Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how one views these things, Squadron Leader Rhodes was promoted to Wing Commander on 1st July, 1965 which meant that he would be ‘short-toured” as Squadron Commander. However he was able to extend to 8th January, 1966 before being replaced by Squadron Leader A.J. Chaplin. Throughout the past two years, training on the Squadron has encompassed a wide variety of flying from strikes and air-to-air combat, to Army and Naval co-operation exercises, and armament practice camps at Sharjah to operational reconnaissance missions. Today the Squadron endeavours to maintain the professional efficiency and tradition of its predecessors and is proud to celebrate this the Golden Jubilee of Number 208 Squadron, ex Naval 8.
