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Memories of National Service in the Royal Air Force
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Egyptian Canal Zone, Suez, Port Said, Ismailia, CairoTimes
1953-1955Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Sweet Water Blues: Memories of National Service in the Royal Air Force
2001, The Short Run Book Company Ltd
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Page page 5 |
List of Illustrations.
Page page 7 |
Acknowledgments.
Page page 11 |
Introduction.
Page page 13 |
Chapter
1.
Registering For National Service - The Medical Examination
Page page 15
2.
Called Up! - Arrival - No.1 Reception Unit - RAF Padgate
Page page 23
3.
RAF Hednesford - 'Squarebashing' - Basic training
Page page 33
4.
Ground Combat Training - The Assault Course
Page page 39
5.
Kit Inspections - Getting a '252' - Jankers
Page page 43
6.
Fire Picquet - On the Firing Range - A Lesson with Grenades
Page page 47
7.
Tear Gas - Trade Selection - Passing-Out Parade - Home Leave
Page page 51
8.
No.4 School of Technical Training - RAF St Athan
Page page 61
9.
Royal Route Duties in Cardiff - Passing the Course - Promotion
Page page 73
10.
We Receive Our Postings - Tropical Kit Issue at RAF Lytham
Page page 77
11.
Arrival in the Land of Egypt - El Hamra Transit Camp
Page page 83
12.
Posted to 216 Squadron - RAF Station Fayid
Page page 91
13.
Getting About - Bedbugs - The 'Honeybus' - Cookhouse Food
Page page 107
14.
Guard Duties - Patrolling the Perimeter Wire and Other Places
Page page 115
15.
Dysentery - a Poisoned Finger - Hospitalised with Laryngitis
Page page 127
16.
A Trip to Aqaba - Jazz - Airfield Duties
Page page 131
17.
The Old Vic Lido - Sweet Water Canal - 'Bootblack Incident'
Page page 141
18.
My First Christmas in the Suez Canal Zone
Page page 147
19.
Guard Duty on New Year's Eve - Promotion - Paratroop Exercise
Page page 153
20.
AOC's visit - USAF Globemasters Short-Stop to S.E. Asia
Page page 161
21.
A Trip to Kenya - Wadi Halfa - Juba - Khartoum - Nairobi
Page page 163
22.
Temporary Secondment to Air Movements Section
Page page 173
23.
Fire in the Cookhouse - A Brush With An Aircrew Type
Page page 177
24.
Surplus Ordnance - Geneifa - Ismailia Returns 'IN BOUNDS'
Page page 181
25.
Airfield Working Gear - Aussie Hats - Buying a Watch
Page page 187
26.
Leave in Cyprus - Field Marshal Montgomery Visits Egypt
Page page 191
27.
Trouble in Cyprus - Another Christmas in the Canal Zone
Page page 195
28.
New Year 1955 - 'Boat Happy' - 'Shooting Licence' Renewal
Page page 199
29.
Port Said - Waiting For the Boat - Southampton Bound
Page page 211
30.
A Wintry Welcome - Innsworth, Gloucester - Demobilisation
Page page 217
Glossary.
Page page 221
Postscript.
Page page 223
Bibliography.
Page page 225
Edition Notes
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