid-day he was in SSQ with heat stroke and severe sunburn. For the rest of his time he kept a low profile.
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