Dear brother . lm from Yemen, Aden, and my grandfather worked loyally for Britain in the port of Aden, and he lived among you, and he speaks highly of your kindness and good morals. By God, we are sad about your departure from Aden. They lied to us. Aden in your days was beautiful, with good law and order, and we hope that you will return to Aden again, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you to every British person. We love you very much, my dear brother

OMG yes what memories! We were in Aden 1961/63 may Dad was RAF Flt Lt TH Rowe (Tom) in charge of Air movements from Khormaksar, my mum Isabella and brother Dudley. We went to Chapel Hill school Steamer Point. I was seven to ten years old. We lived in Steamer Point briefly and then Maalla. Where does time go. Good wishes and thanks to you all!

That film was a gem. Graet to see those classic British aircraft and helicopters in action. The Brits as I see it beat the insurgents at their own game, on the own land. Done without drones, high tech precision munitions, B-52 strikes, with limited air support by fixed wing and rotary, and no fast jets endlessly circling on call for air support. Well done!

Takes me back to when I was 18 years old and serving my country in the British Army boy I loved Aden in Radfan Camp tea banjo from the locals, wish I could get that compo cheese that was on the sarny with Tomato and a mug of tea.

I was there from 1965 June 1967. Got my Fiat 1500 there and shipped it home. It is good to see some excellent shots of the Beverleys I (RAF) worked on doing their job. The best part of the tour was coming home even though the swimming at the Italian club was good. The British Army did a fantastic job there. Best army in the world. Nice work Italianoboy thanks for putting this film up.

Love the scene where the RAF Regiment is purporting to 'hold the rebels at bay'. Those who remember the SLR will notice no spent brass leaving the ejection opening cover with the sound of small arms fire being subsequently 'dubbed in' for effect.

Good Old Aden. I miss it so much. My birth place.

My father was posted here in the early to mid 60s i believe, he absolutely enjoyed his time here. Says he remembers being on Elephant bay beach and he bought a nose from a sawfish from an Arab chap on the beach, he still has it. He still talks about it today at 87 years of age

I lived in Aden from 1965 to 67 ,many happy memories of steamer point and the school , remember going to school early in the morning and finishing early then going horseriding or swimming at elephant bay , would love to see what it is like now

wish that Britain never left according to what we have heard from our elders that the Britannic era was the best era in their life .. greetings from ADEN :)

Amazing thanks soo much that was best days.... great Britain

WoW this is where i was born 1963, 50 years ago this year. this is the first real footage of Aden i've seen can't wait to show my mother who now at 75 lives in a nursing home, I hope it brings back some memories for her also Dak. I'm getting old now 50...lol

Im from Aden i ❤ England so much.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My dad was RAF Regiment. Last ones out of the airport when we gave it up. He saw action out there in the mountains.

nice one about past of #Aden thanks for sharing

my dad was working in Aden for the GDR in the 80s, i remember great adventure and how poor yemen is..... now even worse. i used to go fishing for tuna with some fishermen..........great memories. the spirit of the british empire was there too and it remained in my soul.

Brilliant. Wish there was one related to Steamer Point around 66/67 when I was there.

WoooooW great video for my lovely home town is getting worst and worst I think some of British want to come back to Aden to see it again to bring back some memories ^_^ 

We Miss You In Aden 💙

My dad was based there. Still have all the photos he took and his medal

The days when we had some military muscle and before the bloody politicians disarmed us.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the British withdrawal of aden. Independence day .I was born in carter clinic I lived place called qaloah for 5 years then moved to main street mualla. .I bear a lot of memories.i still remember dr Frances in the clinic ..I hoped the independence brings to aden better life unfortunately we lived wore ever seen with socialism I flew the country to north. For other 18 years. Last 18 year I lived with my family in dubai. .working as aircraft engineer. What I want to say we loved aden but we don't have choice to stay there all of us.

Brings back memories - 45 Commando, Royal Marines.

Thanks for posting great to see some film of Aden back in the 60s.

