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Derek Pritchard from Cheshire	Posted at 3:48pm on Monday, September 19th, 2016
I was a direct entry j/t Armourer after trade training at Kirkam on the Supermarine Swift F5 on the Aden cannons, ejection seat a cockpit canopy release bolts. I was in tech wing at Gutersloh from approx late 1956 to May 1958. One of my memories was the air to air firing at RAF Sylt.
Neil Portch from Hertfordshire	Posted at 5:33pm on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Hello,i am trying to find a picture of the swift belly drop tank that is not fitted the aircraft.Also was there a special handelling trolly for this tank or was it just usualy placed on anything handy.I hope someone can help,thanks,best regards.....Neil
John Sawyer from Presteigne	Posted at 10:18pm on Saturday, July 20th, 2013
I have photos of 56 sqdn Swifts at Kirkham ,also f5 photos at Gutersloh. Iwas on 79 sqdn
John Church from weston-super-mare	Posted at 10:43pm on Saturday, December 31st, 2011
I was elec mech air on 2 sqdrn FR5's 1956 at Geilenkirchen. Absolute sods to work on and maintain
R Sayers from felixstowe	Posted at 2:21pm on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
There were 3? Swift aircraft in the aircraft scapyard at RAF Halton in 1962. All in good condition. There were also a Bristol Brigand in perfect nick. and about 6 mosquitos.A few meteors and the Beaufighter classroom.
Mike Williamson from aldershot	Posted at 12:03am on Monday, April 13th, 2009
The old Air Pictorial Magazine said 1952 that 'if it looks right then it is right'. But the magazine was wrong! In Sep 1955 I had just been posted to RAF Lynehham @ was excited to see large numbers of Swifts being delivered to 33 MU on Queen Maries. In Jan 58, having spent 18 months in Hawaii, I was posted back to dear old Lynheham & saw the same Swifts bdeing taken away for scrapping. So far as I know, none of the ones I saw ever flew from Lyneham.
Dave Miles from Australia	Posted at 5:37am on Sunday, March 29th, 2009
There must be someone, in the UK who has photos of early Swifts? Ex 56 Sqn personnel,or those who served in 2 or 79sqns. Although I was employed mainly on Hunters when serving in the RAF, I always had a fascination for the much maligned Swift. I can remember the Airframe hangar at Halton having a number of Mk1s and 2s in 1956,some of which had never been delivered for service.