20th Transportation Squadron - RAF Upper Heyford, England

Motto: "SWIFTLY AND SURELY"
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The 1970's

20th Transportation Squadron From page 20 of the 1 March 1976 information packet submitted by James Burrell, 20th MMS, bomb crew 12, Sep 1975 - Sep 1977.
From "The Vanguard", October 29, 1976. Submitted by Charles Welch, 20th SPS "C" Flight, May 1976 - Jan 1979.
Sky Kings Bowling Team. Submitted by Dan Cassidy, 20th Transportation Squadron, Oct 1977 - Sep 1981.

The 1980's

"Sgt Kevin Noaker and SrA John McCarthy prior to a wrecker run. Pic taken in the Motor Pool yard."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"Sgt. Jerome Nelson carrying salvage vehicles with his rig turning onto Camp Rd. I took the pic from my cab. There were three trucks total that day headed for the salvage depot at RAF Molesworth."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"...the main Vehicle Ops building covered in cammo netting and surrounded by sand-filled 55 gallon drums. This pic was taken after the raid on Libya."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"Loading an aircraft engine at TRS/Surface Freight for a trip to Mildenhall. Surface Freight was located behind the main Post Office. This picture was taken during a NATO TAC Eval. Remember those?"
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"Sgt Jeff Pate and Mr Phil Davis prepare for an airport run to either Mildenhall or Heathrow. Photo taken in the main Vehicle Ops Dispatch office during an Alarm Black."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"This is a photo of Mr Cid Jarvis, the British National that ran Vehicle Operations. He was the man. He answered only to CMSgt Thomas Clarkin. Great guy to work for. He ran that shop for years. I don't remember for sure, but I think it was 20+ years."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

20th Transportaion Squadron
From the "Welcome To Britain '82 - '83" information packet submitted by John Double, 20th CRS/Automatic Test Stations, Jul 1983 - Sep 1990.

"This is the Mobile Maintenance truck for 20TRS. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the mechanic. The TRS Orderly Room is the small building on the right and the main Maintenance building and the washrack are in the background."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"The main Motor Pool yard. The Dodge bus sitting in the yard is the Croughton Shuttle in between runs. I took the picture from the Dispatch office door on a Swing shift. The vehicle in the foreground is a Sherpa pickup."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

"This one is of Col Thompson's staff car. Vehicle Ops was tasked with picking up, cleaning, and then delivering the car back to Wing HQ before 0600 every day. Note that his Col plate is not in the holder. Regs prohibited us from driving the vehicle around with it in."
Submitted by Ian Matthews, 20th Transportation Squadron, Jan 1984 - Jan 1987.

The 1990's

"Vehicle Maintenance, early 90's. Picture taken before panoramic cameras were made."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"40K Loader."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"40K."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Case Loader."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Clark 22K."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Coleman MB-4."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"MB-4."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Incoming."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Dozer."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Picture."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Side Loader."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Snow Blower."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Snow Broom."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"Snow Plow"
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

"VDP Line."
Submitted by Rollie Stewart III, 20th Transportation Squadron, 1992 - 1994.

This is not a complete representation of the 20th Transportation Squadron, but more photos and info will be added as they are received from participating squadron personnel.

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