انا من مدينه عدن نشكر بريطانيا على بناء معالم جميله تركتها لنا

Hey Those were Radfans. There was an RAF strip there. The beach is Gulmohar (Elephant Bay) lovely to swim there. You're then seeing the Hunters at RAF Khormaksar Flt. 1417 perhaps. What they achieved rocketing the Radfans only God knows. Remember the patrolling on the streets of Crater by Mad Mich's Argyls. Remember my parents and brothers taking us there to fly plastic kites. Dad would relax listening to music on his National Transister. We'd head back home and watch Egyptian movies on the B&W telly while dad had his Carlsberg beer on the Balcony. Good Old Aden. The Selfish Brits left when there was nothing worthwhile to hang on to. What happened after that is one sorry story. My heart bleeds for Aden. InshAllah..Some day maybe...Does any one remember Aden Electrical & General Stores... or Asiatic General stores. R.I.P Peshotan Faramji Buhariwalla.

We were there 65-66, I still hate the heat! LOL! My dad was in engineering, a Wing Commander by then. He joined as an apprentice in Halton 1935, commisioned in 1941. Retired from the RAF in 1975.

We really miss those nice pritish people .. The great empire is the british We love very much My home land aden

Can't say I enjoyed it but I was there and although hard work, the work was the best part of it. Apart from leaving on a VC10!

Interesting to see Twin Pioneers and Bristol Belvederes in service.

Hi david carnell, I was at Mukerius for 5 weeks and then covered the withdrawal of the 303 Sigs Radar.

My father was in Aden as an RAF Regiment gunner

At that time, I spent a lot of time as a kid watching the big, slow, noisy Bevs from Thorney Island ranging the skies over Pompey and beyond, thrilling to the deep growl of their Bristol Centaurus engines and dreaming that one day I too would sit in the pilot's seat of a big RAF transport. Never happened though. Did pilot a broom or two in the Army Air Corps. So much for childish dreams. Aw well.😩

My birth place born January 1961, Steamer Point. My Dad worked for International Air Radio, anybody remember? We were in Aden from 59-63..x

I remember going to school on the bus up the hill, my dad was in the army and we lived in a flat in steamer point ,recall the barbed wire meshing on the veranda, then moved onto the base and stayed in the flats near the beach, can't remember many people except Philip and Alan thorn, does that ring any bells for you?

I came here after watching BBC's The Last Post.

Great stuff

Stationed in Bahrain (joint comms) RAF chaps would get a trip to Aden to ee a doctor (duty free shopping really), on arrival there and snug in a bunk , the doctor scam would be cancelled and they would go duty free shopping.

Brought back many memories. I was a medic at Fremar then renamed Habilayn 1966 to Nov 1967. Thought it was really great. Is there more lurking out on KZfaq. You can see Fremar as it was in 1967 on my feed 504Dak.

13.05 - I can hear the rounds being fired, I can see the effect of the kick as the weapon recoils, just can't see the working parts cycling through or the spent cases being ejected....

It's worth viewing "Soldier in the sun", an army point of view on BBC iplayer but not always.

Brilliant

Great piece of film. Anything else like this?

ايام ياعدن

Well.....I joined the RAF in 1955......and spent the next 27 years avoiding postings like this!....mind you, it was tough at RAF Labuan; the beer fridges kept breaking down.

