Pictures of No 2 Squadron Click Year to Jump to First Picture for that Year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962       1972        2005 1957 A group of RDAF FR/PR Flight and RAF No 2 Sqn personnel in front of one of a Supermarine Swift FR.5.   The picture was taken by the RDAF Karup photo section during a squadron rotation at RDAF Karup on 14Jul57.      Extreme right front row is Jim Hugill - identified thanks to his daughter Alison.   Anyone able to supply more names?   This would have been a detachment from RAF Geilenkirchen, 5 months before 2 Sqn moved up to RAF Jever.   The photo was very kindly sent to us by Col. Steen. H. Hartov, DCOS P&P, HQ TACDEN of the Royal Danish Air Force. 1958 Bob Barcilon from the No 111 Black Arrows formation aeros team brochure. 2 Sqn Swift in Reheat.  Produced by 2 Sqn's Mobile Field Photographic Section (MFPS) by merging a sunset from the Far East with a picture of a Swift in Reheat. - Date guessed 1958. 2 Sqn airmens' accommodation Block 35 with Block 36 beyond - Mar58. My bed space and pinups in Block 35 - Mar58.   L to R: Brian Lydford and Clive Thornborough. Clive Thornborough in his bed space with his pinups in Block 35 - Mar58.   L to R: Clive Thornborough and Unknown. Clive Thornborough's 2 Sqn room mates in Block 35 - Mar58.   L to R: Unknown, Unknown, Clive Thornborough, Unknown and Unknown.   Anyone able to supply names? Clive Thornborough's 2 Sqn room mates joking in Block 35 - Mar58.   L to R: Unknown, Unknown, Clive Thornborough, Unknown and Unknown.   Anyone able to supply names? Clive Thornborough's 2 Sqn room mates hanging out of Block 35 - Mar58.   L to R: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown and Unknown.   Anyone able to supply names? 2 Sqn Swifts in Figure 2 formation - Date guessed 1958. Local Jever Town BP Garage - Date guessed 1958. Cover of No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. 4May58. Page 3 of No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. Explanation of Event. 4May58. Page 4 & 5 of No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. 4May58. Page 6 & 7 of No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. 4May58. No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. 4May58.   The standard bearer is Jim Hugill Marching on No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. 4May58.   Led by Sqn Ldr Wade who is followed by Squadron Warrant Officer, Flt Sgt. Ernie Clark. Obviously a wet day with the march past taking place in the Hangar on No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary Parade. 4May58.   Led by Sqn Ldr Wade who is followed by Squadron Warrant Officer, Flt Sgt. Ernie Clark. Cake celebrating No 2 Sqn's 46th Anniversary. 4May58. 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 WK288 B ready on display for the Jever Open Day 10May58.   Delivered to the Sqn on Mon 11 May 1959 and passed to 60MU when the Hunter FR.10s arrived on Wed 8 Feb 1961; eventually ending up at the Manston Fire School. Head-on view of 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 WK288 B ready on display for the Jever Open Day 10May58.   Delivered to the Sqn on Mon 11 May 1959 and passed to 60MU when the Hunter FR.10s arrived on Wed 8 Feb 1961; eventually ending up at the Manston Fire School. 111 Sqn Formation Aeros Team taxying at Jever.   Probably before or after Jever Open Day 10May58? Jim Hugill standing in the cockpit of his Swift FR.5 - date unknown. 2 Sqn Swift N WK277.   Originally built as an FR.4 then upgraded to FR.5.   Arrived on 2 Sqn on Tue 3Mar59 and left, "Struck off charge" on Fri 7Apr61 to 60 MU.   Now in the Newark Air Museum (14Dec05). Swift FR.5 N XD927 taxying at Jever - 1958. Guy Claughton from 2 Sqn Mobile Field Photographic Squadron standing by the German Gliding Club "Grunau Baby" with an unknown gliding club member in the cockpit - 1958. Visiting Dakotas supporting a Danish F-84F Squadron visit, parked on 2 Sqn pan.   Mervyn points out that the Swift behind has an auxiliary hydraulic rig connected and air bottles.   As an ex-airframe mechanic, he says this probably means that there is a problem with either the Swift's flaps (e.g. flap creep), or flying controls requiring investigation and that functioning checks are taking place. Group in front of visiting Dakotas supporting a Danish F-84F Squadron visit, parked on 2 Sqn pan.   Mervyn says that he remembers that the corporal on the left was radio/radar but cannot remember any names.   Anyone able to help? Shot from visiting Dakota supporting a Danish F-84F Squadron visit, if over Jever, very difficult to spot?. Bob Platt by the Beverley during the Metz detachment in Summer 1958.? Swift K starting up at Metz presumably for a USAF Display Day - Summer 1958. Start of a Jever Motor Club Rally, Merv Hodson by VW - 1958/59.  Anyone make claim to their car and can date the photograph? 2 Sqn Swift FR.5s lined up ready to fly to Sylt with the rest of the wing - 1Sep58.   L to R Tail letters and airframe numbers are: Unknown, M XD924, U XD930, X XD950 and K XD926. 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 U XD930 on the approach - about Sep58. Ooops! 2 Sqn Swift U XD930 on the grass with undercarriage uplock failure.  