THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE of
EGYPT 1950 - 1955
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Album of Photos taken in the Canal Zone.
Page 8
The record breaking Canberra refueling at RAF Fayid. 1952. |
Another Canberra, this one on the way to Australia. 1953. |
Tessie O'Shea. |
Lorrae Desmond. |
Robey Buckley. |
RAF Fayid Front Gate. - 'Arizona Rest House' opposite. |
Photo taken by an airman on guard at RAF Fayid during an electrical storm. |
Sandstorm approaching RAF Abu Sueir. |
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Signals man up the pole... |
...and the view he had. |
This motley crew are from Billet 90, RAF Abu Sueir. 1952 |
RAF El Hamra drivers and waggons. |
Queen Mary of El Hamra. |
Having a break in the cab. |
Going swimming... |
...but probably not here at the Blue Lagoon... |
...more likely to be at the Vic Lido. |
Well, someone has to do cooks duties. |
Another climber of Mount Shubra. |
The sign tells it all. |
One of the school buses. |
Through the wire at RAF Abu Sueir.. |
A Meteor on the runway at Abu Sueir. |
"I wonder where all the others went?" |
Have you any idea what and where this is? |
By a water chattie, 205 Group tented area. |
Another marker on the Canal road. |
"Look at the sting on that!" |
Levelling the sand at Abyad. |
Some lads of 114 Sqdn, RAF Kabrit ready to go on detachment to Khartoum, flying in a Dakota. |
Three old mates who met again in the Canal Zone. Mike Powell and Doug Bennison of Abyad and Eric Todd, Kasfareet. |
Inside one of the billets 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.