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THE LONG FLIGHT HOME

Abu-Sueir Jan 9th 1956.......Britavia Airways Hermes G-ALDP preparing for the 7 hour hop to Malta

Rotation

Climbing away from Abu Sueir

These 4 photographs taken while crossing North Africa

7 hours later

On the apron at Luqa Airport, Malta.

We are only here for a
lunch break  !!

Re-boarding at Luqa for the final 7 hour leg to RAF Blackbushe in the UK. Wearing the peaked hat at the bottom of the stairs, Alwyn York with Ray Penney just in front of him.

Two Britavia Airline Flight Bulletins issued by the Captain on the 7 hour second leg of our  journey home



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HIGH WYCOMBE AND RAF BOOKER

In the final sequence of the closedown of the military structure of the Suez Canal Zone, the remaining personnel of No2 PSCO Wing of  107 MU were repatriated to the UK and located at RAF Booker which was adjacent to High Wycombe, in order to continue the investigation into the huge discrepancies thrown up in the latest bi-annual stock-take of the 107MU stores held at RAF Kasfareet 

High Wycombe looking down a snowbound Crendon Street. That was a shock  !!

On the forecourt of High Wycombe railway station. Snow clearing in progress 1956

A group of our lads at the Station

High Wycombe (or Booker  ?)...More than likely Booker because of the trees. Cpl Colin Harrington is seated at the front alongside Don Lovatt from Wolverhampton.  Johnny Mayo from Blackpool is on the extreme right and Gerry Hancock has his hand to his throat with Ken Millington looking over his left shoulder.

107 MU  EAS Building
at RAF Booker

Grass airfield beyond

    Entrance to RAF Booker

    with guardroom to the left

Somewhere on RAF Booker

Main Gate - RAF Booker

Billets at RAF Booker

Somewhere on RAF Booker