Pictures of 98 Squadron Click Year to Jump to First Picture for that Year WW1           1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957      1967                         1987      1999      WW1 98 Sqn was the only thing written on the back of this photo.   Anyone able to place or date it?      1951 Tempest Target Towing versions at APC Sylt - July 1951.   This picture prompted the following information from Ron Gray: "The subject pic struck me as the beginning of the end for the Tempest TT as in the background I believe is a Mossie.   The Mossie took over as an interim to the replacement Meteor 8 which allowed higher altitude levels of towing.   During my time with 4 Sqn we had Tempests and Mosquitos, but am unsure if the Meatbox came before the 1955 attachment.   The advantage of the Mosquito was its ability to carry four flags, and after each 4th sortie by the Sqn aircraft it simply dropped the shot up flag and returned to the range for the next bunch of firing aircraft."      1952 Paddy English 98 Sqn Adjutant. About 1952/53 Les and BeBe Sharman. About Winter 1952. Officers Mess Fassberg taken from a Glider by BeBe Sharman. About Winter 1952. Gliding Hanger at Fassberg. About Winter 1952. Wg Cdr Pegg OC Tech Wing in a Grunau, Brother of Bill Pegg who was test flying the Brabazon at about this time. About Winter 1952. "The Cannon" Captured from Celle Officers' Mess. 20Nov52. History of "The Cannon" Captures found on the back of the previous photo. 20Nov52. Mrs Peter Dunn and Wg Cdr Flying Teddie Donaldson New Year's Eve Fancy Dress Ball 1952. BeBe Sharman Ron Leslie and Unknown Lady New Year's Eve Fancy Dress Ball 1952. Ron Leslie Unknown Unknown and John Forward ATC New Year's Eve Fancy Dress Ball 1952.      1953 Four 98 Sqn Venoms over Air Contact Team Fassberg Ranges. About 1953 Three Sqn Cdrs Dave Strudwick 98, OC 118, Lawrence 14 with OC Flying Teddie Donaldson in Front. Teddie's Dining Out sometime 1953. Malcolm Club Lady on Bungee Launched Glider sometime Winter 1952. Gliding Shot on Fassberg Airfield sometime Winter 1952. Nobby Clark 98 Sqn with "Squibbs". BeBe Sharman - Oh get That Boy!   (Dad , what was the gun for?). Terry Hughes 98 Sqn couldn't Get his Venom's 'Wheels down so made a Wheels Up Landing at Fassberg. Mike Uphill and BeBe Sharman. Section of Four 98 Sqn Venoms with Air Control Team from Fassberg. About 1953 Air Contact Team on Fassberg Ranges controlling two 98 Sqn Venoms. Low Pass by 98 Sqn Venom over the Air Contact Team on Fassberg Ranges. Captain Robbie Roberts GLO OC Air Contact Team and BeBe Sharman on Fassberg Ranges. Day on the Fassberg Ranges - BeBe Sharman standing in front of a Tank. Dave Brunger Takes a Bath during Exercise Coronet on Fassberg Ranges. Four 98 Sqn Venoms Echelon Right. Lead CO Sqn Ldr Dave Strudwick, 2. Maughan, 3. Pete Dunn, 4. Harry Fry. March 1953 98 Sqn Aircrew Photograph at Fassberg March 1953 Arming a 98 Sqn Vampire at Sylt. About 1953. Harry Fry's Engagement Party in the Mess at Fassberg. About 1953. Another of Those Dining In Nights at Fassberg. About 1953. Another Engineering Feat with OC Flying's Volkswagen at Fassberg! About 1953. Officers' Mess Fassberg. About 1953. Officers' Mess Sleeping Blocks Fassberg. About 1953. Weihe Sailplane Landing at Fassberg. About Summer 1953. Gliding Scene at Fassberg. About Summer 1953. The Gliding Club's Retrieving Wagon at Fassberg. (The wheel came off!). About Summer 1953. BeBe Sharman in the Weihe at Fassberg. About Summer 1953. BeBe Sharman standing beside a Venom at Fassberg. About Summer 1953. Fassberg Officers Marching to the Airmen's' Mess to Serve them Lunch on Christmas Day 1953.      