Dave Wheeler, Bill Powell and Bill Guthrie travelled by ship from Bahrain to Muscat. At the port of Dubai on the way, we witnessed an incident whereby the loading ramp fell off this Z craft during raising or lowering and sank to the bottom. Hence the need for the diver to go down and fix ropes to pull it up. OMAN – September 1959

A view of 1 Troop’s barrack block and MT park at Nizwa Camp. The tent was the MT office and spares store. On the left is the newly-built technical office. OMAN – September 1959

1 Troop living accommodation. No furniture, apart from beds, was available and each man used wooden packing crates and suchlike to make bedside lockers, wardrobes and so on. (Your vision is blurred? You need better glasses or less beer! … or was the culprit just a shaky hand and a long exposure?). OMAN – Nizwa – September 1959

Bill Powell outside the barrack block. I’m not sure why the bed was in that position, unless somebody had been getting a ‘panic tan’ before leaving for Blighty. It certainly wasn’t me, I still had eighteen months to go! OMAN – Nizwa – September 1959

General view of No. 1 Troop’s quarters in the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Armed Forces camp at Nizwa. OMAN – NIZWA camp and township

Guard tower, also visible on the right side of the previous photo. OMAN – NIZWA camp and township

N° 1 Troop dormitory at Nizwa camp. On the left, drivers Ron Cunningham & Terry Gomersall relax during time off. The office was beyond the door visible at the end of the room. OMAN – NIZWA camp and township

Filling up the water truck in Nizwa. OMAN – NIZWA camp and township

Nizwa town main street and fortress. OMAN – NIZWA camp and township

View of the Jebel Akhdar mountains from Nizwa Camp. OMAN – Views from NIZWA camp

View of the Jebel Akhdar mountains from Nizwa Camp. OMAN – Views from NIZWA camp

The building is the end of the cookhouse. OMAN – Views from NIZWA camp

Four youngsters from Nizwa who worked as kitchen hands. From left to right: Ali bin Masood - ???? - Yaqum bin Said - ????. OMAN – Views from NIZWA camp

This photo was taken in September 1959 but I can’t remember exactly where. I imagine they were at either Nizwa, or Firq or possibly Izki (alias Ziki). OMAN – 1959 – Out and about

Once more unto the breach, dear friends! Will we get through before the walls come tumbling down. OMAN – 1959 – Out and about

Have the local villagers come out to greet us with open arms? What do you think? OMAN – 1959 – Out and about