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	RAF Gan - Search.com
		RAF Gan was a Royal Air Force station on Gan Island, a southerly island of the Maldive Islands, in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
		Gan was thus closed and turned over to the Maldivian civil authorities of the area.
		At the same time as RAF use of the airfield ceased, the RAF gained access to the then newly built US airfield two hundred miles to the south of Gan on the British island of Diego Garcia.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/RAF_Gan (251 words)

	Science Fair Projects - RAF Gan
		RAF Gan was a Royal Air Force station on the Maldive Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
		It was first established in the 1950s as a stopover on the reinforcement to the RAF Far East Air Force based in Singapore.
		Gan was thus closed and turned over to the civil authorities of the area.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/RAF_Gan (334 words)

	Gan Raf
		He was now in the little Gan inner court of the redoubt, with his back planted against the Corinthe building, a sword in one hand, a rifle in the other, holding open the door of the wine-shop which he barred against Raf assailants.
		The door was slammed with such violence, that, as it fell Gan raf back into its frame, Raf it showed Raf the five fingers of a soldier who had been clinging to it, cut off and glued to the post.
		Enjolras fixed the bar across the door, and bolted it, and double-locked it with key and chain, while Gan raf those outside were battering Gan furiously at it, the soldiers with the butts of their muskets, the sappers with their axes.
	adhara.utwig.com /article/gan%20raf.html (632 words)

	visitaddu.com - the best Seenu Atoll resource on the Net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gan with a length of 5 km and width of 3 km is located in the south of the Addu Atoll.
		Gan is the particular choice for those who love the dive grounds, friendly people and great atmosphere of the Maldives, but do not like to spend their entire holiday on one small island.
		In 1957 the air base was built on Gan, an island on the southern tip of the Addu Atoll.
	www.visitaddu.com /gan_island_addu_atoll.htm (727 words)

	The RAF Gan Reunion
		RAF Odiham is situated in north Hampshire and is 5 minutes drive from junction 5 of the M3.
		The RAF Gan Reunion Committee looks forward to seeing you on Saturday 29th March 2003, the 27th Anniversary of the Staging Post closing down, for what we truly believe will be a unique event.
		In the event that the RAF Reunion is cancelled for reasons outside the control of the committee, the balance of monies paid less costs incurred through organisation of the event will be refunded.
	members.shaw.ca /RAFGan/Reunion.htm (982 words)

	The Royal Air Force \|
		RAF Gan May 1959 when John Cooper captured these guys with their improvised diving boards of a plank of wood, an oil drum and a crate!
		We were on Gan for a week while the Sultan had a pow-wow with his mates on another Island so all we had to do was a pre-flight inspection on the aircraft every morning and the rest of the day was our own.
		Of the four available entrances, that known as the Gan Channel between Gan and Wilingili is the most suitable for large vessels having a minimum depth of 7 fathoms and a safe width of half a mile.
	www.freewebs.com /681835/rafgan.htm (5234 words)

	The Royal Air Force
		The RAF had this story under wraps for 30 years, I was one of those survivors and was officially warned off on at least 3 separate occasions in making representations to my superiors during the remainder of my RAF career under the Queens Regulations 'Conduct Prejudice' Act.
		Gan was being assailed by one hell of a thunderstorm which probably started before sunset (approx 1900hrs local time), though I couldnt be sure, we asked the Operations Officer/Senior Navigation Officer what he thought the Hastings might do and he thought that if they had any sense they would return to Katunayake.
		RAF Gan in 1960 was replacing the base at Katunayake as a staging post from the UK to the Far East and although operational was not complete in all its buildings and facilities.
	splashdown2.tripod.com (11859 words)

	Gan Images
		Gan is the most southerly of the islands in the atoll, at the bottom of the sign: latitude 00.42S, longitude 73.09E - thus just 42 miles south of the Equator.
		Gan experienced frequent tropical storms which were quite ferocious at times but passed very quickly.
		The waters around Gan and the other islands in the Atoll were crystal clear in the 1970s - I wonder if they are still as pristine in the 21st Century.
	www.tonycunnane.co.uk /ganpics.htm (0 words)

	RAF Gan - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		RAF Gan was a Royal Air Force station on the Maldive Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
		It was first established in the 1950s as a stopover on the reinforcement to the RAF Far East Air Force based in Singapore.
		Gan was thus closed and turned over to the civil authorities of the area.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=695961 (216 words)

	RAF Gan - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		RAF Gan was a Royal Air Force station on Gan Island, the most southerly of the Maldive Islands, in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
		It was first established in the late 1950s as a stopover on the reinforcement to the RAF Far East Air Force based in Singapore.
		Gan was thus closed and turned over to the Maldivian civil authorities of the area.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/RAF_Gan (0 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Royal Navy established a base ("Port T") - later RAF Gan from 1957 - on the island of Gan (pronounced 'Yahn') in 1941, during World War II.
		Large oil tanks were built on Gan, and on Hitaddu Island on the western edge of the atoll; vital elements for a naval base.
		To facilitate the defence, causeways were built connecting the western islands of Gan, Eyehook, Maradhoo and Hithadhoo and, much later in the war, they were linked by a light railway.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Addu_Atoll (868 words)