1954 Look-Its Easy! BeBe Sharman on the RAF Skiing and Survival Course at Ehrwald. Jan1954. Gasthof Thorle Ehrwald - Home of the RAF Skiing and Survival Course. Jan1954. Survival Teepee on the RAF Skiing and Survival Course. Jan1954. Newspaper Report of 14 Sqn Venom Explosion March 54. Sam D'Arcy 10 Minutes after being "Critically Injured"! March 54 14 Sqn. Sam D'Arcy Shows How to Do an Ejection! March 54 14 Sqn. First RAF Test of Napalm Venom Fassberg Ranges About Jul54. Group in Fassberg Mess Round Old Cannon that was Stolen Back and Forth from Celle Mess 1954. The Fassberg Bar 1954/55. Formal Aircrew Photograph 98 Sqn before October 1954. John Price and BeBe Sharman about 1954. Fassberg New Year's Eve Ball - Smith-Carringtons. 31Dec1954. Fassberg New Year's Eve Ball. 31Dec1954. Party in the Fassberg Mess 54/55. Interior of Officers' Club in Hamburg 54/55. After Mess Rugby at a Dining In Night Fassberg Mess 54/55. Marie Brooker, Doctor's Wife, BeBe Sharman, Meg Brooker, Doctor's Sister. Fassberg Mess 54/55. Party in Cellar Bar at Fassberg 54/55. It's the Common Dress Here! Sylt 54/55. Westerlund, Sylt 54/55. Vampire T.11s over Sylt 54/55. Fassberg Dining In Night, Ivanhoe About to Start 54/55. Fassberg Dining In Night, Ivanhoe in Progress 54/55.      1955 Four 98 Sqn Venoms in Box Four taken by BeBe Sharman. Published in Aeroplane Magazine May 1955. 98 Squadron's First Hunter F.4s.   So new that not only do they not have Sabrina link collectors but they do not yet have the Squadron markings - about Apr55.   On the left is WW658 O which arrived on 98 Sqn on Wed 20Apr55.   It was first delivered to the RAF on 6Apr55 at 33MU.  It was passed on to No.229 OCU (as RS-5) on Mon 8Apr57.   It was eventually scrapped at Dunsfold in Jun64. 98 Sqn groundcrew with the Squadron's first Hunter F.4 - Apr55.   Anyone able to add some names? Card from 93 Sqn (still on Sabres) to 98 Sqn (First to convert to Hunter F.4s) 13th May 1955. 98 Sqn Hawker Hunter F.4 May 1955. BeBe Sharman took this from another Hunter. John Severne 98 Sqn leads inverted May 1955. Dave Sawyer in 98 Sqn Hunter F.4 May 1955 taken by BeBe Sharman from another Hunter. The first Hawker Hunters to go to Germany.   A line up of these Mark 4 Hunters with which 98 Squadron are re-equipping at Jever Air Base.   2 nd. A.T.A.F. is the first of five N.A.T.O. Air Forces to receive the aircraft.   Large numbers of Hunters are on order for West Europe (BIPPA/638906)   The first Hunter in the row is WW654 which was delivered to the RAF at 5 MU at Kemble on 28Mar55. German Chimney Sweeps invited to clean up a Hunter F.4. May 1955. Don Wilson on a 98 Sqn Hunter F.4 - May55. Jever Party 1955. Another 98 Sqn party in what looks like a Barrack Block date unknown.   Anyone able to add some names? 98 Sqn Hunter F4s May 1955. BeBe Sharman in front of his first car and the new Hunter F.4s of 98 Sqn May 1955. 98 Sqn Hunter F.4s and 93 Sqn Sabre F.4s in distance Summer 1955. 98 Sqn party.   L to R: Unknown; Unknown; Bodger Edwards; Don Wilson.   Anyone able to fill in the names? 98 Sqn with Pig Mascot Elspeth Between May and Dec 1955. Letter concerning Elspeth the Pig Mascot from the pilots of 98 Sqn to the Station Commander Gp Capt Tom Prickett - 6May55. 98 Squadron RAF - RULES REGARDING THE PIG. BeBe Sharman's adaptation of the RAF Jever Form asking for permission to keep a pig. Curly Hirst's cheeky letter to the magazine "The Field" asking how to permanently mark Elspeth with a 98 Sqn flash - Jun55. The Field's helpful reply to Curly Hirst's letter asking how to permanently mark Elspeth with a 98 Sqn flash - 28Jun55. 