The first photo shows part of the Domestic Site and, judging from the shadows, it looks as if it was taken in mid to late afternoon. The photographer must have been standing between the Sergeants' Mess Annex and the Officers' Mess, looking in the direction of MT and SHQ:
The next picture, taken in 1962, shows Derek's bed space in
his billet - obviously not near the time of a CO's inspection:
Derek, with three of his National Service companions, is
featured in the next photo between two of the billets on the Domestic Site, with
Norwick and Inner Skaw in the background:
The Guard Room at the R10 (Operations Block at the Mid Site),
is the subject of following picture,
which must have been taken in the winter of 1961/62:
As mentioned earlier, Derek
helped with the equipping and decoration of the Ice Cap Cinema on the
Domestic Site. Three National Servicemen seem to have contributed most to this
process, Les White, Arthur Young and Derek. A bit later on SAC Jack Tanner, a
regular, began learning the ropes as
projectionist. In the following extract of a photo from Les White it is
easy to see which of the people depicted are expecting to be released from the
RAF in the near future - the
"regular" is wearing the medal ribbons:
The three photos which follow all show the Ice Cap. The
first two are copies of pictures which appear in the Les White section; the
third, which is new to me, shows the interior of the Ice Cap but from a different
angle
For those left at Saxa Vord
at Christmas 1961 the Catering Section devoted a lot effort
producing excellent fare, the menu is
reproduced below:
It is hard to detect many differences between that Menu and
the one produced for Christmas 1990, which is featured near the end of this section: http://ahistoryofrafsaxavord.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/mike-mcewan-saxa-vord-1960-62.html
but the caterers provided what was expected for the season!
In accordance with tradition, the dinner was served by the Officers and SNCOs.
Acknowledgements:
The late JD Ingram
Les White
Wendy Bishop
Tony Mouat
Les White
Wendy Bishop
Tony Mouat
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