i hope to come back British

السنا نحن "الشماليين" من عاهد الجنوب ثم خناه ؟ السنا نحن من رحب بألوية الجنوب في الشمال ثم بــ عمران غدرناه ؟ ألم تكن قلوبنا مع الجنوب ثم بسلاحنا ذبحناه ؟ السنا نحن من توحدنا في 90 مع الجنوب وفي عام 94 بجيوشنا غزيناه و بجُـندنا ودباباتنا احتليناه .. ؟ السنا نحن من نكلنا بالجيش الجنوبي ثم من الخدمة سرحناه ..؟ السنا نحن من سلمنا " البيض " دولة ذات سيادة ثم شردناه .. ؟ قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر وحُكامنا بلطجيه ------------------------ السنا نحن من والىء الامام البدر ثم بعناه ؟ وناصرنا الجيش المصري ثم غدرناه ؟ وعاهدنا الثائر الثـُلايا ثم لعناه ؟ وبكينا الرئيس "الحمدي " بعد ان قتلناه ؟ السنا نحن قطاع الطرق وخونه والدار هدرنا دم الجنوبي وغدرنا بالصديق وهجمنا على الجار ؟ نرتدي عمائم حمراء وقمصان بيضاء وما تحتها عار قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر .. وساستنا بلطجيه -------------------------- السنا نحن جيش القبيله و الافندم والجنرال ؟ وبائعي شرف المهنه بــــالريال ؟ و انصار البغل عبد الملك .. واتباع صالح الدجال ؟ و خُدام اللصوص وارباب النفوذ والمال ؟ واتباع الشيطان تحت القميص والسروال قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر .. وساستنا بلطجيه .. ---------------------------- السنا نحن من غـزا الجنوب في 94 تحت شعار الوحده والشرعيه ؟ واطلقنا ضدهم الفتاوي التكفيريه ؟ كفرناهم .. وحللنا دمائهم بتهمة الشيوعيه ؟ ومسحنا من الخارطه كل مايتعلق بتاريخ الجنوب والهويه .. ومن ثم تقاسمنا السلطه الدينيه والسياسيه وتقلدنا المناصب الايراديه والقياديه واستولينا على مقدرات الجنوب واراضيه وثرواته النفطيه فسدنا .. وافسدنا ، واثرينا ثراءً بلا مشروعيه جنينا الاموال - وبنينا القصور - وابرمنا العقود والصفقات التجاريه .. وقتلنا الابرياء .. ونكلنا بكل جنوبي يدعي ان للجنوب قضية . ومن ثم اعتذرنا عما سلف في مؤتمر حوارتنا الوهميه لنبقي الجنوب رهينة ضمن الدوله اليمنيه .. قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر .. وساستنا بلطجيه --------------------------- لم نعتبر ! و كررنا المأساه في 2015 بنفس الاسلوب واكثر دمويه وقاتلنا ، وقتلنا الجنوبيين بكل وحشيه بتهمة دواعش وطواغيت وارهابيه انصعنا لرغبات المخلوع الشخصيه .. والحوثي موالي ايران المجوسيه .. استبحنا الارض والعرض وروعنا النساء والاطفال وارتكبنا ابشع المجازر ضد الابرياء وهجرنا الالاف من يارهم .. ودمرنا كل الُبنيه التحتيه من مياه وطرقات وكهرباء وخدمات صحيه ومنعنا عنهم الغذاء والدواء والخدمات الأساسيه بطريقه تتنافى مع كل القيم الانسانيه والعقيده الاسلاميه قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر .. وساستنا بلطجيه -------------------------------- السنا نحن من حفر الخنادق في عـدن والكهوف ؟ وملئناها بالسلاح والصواريخ والقاذفات الجويه السنا نحن من عشق رائحة الموت ؟ وكنا نبتسم حين نرى جثة الجنوبي على قارعة الطريق مرميه .. ونهلل فرحاً حين نرى ماحل بعـدن من دمار في النشرات الاخباريه . السنا نحن من مارس الدجل والكذب في الاعلام والصحف المحليه السنا نحن من كذب على العالم باننا الضحيه .. لنرضي لصوصاً وقوادين وقتلة وسفاحين بأسم المسيره القرانيه قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر..وساستنا بلطجيه ------------------------------- حاربنا في خنادق عفاش ومع انصاراللات والاخوانجيه وصدقنا هيئة علماء المفلسين وفتاويهم الدينيه وناصرنا انصار ايران المجوس ضد الخليج والسعوديه بربكم .. هل رأيتم كهذا الحجم من الدناءة والحقاره والهمجيه ؟ قسماً .. نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر .. وساستنا بلطجيه ---------------------------------------- قسماً نحـــن مجـرد خـُـــــراف تقودنا مرجعية زيديه صفويه وأخرى زيديه توجهها هيئة دينيه تمضرطية وتجمعنا دار فيها كل القاذورات الفئويه والطائفيه تحوي اكبرمستنقع اوساخٍ على سطح الكرة الارضية ويحكمنا في الدار اربعه ساسه بلطجيه : أولهم : زعيم كذابٌ سافل يحمل احقاد دموية ومسلوب العقل بعصبية .. والثاني : طفل حوثي صفوي جاهل لا يفقه الا التبعية .. والثالث : زنديق ارهابي .. له طاعه عمياء تفوق كل الطاعات الابويه .. والرابع : افندم منتهي الصلاحية من انصار الحثوعفاشيه .. هكذا نحـــــــن حياتنا حروب اهليه وشمالنا .. اكبر حديقة قطعان بشرية لا نعرف ماذا تعني الدولة المدنيه ولسنا دعاة سلام .. وليس لدينا قضيه قسماً .. قسماً نحن الشماليين شعب مبدائنا الغدر .. وساستنا بلطجيه يارب

