RAF Luqa, Malta GC in 1956 written by Brian Turner
I arrived on the troop ship MV Empire Clyde in the grand harbour in Valetta in the middle of July 1956.
I was posted to the Malta Communications squadron and served there until the end of 1957 as an air wireless mechanic.
Played in the station band and played last post and reveille at a couple of funerals.
We used to have jam sessions in the naafi. Couple of lads I can remember,Alan Reagan and Ray "Bunny" Austin. Have looked in vain for anyone from the squadron.
We did a six weeks detachment to RAF Akritiri in Cyprus when LAC Brown received a Queen's commendation after hanging out of the hatch of a target towing beaufighter to cut the wire after it had become snagged.
Akrotiri was just being built and we were billeted in the bungalows which became the married quarters.
A lot of us went down with tonsilitis.
Just before we left we acquired a large Coca-Cola sign from one of the huts on the beach. Returning to Malta we had an engine fire in the Beau at El-Adam.
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There is nothing worse than breaking down. But if you do, the RAC have more than 1,500 patrols ready to rescue you, whether you are at the shops or on the motorway. They will always try to fix your vehicle at the roadside, but if they cant they will make getting it repaired as painless as possible.
I arrived on the troop ship MV Empire Clyde in the grand harbour in Valetta in the middle of July 1956.
I was posted to the Malta Communications squadron and served there until the end of 1957 as an air wireless mechanic.
Played in the station band and played last post and reveille at a couple of funerals.
We used to have jam sessions in the naafi. Couple of lads I can remember,Alan Reagan and Ray "Bunny" Austin. Have looked in vain for anyone from the squadron.
