A page to view pics of people and places you
may or may not remember, so please dig out your old photos, scan them and send
to webmaster@rafanddfsa.co.uk
New Crash Trucks neatly parked up in Fire Section hangar
Aftermath of a cyclone 1966
From Roger Green
"Screaming Tit" performing a low level beat up in front of the Fire
Section 1968
"Screaming Tit" performing a low level beat up in front of the Fire
Section 1968
"Screaming Tit" performing a low level beat up in front of the Fire
Section 1968
"Screaming Tit" performing a low level beat up in front of the Fire
Section 1968
"Screaming Tit" performing a low level beat up in front of the Fire
Section 1968
1975
Andy Warren & ACRT
From Andy Warren
1975
Brand new TACR1
From Andy Warren
1975
Hot Fire Training
From Andy Warren
1977
Top: Dave Kirk, Kavanagh?, Dave Clark, Salim
Middle: Jeff Hill, Bob Plum, ?, Jacko, Dave Roadknight, Bob Smith, John Telfer, Steve Corrigan, Jim O'Hara, OC Fire
Bottom: Cleaner, Jonesy, Fayez
Crash Line
C130 landing on new runway 1977
Fancy Dress Do
Dave Kirk, Ken Slade, Jim O'Connor & Bob Smith
TACR 1 Outside Accommodation
Left to Right: Baz Edwards, Dave Kirk, Dave Roadknight, John Telfer, Bob Smith, Jim O'Connor & Jim O'Hara
Final Days
Article from the "Durham Advertiser"
Tudor Mansions (A Crew Twynham)
Bob Smith, John Telfer & Dave Kirk
From Ken Slade
Desert TACR
Back: Dave Kirk, Salim, Jonesy, Jim O'Hara, Jim O'Connor, Bob Smith & John Telfer
Front: Ken Slade & Dave Clarke
From Ken Slade
Crash Line
From Ken Slade
C130
From Ted Smith
Fire Hangar
From Ted Smith
ACRT outside NAAFI Bulk Store
From David Hall
Patio drinks outside Twynhams
Note the abundance of Seikos Semacks and Minolta camera
From David Hall
White Xmas Mk8 style
From Phil Smith
Welcome to Salalah
From Phil Smith
Mk 7 with burmoils, barbed wire and Jebel in the background
Note the mine-clearing equipment to the right.
From Ian "Compo" Spencer
Two Mk7's from Fire Section Patio
From Ian "Compo" Spencer
Brand New Mk8 producing smelly foam
From Ian "Compo" Spencer
Dave Kirk, Jock McKenzie and a tired-looking Mick Thatcher on the newly
built Wobbly Wheel patio 6 June 76
From Dave Kirk
Masirah Football Team 1968
From Barry Nolan
"When your wagon's in the shit" 1974
From Bob Armitage
Mk 7 & Crew out on the bondu
From Grant Broadley
DP3, Mk8, TACR 1 & Mk7 1975
From Grant Broadley
April 1976
Front to Back:
Mike Thatcher, Fred Ashurst, Fire Officer?
Dougie Carstairs,
Front Left-Right:
Geoff Hill, Dave Oliver (RIP), Tony Vincent, We
Cmd Tony Alder (Gozome), Billy Clark,
Next Row:
Dave Kirk, Tug Wilson, Derick Moscrop (Gozome),
Phil Lord, Bob Smith (RIP), Mac Mcarthy, Ken Slade.
The two midgets between me and Mac are the chefs and the guy in
the blue shirt is the mess manager?
From Ken Slade
1976
From David Manders
1976
From David Manders
1976
David Manders & Baz Edwards
From David Manders
More from Dave Manders'
memories of Salalah
Paddy Byrne at rest
Paddy Byrne and moonie me when I arrived all white. 2 days later I
became duty lobster after a trip to the beach.
Chopper on the pad
Camp from water tower
The Boss, the OC on boxing day 1976 football match, might have been
officers vs airmen I am not sure, Sqn Ldr Marwood had a Hong Kong wife
and drove an MG, he asked me to organise a BBQ and gave me a chit
for the messes to get supplies.
Pete at the bar, if that is coke the glasses must have been shorts?
Police HQ in Salalah town
Road up to the camp.
Me
Now I am not sure where this one is, I think it is over by Airworks, but
I am not sure
Askari at the main gate.
Another water tower shot!
