MEMBERS of the "F" Troop of the Bolton Artillery are shown before they left town in 1970 for their fortnight's annual camp.
The first stop for the 90 men was Penally in Pembrokeshire where the Gunners were staying for a week practising firing at targets towed up to 400 mph behind jet aircraft. While the Gunners were busy on the firing range, the Signallers were hard at practise on radio sets, and training for heavy goods tests. After the first week the Troop moved on to Templeton where they were to take on the RAF in an exercise - with unloaded guns - to test the Gunners' ability to the challenge of jet aircraft flying at the speed of sound.
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