Hey, Apologies Mate. You're right. Just a lose comment stemming from frustration. Its history and we can only pray that peace prevails and the place gets back some of its glory. Cheers!

My Aden

I was there as a school kid from 1965-1967. I went to Khormaksar Secondary school, The place was a total shit hole but we did get a 2 week R&R in Kenya half way through, It also prepare a red me for when I joined the Army in 1969

14 اكتوبر عاااش

😍

spent some time there in 1961 at mukerius

rest in peace

old day's

Hi mate, where did you find this video? I'm trying to get permission to use it on behalf of RAF Media.

Not all bad memories!

just found Dr Jean-pascal_Grelleyt- Bosviel U-tube would like to say hello from Gerry- and Edgar Middlesex memorial hospital -1958- USA . What wonderful work. " you have done Toute one vie d'humanitaire"

ايام العز اذبان الوجود البريطاني في الجنوب العربي عدن وردفان

John and Dak, if you have any pics of Aden pls upload them!

Every bit of kit is BRITISH.

gotyah jilde jilde

My Yemen

Aah, The price of empire.

Was there until the day we pulled out the last of us were taken of on HMS Albion - aircraft carrier

(2.19) Water Bowser curtesy of 3 Field Sqn RE.

AHEBEK YA ADAN

Aden 💖forever.

the port of aden wanted to remain british. never understood the diminishment of britain with many of its colonies.

hello therr, I am interesting to see films in shabwah, does anybody have them, please send it to me.

Does anyone know what weapon some of the sentries are carrying from 6:21- 6:28 One sentry has a rifle slung. But what is the weapon some are carrying in their right hand has they boarding a transport aircraft? During this scene, the narrator says the following: "The sentries, going off duty, head back for a quick beer and a slow game of cards. But, however much they relax,.."

I welcome the return of colonialism again, it was more useful to us Queen Elizabeth the Queen He admitted that the biggest mistake in our country was the exit of the English from them My love and respect for the queen lived

The pictures are fascinating but the commentary is poor: bad script and bad acting. The things that you see are, mostly, real, but the action narrative is almost certainly a lie. I do not believe there was any rebel attack, or that a man gashed his arm just as the film crew was there, which makes the whole thing seem pompous; which is a shame considering what a tiny number of British servicemen achieved.

South Yemen !!!!

oh yah we aint got an empire

كنتم طقاة فااخزاكم الله وهزمكم

اكلناكم سلح يا صلبيبن وطلعناكم حفاه عراه

All the weapons seem very outdated by 1965 standards.

An astonishing document that records one of the lasts lights of the "British Empire" with all the predictable rhetoric. A newer empire holds sway and claims the same rhetoric. In some ways, nothing has changed in millennia - same sort of rhetoric, same sort of killing. On Aden the Brits bathed on the beaches, in Britain the Romans bathed in their great bath complexes. And they fought and killed - were killed and fought.

The exceptionalism of this film is laughable. With respect to those British in the comments with an attachment to Aden, the British were fairly and squarely kicked out of South Yemen. They had no real business being there other than clinging on to the last vestiges of Empire in a dirty campaign to suppress self determination. All in all they handled the withdrawal situation poorly and it was only greed and a strategic port that motivated their presence.

Fajny film

A canvass council estate in 65??,i wonder if the narrator was giving us a hint into the not to far distant future..