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Many Thanks to Paul Lewis for these pictures of C C Organ ex
Sqn Ldr 26 Sqn RAF Regt
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26 Sqn Presentation of the Standard 28th Nov 1979 RAF Laarbruch
with the reception at the LL Club
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24th Jan 1957 no further details
Thanks Ted Marston for these pictures Ted was with 1
Squadron when it was formed at El Adem, Libya. His flight
Commander at the time was a P/O Witherow, who later ended up as
Air Commodore
Witherow (RAF Regiment) taken 1959
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The Squadron also helped to recover some WW2 bodies from a
crashed South African bomber in the desert, Ted was also
involved in a lot of mine clearing with a view to BP/Shell
prospecting for oil, also were involved in the Suez Crisis in 56
Tony Haynes RAF Regiment 1961 - 68
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HQ 38 Group, Odiham, 48 Field Sqn, Catterick 26 LAA Sqn,
Singapore 26 LAA Sqn Bicester.
I jumped (parachuted) out of Hastings, Argosy and Beverley
aircraft for three years. Dug trenches on the North Yorkshire
moors in mid-winter with most of the squadron getting frost bite
on the face. Sweat it out in Libya, down in the sand sea. Spent
nights upcountry in Malaya, soaking wet and sometimes lost, well
only for 24 hours until Sarge got his bearing right. Stood for 6
hours in front of St. Paul's, part of the honour guard for
Churchill's funeral. Click on
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1: Weston-on-the-Green, Beverley drop. Clean drill, 1200 ft.
Alternate sticks. Date: 23-7-1962.
2: Observation Post 74 Charlie. Tampinis Cross Roads, Singapore.
1965/67. As OP Commander, my home from home. A helicopter crate
turned upside down. Tar paper roof with all the trimmings. A
long three years for me and the following: Sanderson, MaCaffery
and Stevenson my oppos.
3: JNCO Course, Catterick 1962. Tony on Far Right
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1: "FAREWELL PARADE"
1: Singapore, Jan. 1967. Group Capt. J.E.P. Thompson the Station
Commander of RAF Changi, inspects a farewell parade of No. 26
LAA Squadron which is returning to Britain this month.
At the height of the confrontation, the Squadron was responsible
with the Royal Artillery, for manning gun positions around the
Changi base to cope with any low level attack on the airfield.
The Squadron has been at Changi for three years the longest
continuous deployment of an RAF Regiment unit since World War
II. The Squadron has also served in Iraq, Jordan, and Cyprus.
(That's me front right - right marker)
2: C&R Flight, 26 LAA Sqn. RAF Changi, Singapore. 1966
Bottom row center FO Gilsennan (Pronto) Facing
picture.....bottom row, extreme right me, Cpl Tony Haynes. To my
left Cpl. Harry Sayers. Left of Gilsennan, Cpl. George Fisher (Fishwick).
To the left of Fisher, Cpl. Bob Tanner. Right of Gilsemman Sgt
Les. Manning. A great bunch of guys. The photograph was taken
outside "Pop's Canteen" A place where the drink of the period
was called "Tops", bottled "Tiger" with a dash of lime juice
poured carefully on the top. Slurp! I can taste it now.
3: "On the alert" Observation post. 26 Laa Sqn. RAF Changi.
Singapore 1966
RAF Wilmslow Ground Combat Training Section May 1956. Photo sent in by
George Anderson who is in middle row fourth from right.
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