God who do I think I am? At the back of the swimming pool. Me
unfortunately
Me and the King Edwards, something silly like £3 a box in the NAAFI
Cpl Dave Starkins Jock Tennent Martin Wright Ade
Speak Tony Jones Clive (Sid) Keenan Mick Burn (now Crowe) Ade Green
Dick (Wurzel) Russell Cpl Paul Aveston
Front Row Left to Right: Wo John Balfore Flt Lt
Parsons Sgt Tom Graham
Photo from Jock Tennent, names kindly supplies by
Mick Crow
Circa 1980
Back Row: Jim Patterson, Rich Brown, Taff,
Not Sure,Mark Grey, Dave Hogarth. Front Row: Kev
Shield, Not Sure Not Sure, Colin Campbell
Circa 1980
L to R: not sure, Colin Campbell, Mark Grey, Rich Brown,
Taff ?, Dave Hogarth
From Richard Brown
Circa 1980
Back Row: Cisa Pasila, Dave Hogarth, Nige
Burch, Colin Campbell, Mark Grey, Kev Shields.
Front Row: Larry Moulton Taff ?, Jock
Tennant, ? .
Joint Fire/ATC Rugby Team mid 80s
From Mick Houghton
Burning Area 1980s
From Q Eaton
1994ish from Kenny McLaughlin
End of an era
From David Irwin
Museum visit 2012
Steve Harrison, Mal Ray & Dave Jenner
outside the Fire Museum at Scampton Aug 2012
I think preparations
to take over the fire cover started in 1976 with the crew arriving in
early 1977 with the USAFE liaisons leaving around the end of Q1 1977.
Sculthorpe was a remote station for RAF Lakenheath with the longest
runway in Europe (at the time). At that time the 48th Tactical Fighter
Wing was stationed there; we were Det 1: 48th TFW. Station complement
was headed by Stn Off Steve Palmer. Primary role was providing domestic
fire cover for the airfield Reporting to him were the following:
Sub/O Les Lawrenson (ex
Stafford), L/Fm J Sadler, W Bisset (ex Boulmer) and R Middleditch
(promoted on station) Fmn D Facey,Fmn G Black, F White, C Hall, P Townshend, R
Warner, 'Homer', 'Doughy' Baker, 'Taff' Bruton, C Nash (transfer in)
plus lots more I can't, unfortunately, remember. Crew would be OIC,
Control Room attendant, Drivers for Unit 11, 12 and 5 + 1 crew for each
pumper. The Boss would have either the P-3 Rescue Truck or the station
Pick up. Photos attached of Units 11 and 12. Unit 11 is a P-12 pumper
based on a Ford chassis, side mount pump and tailboard for riding on.
Unit 12 was a 530B pumper with cross country capability. Unit 5 was a
GMC WD1500 (water Dispenser 1500 gallons); it was top heavy and had a
5mph speed limit on it! This was also used to resupply the crash trucks
using the tail mounted pump. As I left Sculthorpe in April 1978 we were
just learning to drive and operate the crash trucks: 2 x O-11A and 1 x
P-4 primary crash trucks; 2 x P-9 dual agent ramp trucks.
Back Row Chris Pearson, Bill Williamson, Jack Wylie, Geordie Dingle, W.O. George Ashworth, Ernie Fisher, Jack Thomas, John Lee, ? Lancaster, Ray Saunders, Phil Southern.
Front RowDave Traynor, Roy Bennett, Bob Feather, George Edwards, Sam Fleming, Dennis Redmore, Pete Jones, Malcolm Cole, Bob Potter, Tom Peters
From George Edwards
Fire Section Football Team
From George Edwards
Fire Section Volleyball Team
Back Row Roy Bennett, George Edwards, Sam Fleming, Malcolm Cole, Vic Croft, Bob Feather, Brian Marsh, Tom Peters, ? (Was Referee)
Front Row ? McNamarra, Dennis Redmore, Dave Traynor, Pete Jones, Dennis Husslebee.
From George Edwards
Fire Section Plaque
From Wayne Davies
ACRT
From Wayne Davies
Mk 7
From Wayne Davies
Duty Crew
From Wayne Davies
Inter-Section Volleyball Champs 1971
Back RowRoy Bennett, Vic (The Baffilator) Croft, Geordie Dingle, Brian Marsh, Bob Feather,
Front Row Mick Wenham, Dennis Redmore, Dennis Husslebee
AOC's Inspection 1971
Phil Southern telling the AOC what he thinks of being kept waiting for 2 hours in desert heat wearing a silver suit,
L - R: AOC, Ernie Fisher, Phil Southern & Steve Saunders
Mk5A Bogged in Circa 1964
Paddy Keenen 4th from left anybody know others?
