Security guard
Title
Security guard
Description
A line of eight security dogs and their handlers.
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One newspaper cutting
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Identifier
SIvesonD19171121v10029
Transcription
SECURITY GUARD
Security measures are necessarily very strict. They include regular patrols by police dogs and their handlers, who have a 10-mile “beat” to pad round the station and its dispersal areas. Most of these dogs were given to the R.A.F. and came to Gaydon after training at Netheravon, Wiltshire. Each has its own special handler, who remains with the dog throughout its Service life. Pilot Officer Ray Fisher, Gaydon’s Chief Security Officer, takes a special pride in the efficiency of this police dog section, which is one of the best in the country. The dogs, like other Service personnel, have to undergo a medical examination before being accepted for the R.A.F. And when they are seven-and-a-half years old, they are again examined to see whether they are still fit for work.
[photograph]
More pictures on Pages 5 and 7
Security measures are necessarily very strict. They include regular patrols by police dogs and their handlers, who have a 10-mile “beat” to pad round the station and its dispersal areas. Most of these dogs were given to the R.A.F. and came to Gaydon after training at Netheravon, Wiltshire. Each has its own special handler, who remains with the dog throughout its Service life. Pilot Officer Ray Fisher, Gaydon’s Chief Security Officer, takes a special pride in the efficiency of this police dog section, which is one of the best in the country. The dogs, like other Service personnel, have to undergo a medical examination before being accepted for the R.A.F. And when they are seven-and-a-half years old, they are again examined to see whether they are still fit for work.
[photograph]
More pictures on Pages 5 and 7
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Citation
“Security guard,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 16, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44814.