208 Squadron in Kenya...
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Topic author: petermcleland
Subject: 208 Squadron in Kenya... 208 Squadron in Kenya...
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Posted on: 05 May 2010 15:51:24
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Some time ago I compiled a little booklet on this subject and I have now finished printing and distributing it to surviving squadron
members. I have just made a Powerpoint slide show of the booklet and here are nine of the 150 slides:-
The slideshow is mainly about people and places and many of the pictures have been shown on this site. However, for anyone who is
interested, I have uploaded the presentation (100 MBs) and it can be downloaded from here:-
http://www.petermcleland.com/powerpoint/208_Squadron_in_Kenya.pps
The download will take at least 5 minutes and you must have Microsoft's Powerpoint to view it...A free download of Powerpoint Viewer
can be obtained here:-
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=048dc840-14e1-467d-8dca-19d2a8fd7485
Thanks for looking 
Reply author: Shep
Replied on: 05 May 2010 16:25:37
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Truly, very special memories Peter and a real pleasure to share...many thanks.
Shep
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 05 May 2010 17:51:34
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Thanks Shep...I think I've managed to attach the music now...Should play for the first 20 or so slides
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 05 May 2010 20:21:01
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A couple of people have said it is too wide and losing some of the right hand side...Anyone here seeing that?
Reply author: Andrew
Replied on: 06 May 2010 00:30:13
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Looks fine to me Peter. Thanks for those shots of Aden. I was there from 1962 - 65 and was the FAC for 45 Commando during the Radfan Campaign.
Reply author: roddymod
Replied on: 06 May 2010 08:56:29
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A marvellous archive peter.
Thanks for sharing.
Reply author: tonyboulton
Replied on: 06 May 2010 11:43:59
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What a wonderful set of memories, Peter.
Tony
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 06 May 2010 12:08:27
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Thanks Andrew, Rod and Tony
Andrew, you were there when 208 Squadron had moved up from Kenya then...You probably FACd some of them too. My Hunter FGA9 "Echo" XE609 was eventually moved to 8 Squadron and then was written off at Khormaksar after an engine fire on the ground 
Reply author: Andrew
Replied on: 06 May 2010 16:20:51
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I even controlled your aircraft Peter when it was flown by Flt Lt Hounsell on Operation Cut
Extract from 8 Sqn Ops 1965
"Ten Operation Cut sorties (FAC controlled strikes in support of ground troops moving up the Dhala road) were flown on the 15th by Flt Lt Williams (XE649, XJ689), Fg Off Hulse (XF454, XF388), Flt Lt Hounsell (XE609), Flt Lt Sturt (XJ632), Wg Cdr Jennings (XF440), Lt Kerr, RN (XG237), Flt Lt Porteous (XG237) and Fg Off Flynn (XE552).
I don't think any other Sqn's were involved that day. 43 Sqn were having a quiet month as "A large part of the month’s flying effort was devoted to practice for a flypast on the 11th for the presentation of the standard to 78 Squadron." and 208 Sqn was back in Muharraq by then.
The above quotes are from here:
http://radfanhunters.co.uk/
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 06 May 2010 16:29:30
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Oh yes Andrew...I'm familiar with that site...I have contributed many of the pictures in my booklet to that site so you may have seen a lot of my PP slide show before
Reply author: Andrew
Replied on: 06 May 2010 16:36:08
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No I haven't Peter. It was your booklet that prompted me to do a search and I discovered all the info for which many thanks. 
Reply author: tonyboulton
Replied on: 07 May 2010 10:09:21
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There are sme great shots in your presentation, Peter. The aerobatics look very good indeed.
It brought back some meories for my wife who was Aden with her father who was with the AAC in Little Aden 1963-65. The 'scruffy beach' could be the BP beach which was very popular
Tony
Reply author: Andrew
Replied on: 07 May 2010 16:20:41
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Originally posted by Andrew
No I haven't Peter. It was your booklet that prompted me to do a search and I discovered all the info for which many thanks.
but I have now. What a good web site that is, so much to read.
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 27 Jul 2010 10:09:28
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I added the music to the PowerPoint presentation...In case you wanted to re-download it...The size is now 103 mbs.
If you don't like the music you can always turn the volume to zero 
Off topic...here is a short slide show of a series of photographs that I took recently from my bedroom window...There are no captions but they are in the order that I took them:-
http://www.petermcleland.com/Swallows2010
Reply author: tonyboulton
Replied on: 27 Jul 2010 10:21:56
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I was just having one of my occasional looks at the forum and have been through your swallow photos. What an amazing sequence; you have caught some brilliant 'poses' by the birds They should be on a wild life photo forum. I expect the nest will soon be empty
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 28 Jul 2010 10:54:08
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Originally posted by tonyboulton
I was just having one of my occasional looks at the forum and have been through your swallow photos. What an amazing sequence; you have caught some brilliant 'poses' by the birds
Glad you liked them Tony...I've just put them on Flickr with captions...Just for interest I will give them a new thread here
Reply author: Andrew
Replied on: 29 Jul 2010 09:12:13
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Lovely shots Peter. Some of them would be worthy entries to the Countryfile Calendar competition.
http://www.bbccountryfilemagazine.com/photographic-competition
Reply author: petermcleland
Replied on: 30 Apr 2011 12:08:06
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I finally got this to work how it was supposed to:-
http://www.petermcleland.com/powerpoint/208_Squadron_in_Kenya.zip
Unzip the downloaded file to anywhere and it will create a folder called 208_Squadron_in_Kenya...Open the folder and doubleclick the file "208_Squadron_in_Kenya.pps".
The PowerPoint presentation should now play with music.
If you just let it run then it will go for about half an hour.
If you do not have Microsoft's PowerPoint then you can download a free PowerPoint Viewer here:-
http://tinyurl.com/3ywowm
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