1963/64
Walter Curran & Dave Whitney
Xmas 1963
Walter Currans Bar-crawl transport
Mk 7
From Spike Lynch
George Lamont, Spike Lynch & Jock circa 1966
From Spike Lynch
Bedford Domestic
Dave Eustace & Spike Lynch
From Spike
John McGinley & Friend
From Spike Lynch
Fire Section
From Flashpoint archives
Sharjah Beach
Far Left Unknown, George Edwards, Dave Traynor, Pete Jones, Bob Feather, Bob Potter.
From Flashpoint archives
Fire Section 1968
From Ted Smith
A & B Crash Crews circa 1959/60
Personnel there at the time were:
D Law - B Norton - B Muckersei - R McIntosh - G Wallace - T Abraham - D Chambers - T Mummery - T Dalzell - B Tregay - A Brierley - N Bullingham - J Hanley and my good self D Williams
From Dick Williams
Christmas celebrations 1959
Personal stationed there at time were:- D Law - B Norton - B Muckersei - R McIntosh - G Wallace - T Abraham - D Chambers - T Mummery - T Dalzell
B Tregay - A Brierley - N Bullingham - J Hanley and my good self D Williams
From Dick Williams
ACRT pose
From Richard White
1968
New Fire Section, new Mk7
From Richard White
Mick Wenham and Bob Feather 1971
From Bob Feather
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.
Firemen at work after Venom crashed into Married Quarter
From Ron Brown
Fire Section
From Bill Gall
On crash duties
From Ron Brown
On crash duty at Tengah L/R Mike Hares, Ron Brown, Don Barnet, "Tex"
O'Neil Unknown
From Ron Brown
Fire Section with DP1 & Mk6
Winning Trailer Pump Crews
From Ron Brown
Fire Section
From Colin Hall
Crash Bay 1966
From Colin Hall
Venom Crash 1957 (Pilot & 5 others killed)
From Ron Brown
From Ron Brown
From Ron Brown
From Ron Brown
From Ron Brown
back row left to right Ron Brown, Graham Askew, John Fitzpatrick, Jack Hawkins, Alan Ledson (died in an aircraft accid
From Ron Brown
Fire Section Football team 1957
From Ron Brown
Another section party.
From Ron Brown
60 Sqn Javelins
Kiwi Canberra B12, and in the background a Victor SR2 1966
From Colin Hall
From the Crash Bay at Tengah, showing 64 Sqn Javelins , a Victor, and a USAF B707
From Colin Hall
The main gate and Elephant Tracker house on the left; the Meteor NF11, and in the foreground part of the McGregor Club
From Colin Hall
Crash Line with 2 fireman from New Zealand Air Force
From Ron Brown
Crash Crew 1958
Left to right: 1 Keith Mealing 2 Sarkinan 3 John Fitzpatrick 4 Lou ? 5 Ken Maddra 6 Ron Brown
From Ron Brown
Alan Ledson
The gallery below is a few photo's of the funeral of SAC Alan
Ledson who was died when a Venom aircraft hit his Landrover on the night of 25th
April 1957 killing both Alan and J/T Pete Arundel, an electrician.
left to right: John Jelliman Bob Lawson Dave Gore William Duffy Khan Kev Russell Cyril Cox Colin Jones Jack Fitchett George Edwards
Mk 9's
From John James
Bays
Crew
L - R: Steve Reeves, Chris Jaques, Les Boulter, John James, Chris Webber, Martin Hippsley, Al Daniels.
Kevin Russell kneeling
Crew
L - R: John Jelliman, ? , Dave Gore, Will Duffield, Dave Edmonds, Adjmal Khan, Kevin Russell, Cyril Cox, Colin Jones, Steve Reeves, Jack Fitchett, John James, George Edwards
1986
From Brum Yates
Section Footie Team circa 1988
From Brum Yates
Ron & DP
From Ron Newsome
Crew late '80s
From Brum Yates
Control Room late 80's
From Brum Yates
Command Med Inspection 1988
From Brummie Yates
Command Med Inspection 1988
From Brummie Yates
1991
From Ron Fillis
1986
From Archie Carter
Crash Line 1979
From Gordon Ayles
My first camp St Athens after basic training arrived in March 79 at the
old section then we moved in mid 80 I think John Jellyman Bob Lowison
Jim Khan Deal Colin Steve George Edwards Henry Duffield Cyril Cox Jack
the store man
Trevor Waugh, Jimmy Curry, Kev Barber, Chris Sharkey, Les Kightley, Terry Smallman, John Kneebone, Steve Parkinson, Andy Pittock
From Trevor Waugh
Fire Section 1980
Back Row - Chris Sharkey, John Kneebone, ?, ?, "" Kelly, Mick Abbott, Les Kightley, ?, ?, Trevor Waugh, ?, Wally Walsh, Chris Rickard, ?, Geordie Waddell, Andy Pittock, ?
