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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Feb 2014, 19:56

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By ken knight

donkey derby

Remember it well. The locals came round the day before I think to negotiate the hire of their "steed". Tthe race or races were held on Boxing Day. There is a previous post with a pic of a 78 Squadron...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Sep 2012, 17:14

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By ken knight

Caledonian

I was on "78" from Dec 67 - Jan 69. We did a combined excersise with the Army and Navy. The SAS arrived with their landrovers from the back of an Argosy and disappeared then the army arrived on the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th May 2010, 15:06

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By ken knight

Peter Faid

Emma,
Check your personal messages.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Mar 2010, 07:31

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By ken knight

Yes, I had just started at Bristow in March 1970...

Yes, I had just started at Bristow in March 1970 when we were told of the accident and that the pilot was Peter Faid.
He had been flying a Bell 206 in Ghana but I also think he had been flying a...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Mar 2010, 15:18

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By ken knight

78 Squadron Sharjah 1968

Found this along with another picture which I have written on he back "50th Anniversary RAF flypast March 1968"
I presume this was a squadron picture to mark the occasion.
Some names to faces. far...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

19th Mar 2010, 12:19

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RAF Sharjah

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Posted By ken knight

78 Squadron Sharjah 67/68

Some of the Wessex on the line.
I was lucky to be sent to Dubia in 1979 while working for Bristow to carry out rotor track and balance on the Bell 212's. On one airtest were flew up to the salt...

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