Re the 105s,during my time in the RAF I was stationed in Aden in the early 60s,we were constructing a tarmac runway (5004 AC sqdn,)at an up country base near the Yemen border and as the political situation was deteriorating it was deemed that we should have some decent firepower on hand should it be needed,this came in the form of a troop of gunners with their 105 pack howitzers,(great bunch of lads)it happened that the GOCs inspection was due,the gunners used our garage tent to scrape and repaint their 105s ready for the inspection,now fresh paint and sandstorms dont go well together,my heart went out to those lads who had put in so much work to make the 105s absolutly pristine only to have them covered in sand which stuck to the paint and made a terrible mess of all their hard work,after much more hard work the guns were made ready for the GOCs inspection which I believe went well,it would be interesting to learn if the one at leeds was one of the ones caught in the sandstorm "up country"in Aden,
Regards,
Don,