Middle Row - /, /, Trevor Box, Mick Goulding, Micky Holmes, Charlie Chase, Phil Walmsley, John Daly, Steve Parkinson, Chris Wattleworth, Jimmy Curry, ?.
Front Row - ?, Ron Laughton, ?, Wilf Longmire, ?, Ian Easter.
From Trevor Waugh
Mk9 1988
From Peter Mitrovich
TACR2 1988
From Peter Mitrovich
Mk9 & Crew
From David Keogh
Mk6 at the end of its career
From Alan Hawkins
Fire Section 2014
From Peter Mitrovich
Fire Section 2014
From Peter Mitrovich
1977
From Alan Hawkins
1977
From Alan Hawkins
New TACR2 1978
From Alan Hawkins
DP1a kitted out for Bird Scaring 1968
From Rodney Webb
Lazy day on the Training Area with ACRT & DP2
From Rodney Webb
Rodger (Dinger ) Bell, Helping a Scottish
Fireman, (Who didn't normally celebrate Christmas) , onto a DP 2.
Christmas lunch Airmen's mess St Mawgan 1965
From Brummie Yates
Section Sport, when
the only thing trusted to the Fire Section from the Gym, was a Football
on Saturday morning, when a crew football match would start after the
weekly foam tests were completed till dusk, with an interval at lunch
and a second half till teatime and third Half till dusk . Oh yes there
are three halves in a good match!!!
Bob Gibson Loty Jennings Bill Ritchie Brum Yates &Tam the dog 63-64
From Brum Yates
Abrim - The Dhobhi Walla
From Brum Yates
Normal section strength 2x Bedford Domestics
From Brum Yates
Exersise Triplexwest
DP and ACRT for Heli moves and Armoured Fighting Vehicles refueling after they had come off Ships
From Brum Yates
Moving cattle off the *Football Pitch* for Heli Landing
From Brum Yates
Sycamore landing on the football pitch
From Brum Yates
Improvisation
1 Bedford u/s Have an ACRT and 4 Trailer pumps instead (Nothing ever changes does it ?)
From Brum Yates
1964
John Boulton " Panic Tanning"
From Brum Yates
Beford Dom and 1 Ton Austin Water Bowser
From Brum Yates
Water Bowser
I bent it. A couple of days later it cost me 3 days loss of pay and Ive still got the scar on my head 47 years later.
Brum Yates
Charlie Woolworths
You want it - he's got it
From Brummie Yates
Geordie Waugh 1964
From Brummie Yates
1964
Sgt Jim Walsh ,Jim Pancott, Loffty Jenings, Dan Wilkinson , Cpl Joe Summers
From Brummie Yates
Best Extra Duty Ever !!!
Sunday Morning down to the Offiers beach club to wash down the patio's ,10 mins. Use all the Officers facilities including their bar, 2 hrs {Whilst they were at church}& afree beer each, for our "hard work"Priceless.
From Brummie Yates
Saville Row
From Flashpoint Archives
Mick Lally, Ginger Barret, Pat Hogan, Jim Pancott ,Les Walker ,Lofty Jennings and Bob the Dog
From Brummie Yates
Lofty Jennings, *Slops*, Bill Ritchie
From Brummie Yates
Tobruk Harbour Pump test (And Swimming )
From Brummie Yates
Geordie McNally and Brum Yates
From Brummie Yates
Brand new Bedford Domestic
From Clive Lancaster
Shiny Bedford Domestics
Mid '60s
From Pete McMurray
Old Fire Truck
From Clive Lancaster
The good old Days!! The boss wants a
hard standing get the duty crew to do it. Cpl Joe Summers and SAC Stan
Ralwlingson hard at it.
From
Brummie Yates
Bedford Domestic U/S Have a Leyland Hippo Foam Strip Layer in its
place
From
Brummie Yates
Foam Strip Layer on loan from RAF El Adem
From
Brummie Yates
Sarge , Brummie Yates' Chicken has S**t on the Trailer Pump AGAIN
!!!!
2nd from left George Brown, 2nd from right Tony Gelder
Fire Section at Topcliffe 1952
My dad Bob Armstrong is seated front centre.
Don’t know any other names ?
My dad had one incident of note at Topcliffe when a Meteor undercarriage
failed to open and after circling to ditch fuel it did a belly landing
and dad hauled the injured pilot out .
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