Sid Rees is front row, 4th from left
Sid Rees is front row, far right
78 SQUADRON, FAYID 1952-53
As Remembered By William 'Sid' Rees (4064708)
Royal Air Force - West Kirby
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Sid Rees is front row, 4th from left |
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Sid Rees is front row, far right |
Lytham - May & June 1952
The Hut |
Fishing ?Perch? |
The first catch! |
Dodging S.P's |
Ginger's rowing demonstration |
Ginger in 'dock' |
Southampton, June 18th, 1952 - Taken from the deck of the "Empire Trooper"
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The "Queen Mary" |
Bow of the "Queen Mary" |
Stern of the "Queen Mary" |
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Our last scenes of "Blighty" - "There She Goes!", the cry goes up.
78 Sqdn Fayid
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78 Sqdn Ground Crew - O.C. S/Ldr H. Piper D.F.C. |
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78 Squadron |
Life at Fayid
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My first home in Egypt |
Some of my mates (Me, crouching left) |
Early one morning |
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Me, Tiny, Wilf & Jack |
Me & Wilf on our front doorstep |
Frankie Boy |
Vic Lido, Fayid
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Jack & Myself |
Good??? |
Clever!! (Better? Maybe?) |
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The Towel Brigade |
At last I can float! |
Frank - keen on 'bull'??? |
Our 2nd Home
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Our new home |
The view from our front door |
Wilf's dhobi |
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Jack - First night in 'Blue'
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Me, keeping Wilf's mattress warm
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Frank fumigating Wilf's mattress |
And our next home ....
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Moving home - once more |
He asked for it!!!! - Cheerio Sid!! |
Abyad in the distance |
A few of the planes
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Hermes |
Comet |
VW511 being refuelled |
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VW being refuelled |
AOC's Dove |
Proctor |
And other scenery
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Camel in Fayid Shopping Centre |
Cairo Express |
Frank & Sid at the Green Valley Club |
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Billet 59 Wallpaper |
Sunset over Fayid MT Yard (towards airfield) |
"Sayed Sid" |
Christmas Day Festivities - 1952
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Our drunken bunch |
Fl Lt. Evans (sozzled!) |
Tiny caught up with him - at last! |
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George Bolet & Mick Meadows |
Paddy MacNamara |
Scouse Morgan & Jock Ewing |
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Boxing Day Donkey Derby
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78 Squadron Christmas Party
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Record Breaking Canberra at Fayid
UK to New Zealand
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Meteors checking Army Radar Equipment
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C in C's Inspection
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Coronation Day at Fayid - June 2nd, 1953
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78 Squadron Hoopla Stall
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The Boys - on the prowl
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Coronation Day Donkey Derby
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Joddy & Pete |
Joddy |
Wilf & Scouse |
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Taken on a trip from Fayid to Aden via Port Sudan
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Our new tent mate?
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Tent Mates
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Sid, Frank & Tiny |
Time for tea (Sid on left) |
Sid & Tiny struggle for mastery
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Christmas 1953
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