THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE of EGYPT 1950 - 1955

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Album of Photos taken in the Canal Zone. Page 15

Roy Davies (Kabrit)
Canal Zone speedway champion 1949.

Kabrit speedway team.

Outside the NAAFI, Kabrit.

The Armoury at RAF Fayid

And one of the staff by the gate.

A 'Hermes' at RAF Fayid.

Pitsay who was a civilian typist at
RAF Abyad. With boy friend.

Entrance to Tent B14, RAF Abyad.

Some of the East African Pioneer Corps at
Abu Sultan.

Outside the stores, Signal Centre, Fayid.

A cool drink in Fayid Village

Old Dodge truck at RAF Fayid.

The Tank Landing Craft 'Snowdon Smith'.

And a tank that got bogged down in some marshland in the Gebel Ataka area..

HQ 148 Field Bakery working south of Suez.

Bakers at work at the ovens.

Sharing a loaf with some young locals.

A 'Lister' genny providing power for the bakery.

Christmas 1952, HQ 148 Field Bakery, Fayid.

Shopping in Fayid open market.

On the way to St Cathrines Monastery.

A truck had an accident, luckily only one injury.

The aircraft which took the injured chap to hospital.

A temporary camp in the Fanara area.

The mosque on RAF Abyad camp.

Someones guard dog outside the tent.

Another Kilometre marker.

East African troops working at Fanara Wharf.

"What do you think this is? A holiday camp?"

Barber and shoe maker, Kasfareet Village.

Inside one of the billets at RAF Kasfareet.

On the firing range. RAF Kasfareet.

Ready for Guard Duty, RAF Kasfareet.

A bit of a party, Boxing Day 1954. RAF Kasfareet.

Links to other pages of the Suez Canal Zone Photo Album: Click on the page number.
1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 ||

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. April 2007.