DANGER IN THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE
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Interviewee name: John Mitchell
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Leading Aircraftman John Mitchell arrived in the Suez Canal Zone in 1953 at the age of 18 where he stayed in the years leading up to the Suez Crisis in 1956. Here he talks about what dangers they faced inside and outside camp from Egyptian paramilitaries.
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1 Comment so far
from Stuart Prebble 15th Apr 2009, 06:12
So all these guys risking their lives on a daily basis - for some political vague and ill-considered objective that hardly anybody understood at the time or really knows about now. Which is part of the reason why these memories need to be preserved.....
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