	RAF GAN (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Here is our current member listing for RAF GAN This website is one of the largest resources for ex forces personnel, veterans, comrades and colleagues on the net and aims to help you find out about old friends or family who served in RAF GAN.
		William Turnbull served in RAF GAN between 1961 and 1962
		RAF Gan served in RAF GAN between 1942 and 1976
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /ROYAL_AIR_FORCE/RAF_GAN.asp (1082 words)

	Royal Air Force - Unofficial Sites - The World Wide Beat - The World by Region - SearchBeat.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Royal Air Force Gan remembered - Royal Air Force Gan was a staging post for RAF aircraft flying to and from the Far East in the 60s/70s, which closed in 1976.
		RAF Oban - A history of the flying boat squadrons stationed at Oban during WW2.
		Association of the RAF Regiment - Hunts and Cambs branch of the national association that aims to bring together past and present members of the regiment.
	www.searchbeat.com /Regional/Europe/UnitedKingdom/SocietyandCulture/Military/RoyalAirForce-UnofficialSites (897 words)

	Search Web - squadron-raf
		The complete history of the 113 Squadron RAF in the Deserts...
		RAF Marham website, the largest front-line station within the Royal Air Force...
		The circles represent the RAF and the Wake Knot is derived from the arms of...
	www.onlinecerca.com /search/squadron-raf/1-4.html (229 words)

	ДИЗАЙН ИНТЕРЬЕР АРХИТЕКТУРА K-Studio: дизайн квартир, архитектурное ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		RAF Heraldry Trust - Details the many varied Station and Squadron crests and badges during the 80 years of the RAF.
		RAF Regiment Per Ardua - Memories of the Royal Air Force Regiment, 1957-66 with guest contributors, museum archives and awards programme.
		The 94th of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices - News of reunions and a forum for the members of this entry of aircraft apprentices, from January 1960 through December 1962.
	www.k-studio.ru /odp/index.php?c=/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Military/Royal_Air_Force_-_Unofficial_Sites (969 words)

	Return to Gan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Located on a coral atoll in the Maldives, Gan was one of the RAF’s most remote outposts – a place so remote that no radio or TV signals from the outside world could be received, and where, with no female company, even the palm fringed beaches could seem like a prison.
		In the course of his stay Mike, amongst other things, was the first ever broadcaster on ‘Radio Gan’, a service he and others set up to inform and entertain air base personnel.
		RAF Gan Remembered has a lot of great material.
	www.woodfieldpublishing.com /~woodfieldpublishing.com/public_html/contents/en-uk/p48.html (0 words)

	YouTube - VC 10 take off RAF GAN
		There is a website dedicated to the place just google Raf Gan,you were right you did see a Vulcan bomber.
		RAF VC 10 take off from RAF GAN in Maldives 197...
		RAF VC 10 take off from RAF GAN in Maldives 1972 (Audio) and few pic,s of Island Base.
	youtube.com /watch?v=9HYE63hXk9I (469 words)

	My RAF Experience - Maribel Eco Systems
		The HQ of RAF Frazers Hill, in the Cameron Highlands.
		Gan Island, a bit hazy, I am afraid, but the shape and layout can be seen, even if the detail is lost.
		Here is a picture of my wife Maribel, standing on the Gan - Fedu causeway on a windy day in 1996, with RAF Gan in the background, when we last visited Gan in the Maldives.
	maribelecosystems.com /MyRAFExperience.html (0 words)

	Gan Island \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		For other islands see Gan Gan (Dhivehi: ގަން) is a part of the Republic of the Maldives.It was formerly the site of a staging post of the Royal Air Force, RAF Gan populated only by male RAF personnel.
		It is also used as a stop off point on the way to Singapore.The airline, Air Equator, is based in Gan and operates services to the other main islands in the Maldives.
		As of 2005 the runway strip on Gan island is being upgraded to an international airport to cater for the growing tourism industry in the south of Maldives.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Gan_Island (124 words)

	Gan
		The threat must have been serious because very soon after we had a squadron of the RAF Regiment, a company of the Staffordshire Regiment, a frigate and destroyer in to protect us.
		As far as I am aware the cause of the problems was with the government of the Maldives in the north of the island.
		Our government was paying to lease Gan with money and food but the islands in the south were not getting any benefits, and decided to break away from the north.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /RRGP/Gan2.htm (508 words)

	The RAF Regiment - 15 Sqn RAF Regt History
		Between November 1959 and January 1960, the Squadron deployed 2 flights to RAF Gan, and the remainder to RAF Changi Internal Security (IS) operations.
		In September 1964, the Squadron was re-deployed to RAF Seletar until its return to RAF Wittering in December 1969.
		No 15 Squadron RAF Regiment was the second of four Rapier squadrons to be equipped with Rapier Field Standard 'C' (FSC), and was re-declared operational to the Nation and NATO in June 1996.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafregiment/rafregimentsquadrons/15_sqn_history.cfm (613 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Military: Royal Air Force - Unofficial Sites
		Association of the RAF Regiment - Hunts and Cambs branch of the national association that aims to bring together past and present members of the regiment.
		RAF Heraldry Trust - Details the many varied Station and Squadron crests and badges during the 80 years of the RAF.
		RAF Oban - A history of the flying boat squadrons stationed at Oban during WW2.
	www.dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Military/Royal_Air_Force_-_Unofficial_Sites (908 words)

