David Ives Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 lets try salsbury plain for the area as 2rtr was stationed there with the malkara in mid 60s then went to hohne in 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 lets try salsbury plain - getting warmer but it was the name of the barracks in the photo or at least the camp I was after. BTW the dignitory was a prince, who later became a king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 either tidworth or Perham Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 lets try salsbury plain - getting warmer but it was the name of the barracks in the photo or at least the camp I was after. BTW the dignitory was a prince, who later became a king. Kandahar Barracks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 either tidworth - yes or Perham Down - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Kandahar Barracks ? yes Richard spot on as I would expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 so weve got malaka missile controls 1960s kandahar barracks tidworth anyone know a king who came here then as i was born in 65 so dont know the kings then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 so weve got malaka missile controls 1960s kandahar barracks tidworth anyone know a king who came here then as i was born in 65 so dont know the kings then He has only recently become king & assumed this position in disturbing circumstaces some might say. When he visited he was a prince & a teenage one at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 He has only recently become king & assumed this position in disturbing circumstaces some might say. When he visited he was a prince & a teenage one at that. Tuanku Mizan, who has just been crowned new King of Malaysia ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Tuanku Mizan, who has just been crowned new King of Malaysia ?? - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 ok lets try the new cambodian king Sihanouk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 ok lets try the new cambodian king Sihanouk - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) Some clues here for the experts on uniforms, especially look at the man in the middle. Edited November 17, 2009 by Marmite!! Photo links repaired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Nepal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) Nepal? - yes well done. I was in the process of posting another picture, where you can just read N E P on the uniform. The dignitory is the Crown Prince of Nepal who I assume is now King Gyanendra although his family did suffer a tragedy for him to ascend to the throne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gyanendra Edited November 17, 2009 by Marmite!! Photo links repaired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 My father in law used to play with him (nicely) when he was working out there :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 My father in law used to play with him (nicely) when he was working out there :whistle: Yes, one member of the above Unit used to play tennis with Col Gadaffi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Kandahar Barracks ? yes Richard spot on as I would expect In 1976 the two RAC regiments in Tidworth were 15/19H in Aliwal and 4/7DG in Bhurtpore. Does this have any bearing? What do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 In 1976 the two RAC regiments in Tidworth were 15/19H in Aliwal and 4/7DG in Bhurtpore. Does this have any bearing? - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 mmm...nice to see he's kept his svelt figure like the rest of us!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) Um not quite finished yet! Two unanswered questions! 1. What are these men looking at? 4. When was this? I think Malkara was guessed at on the basis of my tendancies rather than deduced from photographic evidence. We have got an era, but the year can be defined historically largely on the basis of uniform. Nobody identified "A" correctly although "B" does need some specialist knowledge. Edited November 17, 2009 by Marmite!! Photo links repaired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Um not quite finished yet! Two unanswered questions! 1. What are these men looking at? 4. When was this? I think Malkara was guessed at on the basis of my tendancies rather than deduced from photographic evidence. We have got an era, but the year can be defined historically largely on the basis of uniform. Nobody identified "A" correctly although "B" does need some specialist knowledge. Clive, It was I who suggested a connection with Malkara, true, you do have a strong link to it, but I was figuring on the Humber GS and RTR personnel as the link. Now, those items A and B, is this anything to do with a Drone? Oh, and uniforms, was it in 1967 that they were introduced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 but I was figuring on the Humber GS and RTR personnel as the link. Yes valid link, but that is not just any GS, there is something special about it that can be seen. There is another sort of specialist Humber in one of the pictures which could have given the link. Now, those items A and B, is this anything to do with a Drone? Nope Oh, and uniforms, was it in 1967 that they were introduced? Nope, there is only year it could be. There were I suppose three units that were responsible for the system at different stages. One for trials, one for troop trials & one for service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougiebarder Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Is the set up anything to do with simulated practice and training facilities :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 but I was figuring on the Humber GS and RTR personnel as the link. Yes valid link, but that is not just any GS, there is something special about it that can be seen. There is another sort of specialist Humber in one of the pictures which could have given the link. Right then, the first photo shows a glimpse of the rear of a Humber, to be precise, FV1622 Truck, 1 ton, Missile test, 4x4, Humber, then under the tent I believe, is its companion trailer, ie. FV2308® Trailer, 1/2 ton, Functional Test Unit. The truck had a HP air compressor and alternator driven from the PTO, this suppled power to the trailer, for its role in missile testing. The photo with item marked "B" is I think, the rear doors to FV1621, Truck, 1 ton, Missile Supply, 4x4, Humber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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