54 Squadron
RAF Waterbeach
As part of the newly formed specialist group within Transport
Command, Nos. 1 and 54 Squadrons were designated to provide the offensive
element of No. 38 Group. Late in
January 1963, 54 Squadron undertook its longest deployment yet when it flew
seven Hunters out to
Bahrain to begin a month’s detachment, the objectives
being; 1) to test its ability to deploy to a distant airfield and operate from
it in the air-support role with minimum delay,
2) to familiarise itself with operating conditions for real, in a completely
different environment from anything it had experience so far and 3), to give respite
to the over-worked MEAF Hunter units.
Aircraft
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XG254-A on the line at Khormaksar. (author)
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XG261-C heads the line at Khormaksar. (author)
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XG264-D on the line at Khormaksar. The recently painted patch over the nose indicates that the aircraft sustained light damage at sometime. (author)
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XG151-H outside the 208 Sqn hangar at Khormaksar. (author)
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XF523-N being refuelled at Bahrain. (author)
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XG155-T on the line at Khormaksar. (author)
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XG273-U alongside a 13 Sqn Canberra PR.9 at Bahrain. (author)
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XG273-U outside the 208 Sqn hangar at Khormaksar. (author)
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