	RAFRA - RAF Stations and Aerodromes
		RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices Association The Airfield, RAF Halton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP22 5PG: tel 01296 623535 ext 300: fax 01296 676896: RAFHAAA AT aol.com
		RAF Kirton in Lindsey and Hibaldstow Association Mrs P A Horton, Fabryn, 14 Beckside, Hibaldstow, Brigg, North Lincolnshire, DN20 9EQ: tel 01652 653916: Pat.Horton AT ukgateway.net [FWH 7/99]
		RAF Sylt Association (Sylt/Schleswig 1947-61): Recruitment and Reunions Ron Wheatman, 5 Floral Villas, Sutton on Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 6PN: tel 01636 821838: Hon Sec Alan Smith alan AT raf-sylt.org.uk
	www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk /rafstndrome.htm (1257 words)

	Tony Hawes - RAF Service 1951-63
		This site is designed to refresh the memories of those who served in the RAF in the 1950s and 60s, especially those who served in the Far East and in particular to the airmen who served at RAF Gan in the Maldive Islands.
		RAF Bovingdon, RAF Abingdon etc illustrate service life as seen through the lens of my camera in the 1950s.
		During my service with 99 Sqn (RAF Lyneham) I directed my photo abilities to shooting 8mm cine film (about two-hours in total), these have now been converted to digital video format, edited and burnt to DVD.
	groups.msn.com /TonyHawesRAFService195163/homepage (594 words)

	The National Arboretum
		An area had been set aside for the R.A.F. which is to be developed as a living tribute to Squadrons, Stations and Units, and the personnel who served on them.
		It will also cover RAF Gan and units in Hong Kong and Ceylon.
		The R.A.F. site will feature Birch trees and the surrounding ground will initially be planted with bluebells and later with low spreading Ceanothus.
	www.raf-changi-assn.com /national_arboretum.htm (0 words)

	RAF Negombo/Katanayake
		RAF Negombo, later to be named RAF Katanayake, was developed in 1945, by the British, as a major staging airfield to and from the Far East to replace airfields lost in Pakistan and India.
		It was used as a refuelling stopover and as a place where crews would 'slip', passengers were able to take a break and the aircraft could be replenished for the next leg of their journey.
		On 1st February 1960, RAF Katunayake started its rundown as a staging post as RAF Gan had by now become fully operational.
	www.rafmovs.com /negombo.htm (254 words)

	The Royal Air Force \|
		The Hastings had taken off from RAF Katunayake (Negombo) in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) with a mix of cargo and passengers, it appeared imperative that the Hastings made that journey that night as on board was the Station Commander for RAF Katunayake Wing Commander G C Atherton OBE DFC and Bar.
		The RAF Sub Aqua Association arranged a Joint Services Team from the UK to fund an expedition to the Maldives, including the search for a Hastings aircraft, in January/February 2004, something I guess they had not thought of doing until I raised this matter in the year 2000 with the Ministry of Defence.
		RAF Police Dog Handlers were occasionally employed on guarding Hastings aircraft at RAF Negombo/Katunayake whilst I was stationed there along with V-Bombers when they passed through.
	www.freewebs.com /681835/rafonchristmasisland.htm (2755 words)

	My RAF Experience - Maribel Eco Systems
		The HQ of RAF Frazers Hill, in the Cameron Highlands.
		Gan Island, a bit hazy, I am afraid, but the shape and layout can be seen, even if the detail is lost.
		Here is a picture of my wife Maribel, standing on the Gan - Fedu causeway on a windy day in 1996, with RAF Gan in the background, when we last visited Gan in the Maldives.
	www.maribelecosystems.com /x.pro/ModShow/ShowPage/11254 (1139 words)

	AT&T Worldnet Service - Directory
		A forum for those RAF servicemen who served on RAF Gan in the Indian Ocean, 1957 through 1976.
		Contact point for former RAF Police dog handlers who served in Egypt and Hong Kong in the 1950s.
		RAF Regiment History from 1942 to present day, including the 2003 war in Iraq, RAF Regiment Battle Honours, museum and reunion.
	www.att.net /cgi-bin/webdrill?catkey=gwd/Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Military/Royal_Air_Force_-_Unofficial_Sites (0 words)

	RAF VC10s
		From early on in the VC10's career the RAF was interested in the type, but it wasn't until after the airlines had sold their aircraft that the main career of the VC10 in RAF service started.
		The link between the RAF and the VC10 had been strong from the beginning, as the RAF originated the requirement for the V.1000 Vickers was well aware of their requirements.
		The type 1106 that the RAF eventually ordered was different in many ways compared to the Standard VC10s that had been built until then.
	www.vc10.net /History/RAFVC10s.html (1383 words)

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