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First Provost Arrival Rhodesia 1953

Tony Chisnall arriving back with the lead Provost of the First Provost Ferry in November 1953.
Photo from Chisnall family via Tony Smit via ORAFS.

No 4 Sqn Move to Thornhill 1955

This photo at Thornhill 1955 was taken just after the Base was reopened. Click here to see large scale photo, names, and full account.

Back Row - Jack Row, Gordon Howie, G. (Goofy) Proudfoot, Don Annandale, Rob Schley, Yorky Fitch, ? Van Der Merwe, Spike Owens, Taff Lloyd, ?.
Front Row - Mike Saunders, Boet McLaren, Ken Edwards, Doug Whyte (CO), Basil Myburg, Chris Hudson, Allan Bradnick.
Photo supplied by ORAFS. It originally belonged to George Willey who made it available to Brian Fletcher then to Nigel Fotheringham!

No 4 Sqn Affiliation to Umtali 1962

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Back Row: All VR men.
Middle Row: From Left: 3rd Geoff Dartnall, 4th Marlow Sharp, 5th Gerry Craxford, 6th Alec Roughead, 7th Terry Ryan, 8th Murray Hofmeyr, 9th Tony Smit, 10th Ian Harvey, 11th Tommy Minks, 12th Doug Webster
Front row: From Left: 1st Ted Brent, 6th AVM Raf Bentley, 9th Ozzie Penton, Jack Mussett
Names by Peter Petter-Bowyer

No 4 Sqn Jacklin Trophy 1965

Bruce Smith, Prop Geldenhuys, Alec Roughead (holding trophy), Henry Elliott, Tony Smit, PB, Ian Harvey
Photo supplied by PB

No 4 Squadron Instructors 1966

Seated on canopy rail: Hugh Slatter
Middle Row:
Chris Weinmann (later KIA), Bill Buckle, John Bennie, Mark McLean and Harold Griffiths.
Front Row:
Prop Geldenhuys, Pat Meddows-Taylor, Bill Jelley, Ken Edwards (OC), Nobby Nightingale, Rob Tasker and Justin (Varky) Varkivisser
Photo supplied by PB

No 4 Squadron Personnel - Circa 1968

Back Row: Mike Upton, Rob Rix, Jim Richie, Derek Utton, Spike Owens, Gerry Grindley, Ken Humphries, John Pringle
Middle Row: Ken Law, Rich Beaver, Justin Varkevisser, Peter Cooke, Peter Knoble, Chris Weinmann, Tudor Thomas
Bottom Row: Norman Jelliman, Derek Rainey, Mike de la Rue
Inserts (L to R): Woody Woods, Bill Buckle, Ron Jarman.
Photo supplied by Rob Rix through ORAFS.

No 4 Squadron Personnel - 1969

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Techs (Standing) include: 3 Bob Whyte, 4 Geoff Dartnall, 11 John Pringle, 12 Derek Utton, 13 Dennis Spence, 14 Spike Owens, 24 Rob Rix, 25 Jim Light, 27 Rob Blumeris
Pilots Centre Row, L to R: Nick Meikle, Rich Beaver, Chris Weinmann, Bill Buckle, Ken Law, Tony Smit, Alan Bradnick, Peter Cooke (OC, outgoing), Peter Knobel (OC incoming), Varky, Cyril Whyte GSM (Arabian peninsular(Aden)), Graham Cronshaw, Tudor Thomas, Brian Penton, Brian Phillips.
Pilots Crouching: Ed Paintin, Chris Wentworth.
Photo supplied by Rob Rix through ORAFS.

No 4 Sqn Jacklin Trophy 1969
(Sqn Ldr Pete Cooke just behind Air Marshall Bentley)

In the mess that night.
FLTR: Jim Ritchie, Geoff Dartnall,
John Pringle, U/K, Rob Rix

Trojan in a Flat Pack

Trojan Assembly

Aeromachi Lockheed
AL- 60B arrival
Now to be the Trojan

Trojan of No 4 Sqn
(Note the 37mm SNEB rocket pods under the wings.)
(Photograph Rhodaf)

No 4 Squadron readies itself for the Independenc Day Parade Fly Past 11.11.1970

9 Trojans of No 4 Squadron fly past in formation over the Independence Parade in Salisbury.

Date 11.11.1970

(Photograph Rhodaf)

No 4 Squadron 1970

(Regret, no larger view)

No 4 Squadron 1972 (Click on the photo for close-up and names)

No 4 Squadron 1973 (Click on the photo for close-up and names)



Presentation by PB of the No 4 Squadron wall display plaque to Mayor of Umtali 1973

PB crafted and painted this item.
Umtali Affiliation Group Photograph..




Lynx accident 1978

Another view of the same Lynx accident 1978

Sia Machetti Sf350
"Genet"

Genet Accident Thornhill
5th October 1978

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