Category 4 damage.  Wed 5Nov58 His son Peter sent in this photo of his father Maurice and Patricia Dale with other RAF colleagues/wifes.   He wondered if this may have been taken whilst he was a Jever or at Sylt as the tankard he is holding he thinks was from either of those two places.   Lt o R: Unknown Unknown, Patricia Dale, Unknown, Unknown Lady, Unknown, Unknown and Maurice Dale.   Does anyone recognise the people, the place or the tankard?   Phil Holden-Rushworth says: "I do not recognise any of the officers in the photo.   However, I can say that it would certainly not be taken at Sylt while he was on II (AC) Squadron because the boss, Sqn Ldr Chris Wade, forbade the officers to take their wives with them to Sylt!   In addition, I think Maurice looks rather younger than when I knew him in the early 60's." 1959 2 Sqn Arrow Formation from above - about 1959. Taff Wallis in his car - about 1959. Ooops! 2 Sqn Swift X XD950 on the grass.   Merv believes that this was either Flt Lt Taff Wallis or Flt Lt Bengy Hives and was the result of landing with "Brake Boost" accidentally selected.  Unknown damage.    Believed to be incident reported in 4 Sqn F540 for 29Apr59. Outside 2 Sqn Block with the Sergeants' Mess in the background - about 1959. 3 Swifts X XD920 or XD950, Y WK290, and E XD916 over the Weser - about 1959. RF-84F in trailer, Merv Hodson with Cpl Longley's Porsche, with ATC in the background - about 1959. 2 Sqn's "Sharpie" Sailing Dinghy at Sylt with L to R Unknown, Chris Bradley , McDermott and Guy Claughton - about 1959. 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 N WK277 now in the Newark Air museum, here shown in service, carried the squadron letter N from March 1959. Supermarine Swift FR.5 of 2 Sqn - Jever 11May59.   1st a/c left is WK300.   It arrived on 2 Sqn on Tue 3 Feb 1959 and was struck off charge back to MOD on Wed 18 Jan 1961.   The next a/c along is XD973 which arrived on 2 Sqn on Fri 7 Nov 1958 and was sent to 60 MU on Wed 8 Feb 1961. No 2 Sqn Swift FR.5s Lined up on Pan Next to Comet for Headmasters' Visit 11May1959. 2 Sqn airmens' quarters - Block 24 through the wire of the tennis courts - about 1959. No 2 Sqn Swift FR5 G WK295 on display outside the ASF Hangar during the Anglo-German Open Day - 5Jun59.   WK295 arrived on 2 Sqn on Mon 1Jun59 and was withdrawn from service on Fri 17Mar61 to be on display at Geilenkirchen. Jim Ewing winning the RAF Jever 1,500 metres race in July 1959. Jim Ewing winning the 800 mtrs in the 2ATAF v Dutch Air Force Athletics meet in The Hague - July 1959. No 2 Sqn Swifts in Tech Wing Hangar 1959. 1960 No 2 Sqn Aircrew Photograph, Jan to 22March1960. Deserted Jever, 2, 4 and 93 Sqn pans taken by Bill Sheppard from Swift E300 - Late 1960. Back streets of Jever Town near the Kirche - about 1960. Downtown Jever - about 1960.   Can anyone recognise the building? Statue to Maria, Patron Saint of Jever - about 1960. Jever Windmill - about 1960. Jever Schloss - about 1960. Back streets of Jever - about 1960. Bob Platt in the forest surrounding Jever - Apr60. Railway in the airfield woods.   This was used to bring in fuel supplies and also to carry leased trains from Bundesbahn which were loaded with Squadron heavy equipment for detachments such as Sylt.   The railway ran round to the South side of the airfield so that loading could take place directly from the Squadron Hangers - about 1960. Sylt beach during 2 Sqn gunnery detachment 1960 - looks like Summer? Bob Platt and Ian Humpreys on Sylt beach during 2 Sqn gunnery detachment 1960 - looks like Summer? Dave Robinson, room-mate of Jim Ewing with 2 Sqn Swifts in the background - about 1960. Jim Ewing in the lead in the 400 mtrs Hurdles in the 2ATAF championships - 1960. Jim Ewing 2nd from left in the 400 mtrs Hurdles in the 2ATAF v BAOR meet - 1960. Forsthaus Upjever in the woods to the South of the airfield - about 1960. Bob Platt and Ian "Humph" Humphries outside 2 Squadron Barrack Block - 1960.   "Humph" was a 2 Sqn Radio Mechanic from Longsight, Manchester. 1961 Hanomag tractor towing a 2 Sqn Swift - must be after Jan58. 2 Sqn Swift taxying in the snow - Winter 60/61? Bob Platt at Sylt for air-to-air firing - May61. Bob Platt sitting on the steps of 2 Sqn Block - about 1961. 2 Sqn Pilots on a Swift - about mid-61. 2 Sqn Groundcrew - mid-1961.   L to R: Sgt. Davey; F/S Barman; Sgt Parsons; Cpl Partridge at rear; Cpl Evans; SAC Scurlock; SAC Young; Cpl "Skinny" Baker at rear; SAC Petch; Sgt. Carley and Sgt Thompson. 1962 Bob Platt's German Blood Donor Card from his time on 14 Sqn in 1962. 1972 First Day Cover flown from RAF Laarbruch to RAF Conningsby and return in a 2 Sqn Phantom FGR 2 on 13May72 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the formation of 2 Sqn. 2005 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 at the Newark Air museum.  It is N WK277, which carried the squadron letter N from March 1959. History of 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 N WK277 at the Newark Air museum. 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 at the Newark Air museum - Starboard side. 2 Sqn Swift FR.5 at the Newark Air museum - Tail view. Swift FR.5 cockpit procedures trainer at the Newark Air museum.