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2ATAF Gunnery Team detachment to Sylt.   In the foreground are the Swift FR.5s of 79 Sqn, beyond them are some Luftwaffe F-84F Thunderstreaks and in the distance are the Javelins from 87 Sqn.   June to August 1958.   (Thanks to Bill Webb.)   Glyn Davies who was also on the groundcrew team has the following memories of his time at Sylt: "Doing a Turnround on a Hunter when a Javelin a few yards down the line let blast 10 or so rounds of 30mm which cleared the Butts (due to angle of the Jav's wing when static).   (See in the background of the picture above).   I believe the shells landed at a farm some miles away.   We always ducked under our guns after that.   A Hunter was sent off with main U/C locks still fitted. (Airframe Mech Job).   It made a very quick and safe return.   A Hunter was sent off with low fuel.   (Engine Mech Job) (in fact my fault as during my refuel someone switched off the power and the refuel stopped early) Moral, Don't assume Check.   I was almost sent back to Jever for that.   Smell of burnt Berets as we slapped out the flames on the Hunter's underside with them caused by the hot exhaust of AVPIN starters.   I hated AVPIN.   Personal embarrassing moment.   Group Evening out at the Tivoli Night Club in Westerland.   Was asked to dance by a German Girl, went up to the 'raised' Dance Floor, she stepped onto it and promptly disappeared, leaving me completely flummoxed, she appeared again from the other direction a few seconds later - the dance floor revolved.   Nice evening though, but I was the butt of rude comments from the boys for ages after.   Saddest moment?   Seeing a Memorial Plaque at Cazaux which I was told was to commemorate some (12 or so) French Resistance Fighters executed by the Germans on that spot in WWII."
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