I was detached to ‘tiri’ a number of times in the ’80’s and the U2 ops were still on the go. Couldn’t miss the hangar. The only building with more barbed wire than the rest of the station combined. The roof looked like a porcupine, it had so many aerials. Watching the take offs and landing were quite a sight, especially the chase pickup.
Every time a detachment arrived at ‘tiri’, everyone received the same old briefing about ‘ it isn’t here, dont take pictures, don’t talk about it’ etc etc. At one of the U2 barbies, The U2 guy’s were easy to spot. The ‘T’ shirts were a give away.
‘If we arn’t here, then where the f”(k are we?’.
Not only the ‘T’ shirts and Hawaii shirts, but it was pointed out to me when I went on holiday out there, they all had crew cuts. 😀
Brian
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