37 Squadron

Royal Air Force

Khormaksar - Majunga - Sharjah - ADEN
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Photos
(An Avro Shackleton Album Courtesy Dennis Lancaster 22 Sigs Majunga 1966)

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From Dave McCandless

Khormaksar Mortar Attack 1967

Members can also read Dave's first-hand account of that 9-mortar attack in Members' Messages
And read about his Majunga Wedding

From Dick Walker ex Radio chap 37 Sqn

Year 1966/67

If you see anyone you know

Tell me or Chris Dance

L-R: 1?; 2?; 3?; 4-Jimmy McDowell; 5?; 6-Danny Thomas (Chf Tech Engines)

From Roger 'Horace' Ward

RAF Roughing It | Army Equivalent 

Year 1969 (Xmas)

Sharjah, Mardet

L to R: -

1. J/T "Plugsy" Smale, A Fitt P (now living in Cornwall),
2. Cpl Jimmy McDowell, Inst Fitt (now in Bury St Edmonds I think),
3. ???,
4. SAC Roger Ward (Me), A Mech P (now living near Melbourne, Australia),
5. Derek Kendal, A Mech P( location unknown),
6. SAC Ron Brown A Mech P (location unknown),
7. Sgt ?? (I forget, I think Chris knows) A Fitt P,
8. J/T Norm Lindsay, Inst Fitt (at the moment probaby floating about in the North Sea in a funny looking boat).

This photo was sent to me by "Plugsy", the occaision was the Xmas P*** Up in the squadron bar we built in one of the huts following the usual Sharjah/Muharraq custom.

From Chris Dance

A Whole Page +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJaFXIzpO3w

Year 1965/67
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John (Mo) Botwood
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The Shackleton Association
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Victoria 3880
+613 5156 7422
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Thanks

From Nodge Myers

1965-1967
From Alan Hills 1966-67
From Bob Newman 1966-67
Dennis Lancaster (Hon Member) Majunga 1966
22 Sigs
Arthur Mace  
  Sgt Mike Stanley (Armourer)
(Discovered By Chris Dance Aug 06 Trawling through Halton Site)
Aden 1965-Sep 67
(Not Majunga)
Sgt Mike Stanley
(Anyone Know where he is?)
Yes!!!! there were 2 of them at same time on the Sqn
Aden1965-67
and Majunga 66
Jimmy McDowell  
Jnr Tech Chris Timberlake Aden
Aden From The Air Cpl Eddie Weir (Radar) Aden 1963-1965
Detachment Ground Support Team 1970 Terry Davies Majunga 1970
'Friends of WR963' Tony Bove (Associate) Majunga 1966
John McVey - Hunters Aden
May 63 to May 65
The Shackleton Association Nev Feist, Editor the 'Growler' magazine Worldwide
Aden Veterans Association See them Marching in 2007  

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Updated 17 Aug 08