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Video showing SEN-012 clip from Ken Senar's film.   The TITLE: "93 Squadron says goodbye to an old friend".   This sequence was taken on the Sunday morning prior to the departure of
Group Captain Powel-Sheddon as Station Commander.   A party, with drinks(!), was arranged in the crew room in 93 Sqn hangar.   There are many shots of the squadron pilots, few of whom are easy to identify in the film as the shots are too short.   The sequence shows the pilots emerging for photographs and to 'wave off' their old Station CO whom they presented with an engraved silver tankard.   Among those present are (I think):   George Hickman, Al Ramsey, Bernie Revnell, John Davis, Tommy Balfour, Hugh Culver, 'Dinger' Bell, Bob Page, Geof Couch.   Then Sqn Ldr. Bob Allen (left) and Flt.Lt. Al Colvin (right), both 'acting drunk'.   Followed by:   Bill Richie, Neil Hampton RAAF (hand filling mouth with peanuts), 'Lulu' Lee- Lancaster, and last comes Dickie Knight.   (Those without rank were either Plt.Off. or Fg.Off., except for Sgt. Dickie Knight).   Gp.Capt. Powell-Sheddon walks towards the camera, tankard in hand.   In the remaining shots are groups of pilots assembled for a photo call.   The silver tankard seen in close-up on the wing of Sabre 'Q Quebec'.   Sqn.Ldr. Bob Allen is seen pulling a face.   Fg.Off. Hugh Culver is seen with his camera.   The Gp.Capt. fixes his pennant to his car before driving away.   A line-up of 4 Sqn Sabres can be glimpsed in the background. .

There is no sound with this clip.   This clip runs for 1 min 32 secs and takes approximately the following time to download during the first viewing at the following sample download rates:
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(Thanks to Ken Senar for original film.)
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