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French title of the base at Istres was </B><I><B>Base Aerienne 125. </B></I></div> <div> <B>RAFLP  the LP stood for, Liaison Party.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A medic, I was stationed at Istres in 1957, having previously done spells at Upavon and at Lyneham (at Lyneham in SSQ and as the Decompression Chamber Operator) and on CASEVAC.</B></div> <div> <B>The photo is of the entire Istres strength as at March 1957 – I was posted there shortly after the picture was taken (can’t quite remember when) to replace ‘Doc’ Gallagher who was going back to the UK . The best blue confirms that it was winter – in summer it would have been KD. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f9eed10.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Back Row:-</B></div> <div> <B>Cpl 'Doc' Gallagher (my predecessor), Cpl Bill Waylen, J/T Ted Bogg, Cpl Dan Hambley, unknown, unknown, Cpl Ken Plater, Sgt. Jack Bygate, SAC 'Wingnut' (surname forgotten), unknown, Cpl 'Jonah' Jones, Cpl ? Preston , unknown.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Seated:-</B></div> <div> <B>Sgt, ? Podmore, Cpl Reg Truscott, forgotten, Flt.Lt. 'Kiwi' Priori (from Dijon ), Sqn.Ldr. Michael Downes (CO), Flt.Lt. Eddie Wyles, forgotten, Sgt. 'Paddy' Stewart, Sgt. 'Jock' Greig.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Front Row:-</B></div> <div> <B>Forgotten, unknown, Cpl 'Paddy' Mooney, Cpl 'Scouse' Bowker, forgotten, Cpl 'Blinker' Bliss, SAC Tony Fleet, SAC Ken Woodhead.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> #########################################################################################################</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>KAI TAK.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fb92c80.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ########################################################################################################</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>KHARTOUM.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> #########################################################################################################</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>