98 Sqn Setting a Good Example in Elegant Dress, Bowler Hats and Rolled Umbrellas Late 1955. Famous Bridge over the Hamburg to Baltic Canal that was the target for flying under. 1955. The Result of Bodger Edwards Sitting on Curly Hirst's Washbasin Jever 1955. BeBe Sharman Explaining the Hunter to a Visiting Member of Parliament Jever 29 Sep 1955. SAC Don Wilson, Instrument Mechanic on 98 Sqn - Sep55. SAC Don Wilson writing home - Sep55. BeBe Sharman Line Shooting Late 1955. 98 Sqn CO John Smith-Carington, reciving a silver Hunter on handing over the squadron - about Nov55.   Anyone able to add some names?   Looks like an attic party? 98 Sqn Hand over of COs, Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson receiving model Hunter from the outgoing CO Sqn Ldr John Smith-Carington - 12Dec55 Article in "Flight Comment" 2TAF flight safety magazine about 98 Sqn Hand over of COs, Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson receiving model Hunter from the outgoing CO Sqn Ldr John Smith-Carington - 12Dec55      1956 Probably the same Hunter F.4 that was photographed inverted over Wilhelmshaven flown by Dougie Adamson - Early 56. 98 Sqn Hunter F.4 O WW658 flown by the CO, Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson inverted over Wilhelmshaven - early 1956. 98 Sqn Party at the "Damage Inn" - Jan56. Alan Lethbridge, Bush Barrey and Dougie Adamson with attendant Sycamore presumably waiting for Dougie's death defying leap - Early 56. Article in "Flight Comment" 2TAF flight safety magazine about 98 Sqn CO, Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson attempting a world record - Early56. 98 Sqn CO, Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson leaving Sylt for an attempt on a world record - Early56. 98 Sqn Bowler Hats and Rolled Umbrellas - Early56. 98 Sqn mob at Jever Mess Guest Night - Early56. Pete and Girda Maillard's Wedding at Jever - Early 56. Jever Mess Guest Night.   Don Riley, Station Commander Tom Prickett and Dougie Adamson- Early 1956 98 Sqn pilots and groundcrew - Early56. Re-arming one of the 1st 98 Sqn Hunter F.4s with no Sabrinas 8Jun1956. CO 98 Sqn Dougie Adamson with a moustache.   These were often grown as a competition when detached for a month to APC at Sylt - Maybe Summer56? 98 Sqn Winners of the Jever Inter-Squadron Cricket Cup for Summer 56. 98 Sqn pilots September 1956. Newspaper Cuttings of 98 Sqn Visit to Derby to be Adopted - Sep56. 98 Sqn Visit to Derby to receive Adoption by the City - Sep56. 98 Sqn Visit to Derby to receive Freedom of the City CO Dougie Adamson presenting Sqn Plaque to Chairman of Derby RAFA - Sep56. Derby Adopts 98 Sqn Led by Dougie Adamson CO 98 Sqn 15Sep1956. Affiliation to town of Derby by 98 Sqn - Sep56. Party Celebrating the Affiliation of the town of Derby to 98 Sqn - Sep56. 98 Sqn CO Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson Standing by New Crest sent by Derby. 15 Sep 1956 Original Photo of 98 Sqn CO Sqn Ldr Dougie Adamson Standing by a Hunter F.4 with the City of Derby Coat of Arms - Sep56. Discharge Certificate for Don Wilson on leaving the service on 20Oct56. Barry Dale believed shortly after arriving on 98 Sqn. Nov56. 98 Sqn Flypast. About Nov56. 98 Sqn Hunters on No.4 Hanger Pan at Jever. About Nov56. View from Barry Dale's Room. About Nov56. Dave Young Celebrating in the cockpi 98 Sqn. Sergeants' Mess Xmas Party - Dec56. Visiting Doctor - Lindsay, Bella, Maureen and Dougie Adamson - Winter Ball 1956. Bella and Visiting Doctor - Lindsay, Dougie Adamson and Maureen - Dancing at the Winter Ball 1956.      1957 Alan Lethbridge A Flt Cdr 98 Sqn. Bush Barrey B Flt Cdr 98 Sqn. John de Severne 98 Sqn. Olaf Bergh on 98 Sqn. Ian Weston with the key to the Hangar Door 98 Sqn.   