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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Jan 2013, 09:56

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

... not Sharjah based per se, but Halley (Sqns of...

... not Sharjah based per se, but Halley (Sqns of the RAF - 1980) has the following on 294 Sqn:
... so possibly an ASR detachment at Sharjah? Will check Stanley-Price over the weekend.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Sep 2012, 12:03

Replies: 736

RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

.... not quite hootnroar ... well - not close...

.... not quite hootnroar ... well - not close really. ;)

When I was on 78 ('70 - '71), it was the Mission to Mediterranean Garrisons. Seems it's still in existence, and has been re-named Mission...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Apr 2012, 09:14

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

Gulf Mail! That rings a few bells. I was their...

Gulf Mail! That rings a few bells. I was their "Motoring Correspondent" for a while in 70/71. Got all the embargoed info on new vehicles - ISTR Mk 2 ?Vauxhall Viva for one - and cobbled together a...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Mar 2012, 12:25

Replies: 736

RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

One of my most amusing (and genuine!)...

One of my most amusing (and genuine!) recollections of my time in Sharjah strangely concerned the hi-jacked BA VC-10 that was blown up in Jordan (Dawson's Field?).

I had a polite letter from the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Mar 2012, 07:52

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

Don't know if it was a genuine mistake, a spoof...

Don't know if it was a genuine mistake, a spoof or an urban myth but:

When I was in Sharjah there was a story going around of a bemused young squaddie found wandering around Bahrein - looking for...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Mar 2012, 09:28

Replies: 736

RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

With the exception of the Stn Cdr I think -...

With the exception of the Stn Cdr I think - certainly when I was there (70-71) the staish - Cedric Symons - was accompanied by wife and family. But no-one else was.

And wasn't it MMG not MMS? -...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Mar 2010, 15:17

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By teeteringhead

And Garth Parfitt IIRC "departed the fix" a year...

And Garth Parfitt IIRC "departed the fix" a year or so ago after a heart attack in retirement in France......

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