THE  SUEZ  CANAL  ZONE  of  EGYPT  1950 - 1955

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Album of Photos taken in the Canal Zone.  Page 3

Please note:  ©. Most of the photographs on the pages of this Photo Album are the copyright of the supplier or the webmaster. To be on the safe side, and to be fair to the suppliers, all photos shown are to be regarded as having a copyright held.

The first nine photos on this page were supplied by Peter Verney.  Peter was a Sergeant Navigator (Meteors) with 39 Squadron RAF at RAF Kabrit

Preparing for take-off.

Take-off.

Meteor NF13 over-flying a tanker on the Bitter Lake.

Meteors in formation over the lakes.

Coronation flypast.

Over one of the villages.

Flying over RAF Kabrit.

Coming in to land at Kabrit.

Retracted undercarriage accident. (Peter was not involved.)

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205 Group (RAF) Communications Flight ground crew. (RAF Abyad.) August 1955.

205 Group (RAF) Pembroke.

West Gate linking RAF Abyad with RAF Fayid

205 Group (RAF) Prentice.

Entrance to RAF Abu Sultan.

Abu Sultan tent lines.

Abu Sultan station band.

R.A.F. Welfare Bus.

Out of service.

"Tickets please". Another R.A.F. Welfare bus.

NAAFI Emporium in Fayid shopping village.

Local shops in Fayid village.

More local shops in Fayid.

The 'Hole in the Wall' shop, Fayid.

Part of Fayid village.

On the Canal Road looking towards the Old Vic Lido.

The Old Vic Lido at Fayid.

Train at Abu Sueir station.

Locals collecting scrap on the Treaty Road.

A Chico with his donkey.

Lads of RAF 5355 Wing Airfield Constuction working at RAF Fayid.

Links to other pages of the Suez Canal Zone Photo Album: Click on the page number.
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Also on the  'Now and Then'  page and on the  'That Palm Tree'  page.

My thanks to the Suez Veterans who supplied the photos to produce this Photo Album.
© Charlie Delta. October 2004.
Page revised: © February 2007.