16 AD Sqn RCT, Khormaksar, Aden.
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Left:
A DZ Party in ‘Idle Mode’.
RIGHT: Ron guards the tea urn.
Up Country in the Radfan
Beverley XM106 of 84 Sqn RAF dropping 1 Ton Containers in Aden.
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A Beverley taking off from the airstrip at Dhala. As can be seen, with a mountain
at one end, this is a ‘One-way’ airstrip. An overshoot on landing
was not recommended. The Beverley was the only large aircraft to be able to
land at Dhala.
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Beverley XM111 of 84 Sqn RAF showing ‘Flower Power’ nose art in
preparation for its flight back from Aden to the UK for scrapping in 1968.
XM111 also served for a while with 30 Sqn RAF.
The Scorpion was 84 Sqn’s symbol.
A Beverley carrying out Ultra Low-level supply dropping trials on Salisbury
Plain.
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