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An edition of Sweet Water Blues (2001)

Sweet Water Blues

Memories of National Service in the Royal Air Force

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Memories of National Service in the Royal Air Force

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Publisher
The Short Run Book Company Ltd
Language
English
Pages
226

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Subjects
RAF, National Service
Places
Egyptian Canal Zone, Suez, Port Said, Ismailia, Cairo
Times
1953-1955

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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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Windsor, Berkshire UK

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

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
226
Number of pages
226
Dimensions
8.25 x 6 x .5 inches
Weight
12 ounces

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OL24611652M

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