Does anyone remember what this was awarded for? Sven Lampell on exchange with 98 Sqn for 6 months from Swedish Air Force. Bodger Edwards with Elspeth 98 Sqn mascot. Curly Hirst 98 Sqn. Don Riley with bowler hat 98 Sqn. Ted Bywater sitting astride a Hunter 98 Sqn. Paddy Hipperson in front of the Hangar 98 Sqn. Very young looking Pete Maillard 98 Sqn. Dave Brunger 98 Sqn. Andy McNae 98 Sqn. Eddy McCullagh 98 Sqn. Dai Rastall 98 Sqn. Neville Whittaker 98 Sqn. Pete Sanderson 98 Sqn. Dave Todman 98 Sqn. Pete Barrow on 98 Sqn. Roger Shaw 98 Sqn. Mutt Summers 98 Sqn. Gerry Shipley 98 Sqn. Barry Dale standing by Paddy Hipperson's Borgward Isobella. About 1957. Borgward Isobella, one of THE cars to have. About 1957. Ted Bywater in his Borgward Isobella. About 1957. Rear of Jever Officers Mess. About 1957. 98 Sqn Hunter Taxying in to Sylt Butts. Feb57. Barry Dale Climbing out of Hunter at Sylt. Feb57. Barry Dale Taxying in Hunter at Sylt. Feb57. Bowler Hat and Furled Umbrella hanging on the Pitot Head whilst groundcrew retrieve the pilots luggage on arrival at Sylt - Feb57. 98 Sqn Hunter F.4s lined up at Sylt - Feb57. 98 Sqn Hunter F.4 WW653. Buster" Adamson on the way to testing his new diving dry suit on the local ice floes at Sylt.   The Sycamore that he was in experienced a "collective pitch" failure and ended up axle deep in mud. Feb57? Buster" Adamson having successfully tested his dry suit in the North Sea at Sylt - Feb57? Required Sea Survival Training by RAF Air Sea Rescue Unit at Sylt. Feb57. Paddy Hipperson in Sea Survival Suit, Bush Barrey in overalls and Andy McNae also in survival suit.  Paddy and Andy had used low cunning to borrow sea survival suits from the SAR Helicopter outfit and were clearly looking forward to their dunking more than Bush who had only overalls. - Feb57. Paddy Hipperson in Sea Survival Suit at Sylt. Feb57. 98 Sqn Boss S/L Dougie Adamson being a responsible Boss and being the first to leap off the launch and so get very wet and cold indeed - Feb57. 98 Sqn Boss S/L Dougie Adamson making progress getting in to his dinghy - Feb57. 98 Sqn Boss S/L Dougie Adamson making further progress getting in to his dinghy - Feb57. 98 Sqn Boss S/L Dougie Adamson getting the water out of his dinghy - Feb57. Dougie Adamson in his Dinghy at Sylt. Feb57. Gerry Shipley (still young and good looking) in his dinghy  Close examination reveals that he is not very wet or cold.  This was because some of them without survival suits elected to inflate their Mae Wests and dinghies whilst still on deck, put the dinghies gently over the side and get into them VERY carefully.  Gerry recalls that Dougie the Boss, thought this was cheating, they thought it was sensible survival. - Feb57. Sycamore Air Sea Rescue lifting either Paddy Hipperson or Andy NcNae from their dinghy - Feb57. Dougie Adamson in 98 Sqn regalia makes desparate leap for the record.   About Feb57. Sycamore Rescue at Sylt. Feb57. Barry Dale and Ted Bywater Hitching a Lift from Sylt to Wahn for Rosen Montag in Cologne. Mar57. Ted Bywater Rosen Montag in Cologne. Mar57. Barry Dale Rosen Montag in Cologne. Mar57. Cathedral and River Rhine in Cologne. Mar57. Traditional White Bear for Rosen Montag in Cologne. Mar57. 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast, SE corner of Jade Basin on Easter weekend around 21Apr57. Another shot of the 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast, SE corner of Jade Basin on Easter weekend around 21Apr57. 98 Sqn Picnic Fire at Dangast, SE corner of Jade Basin on Easter weekend around 21Apr57. We are British and we ARE enjoying the Open Air Picnic! - 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast, on Easter weekend around 21Apr57. 