Views of the Top Site Before the Radome

A few views of the Top Site in the era before the Radome are attached below.

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Views from the Top Site

No matter what the season, no matter the weather, the views from the Top Site were always spectular unless it was pitch dark! A small selection of views are attached below.

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Article about RAF Saxa Vord in the Tengah Times

Wg Cdr Le Cheminant, who was CO of Saxa from 16 Feb 68 to 31 Dec 69, was posted to Singapore, where he took over as CO of the Air Defence Radar Unit Bukit Gombak. He wrote the following article about his Unst experience and it was published in the June 1970 issue of the Tengah Times (Tengah parented  Bukit Gombak). The article was subsequently reproduced in the Shetland Times.

 

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Catering Section

My father-in- law, the late Hughie McMeechan, worked for the Catering Section for 21 years. These pictures are from his collection. Unfortunately I am unable to put names to many of those featured.

 

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