Suez 1956-Operation Musketeer
Tubby Butler (Corporal Lowe was iether to his left or opposite so unfortunately out of the frame) and Troops on the way to El Gamil Airfield. The image kindly supplied by John Fowlie (source of image unknown), ex 3 Para who was in another aircraft (Chalk 3, No 11.) on 5.11.56.
EL Gamil Airfield Nov 1956: Lt Col Paul Crook pictured left walking away (centre) with my father, Corporal AN Lowe in the foreground correcting his red beret
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All pics on this site are copyright AJ Lowe apart from photo of Suez drop, which is taken from the front cover of Brigadier Paul Crook's Book 'Came The Dawn' and Corporal Lowe 'counting bullets' which was first published by the Cyprus Times.
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