• Scampton 1976
• Marham 1968
• Gibraltar 1981
• Oakington 1974
• Catterick
• Changi 1964
• Hal Far 1970
• Manston
• Machrihanish
• Thailand
• Cranwell 2009
• Leeming 2007

Practice Hot Fire RAF Sharjah circa 1968/69

Aircraft wreckage	What's happening here? Command Fire Officer, WO and worker	Command Fire Officer	Ignition	...if you can't stand the heat
Well alight		Mk7 deployed on tail Recce in peogress	ACRT in action Rescue in progress	DP2 in position Crew hard at work
Water relay connected Fire well under control	Can't you just smell that protein foam?		Good foam blanket
View from behind Mk7 & DP2 Anyone know the pump operator?			Crew photo	Where did that cut-down DP1 appear from?
Knock off and make up	Tails saved

 

Photo's kindly sent in by Dave McBain, member no 627, originally taken by Pete Halstead.  Dave recalls the crew earned themselves a "Well done!" from the visiting officer but no case of Tiger.

 

 

 

Action Shots from Scampton Circa 1976

Kindly provided by Mick Chapman

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Oakington 1974

 

Operating from ACRT & Mk 6

Kindly sent in by Mal Ray

 

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From John James

Practice Fire RAF Catterick Fire School early 80's. The vehicle in use is a brand new Mk11 and the aircraft is Vulcan XL321 ex 50 Sqn RAF Waddington

From Q Eaton

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Pictures from John Irwin  Mem No 970

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Exercise at Machrihanish 1982ish

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Kiwi Canberra in the overshoot at USAF Base Korat in Thailand. They flew it back to Tengah with the wheels down!

Kindly sent by Colin Hall

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Hunter nose-wheel collapse	ACRT
Hot Fire	ACRT & Mk5A

Wyton Canberra

From Bob Ewing

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Cranwell's new simulator 2009:

From Gerry Kelly

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Leeming2007:

From Gordon Smith

 

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