Canal Zoners - RAF Abyad

RAF ABYAD 1953-55

As Remembered By John Owen

Outside the tent we dug out, with wooden floor & 3ft walls	Kit laid out in tent	The NAAFI
Abyad Church	The Y.M.C.A.	The Post Office
The Power House where we mounted 24 hour guard	The Workshop at Abyad	Meteor
Vampire	Compass	Engine change
Beaufighter restoration project	Meteors at Abyad	B29 at Fayid en-route to Indo China
US plane at Fayid en-route to Indo China	US Plane	Sunderland on the Bitter Lakes
John Owen (centre) with friends at Abyad	Ready to go out	View from camp

Time of spent in Port Said

The Park in Port Said	The Mosque	The War Memorial
Street Scene	Traffic Police in Port Said	Port Said
Horse Taxi	The Hotel	Bank Guard
	Ship in the Suez Canal

And at Fayid

The Beach at Fayid

With 'Pop' the Peanut Man

The Lone Palm

At the Lone Palm

Fayid Shopping Centre

Dhows on the Sweetwater Canal

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