R.A.F. KASFAREET - 1952

As Remembered By 4089098 Rod Jones

 

On Board H.T. Lancashire - Geordie, Alan Laver,
Duncan Jack, John 'Ginger' Towle, John Simmons & Rod Jones

 

On Board H.T. Lancashire -
'Spotted Just Another Ship'

 

 

On Board H.T. Lancashire -
Duncan, Jack, Alf & Don

 

 

On Board H.T. Lancashire -
'Just A Ship In The Distance'

 

 

2nd September - Arriving in Malta

 

 

H.T. Lancashire In Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta

 

Valletta Harbour, Malta -
A Stop-Off In Malta En Route To Egypt

2nd September -Malta
Throwing Pennies To The School Children

2nd September 1952 - Rod Jones In Malta
Rod Jones By The Bus Depot In Valletta Town

2nd September - Duncan Jack In Valletta, Malta

On Board HT. Lancashire - Alan Laver, Duncan Jack,
John Bowen & Don Holmes

On Board H.T. Lancashire -
Rod Jones

Port Said On The Right Hand Side - 'Going In'

Suez Canal Offices, Port Said Seen From The Ship

5th September - Arriving At Port Said Harbour -
An R.A.F. Police Launch

Outside Our Tent
Rod Jones, Geordie & John Simmons

Kasfareet Fitting Bay - Wilf, Jimmy, Fred
Abdul, Fouad & Mohamed

Kasfareet Fitting Bay - Fred, Jimmy, Abdul, Wilf,
Mahout & Fouad (Sitting)

John 'Ginger' Towle, Blondie, Wilf & Rod Jones (Front)

John 'The Boy' Simmons & Rod Jones

Rod Jones - Just Before We Changed From KD To Blue Uniform

Mohammed In The Fitting Bay

(Top) John Towles, (Middle) Geordie, (Bottom) Rod Jones
(Left) And (Right) John Simmons

John 'Ginger' Towle On Geordie
With John Simmons & Rod Jones

(Back) John 'Ginger' Towle
(Front) Rod Jones, John Simmons & Blondie

September 1952 -
Rod Jones Doing A Handstand

Kasfareet Lido At The Bitter Lakes
John Bowen, Keith Dowsett & Rod Jones

Kasfareet Lido At The Bitter Lakes
Keith Dowsett, John Bowen & John Simmons

Kasfareet Lido At The Bitter Lakes -
Rod Jones

John Simmons From Barnsley

Rod Jones - First Day As A Leading Aircraftman

Rod Jones Doing Another Handstand

Rod Jones Filling In Hole Of Our First Home (B12)

John Bowen Filling In Hole Of Our First Home (B12)

Kasfareet Village -
Locals 'Bulldozer' Near Fanara Wharf

Kasfareet Village -
Farmland Around The Sweetwater Canal

Kasfareet Village -
Alongside The Sweetwater Canal

Kafareet Village -
Looking Over Sweetwater Canal Towards Bitter Lakes

Kasfareet Village -
The Sweetwater Canal By The Camp & Bridge

Kasfareet Village -
Taken From Inside The Camp Wire

Looking North From Our Tent -
Canal In The Background

Looking North Towards The Bitter Lakes -
A Flying Boat About To Land (The Dot In TheSky)

December 1952 -
Rod Jones With Newly Acquired Bike

Outside Tent K2 -
John 'Ginger' Towle on Rod's Bike

Inside Tent K2 - Rod Jone's Bed Space

Rod Jones in Tent K2

Christmas Eve In The Fitting Bay -
(Back) Alez & Les (Centre) Wilf, Johnny & John 'Ginger' Towle
(Front) Louise & Doug

Christmas Eve In The Fitting Bay

 

Christmas Eve Football Match Against The Signals
John Bowen & Rod Jones - "We Won 8 - 2"

 

Christmas Eve In The Fitting Bay -
John Simmons

Christmas Eve -
Billet Roof Riding

Christmas Eve -
Billet Roof Riding

 

Christmas Eve - Sgt Lammercraft,
Fed & Les 'Jacko' Dancer

 

Christmas Festivities At Kasfareet

Christmas Day Chariot Race
The Aircraft Servicing Section Chariot

Christmas Day Chariot Race
'Spam' Tisson Riding The Workshops Winning Chariot

Christmas Day Chariot Race
Won By The Workshops

Christmas Day Chariot Race
The Victors And Their Workshop Chariot

 

Christmas Day Donkeys For Hire
25 Ackers A Day

 

Christmas Day In Tent K2
John 'Ginger' Towle

Guard Parade For Inspection - Port Arms

27th December -The Band & Drums Of The 1st Btn
The Parachute Regiment Beating The Retreat

 

December 27th - Beating Of The Retreat By The Band & Drums Of The 1st Btn, The Parachute Regiment

(For Further Information Please See The Copy Of The Progamme Of The Event Featured Further On In Rod Jones' Gallery)

John & Rod Jones
Doing The Handstaand Acrobatics

New Years Eve - 31st December 1952
One Latrine Bucket & One Bicyce Up The Mast

 

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