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast Line up of Borgward Fleet - 21Apr57. 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast Bodger Edwards proud of his Borgward - 21Apr57. 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast Bodger Edwards tackles his lunch - 21Apr57. 98 Sqn Picnic at Dangast Olaf Bergh and his MGA - 21Apr57. Barry Dale valiant member of 98 Sqn Camping Holiday in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Andy McNae and Barry Dale Summoning the Forces in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Paddy Hipperson and Andy McNae also trying to Summon the Forces in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Andy McNae and Barry Dale Cooking Breakfast Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Barry Dale Breakfast Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Andy McNae Shaving Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Another Angle on Andy McNae Shaving Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Barry Dale by Danish Car Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Barry Dale by Danish Car Non-Stop to Paris Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Barry Dale Digging to Dispose of Rubbish Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Andy McNae About to Attack the Beer Behind him Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Paddy Hipperson and Andy McNae by the Tent Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Paddy Hipperson and Andy McNae Toasting the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Andy McNae Cleaning the Gear after the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Goslar in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Goslar Square in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. East German Border in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Dam in the Hartz Mountains. Jun57. Peter Baines Stanford Howard Barry Dale - March Past In Jever believed During Open Week Jun57. Summer Ball 1957? Bodger Edwards, Ian Weston, Elizabeth Hughes, Bush Barrey. Summer Ball 1957? Mutt Summers, Paddy Hipperson, Mrs Neville, Barry Dale. OC 98 Sqn Dougie Adamson and OC 118 Sqn Norman Buddin - about mid-57?. Unknown Event 1957? Roger Sharp, Dougie Adamson, Bush Barrey, Dai Rastall, Barry Dale, Gerry Shipley, Bodger Edwards, Ted Bywater, Paddy Hipperson, Al Lethbridge, Dennis Tann, Pete Barrow, Eddie McCullagh, Dave Brunger, Mutt Summers, Andy McNae, Fg Off Neville. Unknown Course in UK at "Higher Education Centre".   Happens to have 3 from Jever, anyone know anymore names even if they are not from Jever? - or better still where and what was the course? 98 Sqn CO Dougie Adamson having just landed from dropping leaflets announcing the disbandment of the Squadron, over 2TAF airfields, including 2TAF HQ. Leaflets Dropped Around Germany from the Flaps of Hunters announcing the Disbandment of 98 Squadron. 28 Jun 1957. 12 out of 12 Serviceable! Final Flypast on the Disbandment of 98 Squadron. 29 Jun 1957. Perfect 12 Arrowhead on Final Flypast of 98 Squadron. 29 Jun 1957. 24 Hunter Flypast on the Disbandment of 98 Sqn - July57. College of Heralds Approved 98 Squadron Badge. October 1957. Original held in the Corridor of the RAF Club, Piccadilly. Aircraft markings for 98 Squadron Aircraft. October 1957.      1967 Curly Hirst's Wedding - Mar 67 at CFS.      1987 30 years on!   Dougie Adamson, Be Be Sharman and Bodger Edwards on Dougie's Farm at Orwell - Summer 1987.      1999 Hunter Squadron Commanders taken at Chivenor - 9Oct99.