First tour was in charge of the hydraulic bay and the second looking after the air conditioning coolers for the radar transmitters and receivers.What were you doing down there?
First tour was in charge of the hydraulic bay and the second looking after the air conditioning coolers for the radar transmitters and receivers.What were you doing down there?
Mount Alice, Byron Heights and Mount Kent Tec?First tour was in charge of the hydraulic bay and the second looking after the air conditioning coolers for the radar transmitters and receivers.
Doing what mate?Also one long tour for me !!
Yes, that was a good tour, book a seat on an Eric each morning and go visiting the outposts depending who had a curry on for lunch that day.Mount Alice, Byron Heights and Mount Kent Tec?
Visited Mount Alice (Fire Safety), it was fog bound so the chopper landed at the bottom so we took the BV 206 upYes, that was a good tour, book a seat on an Eric each morning and go visiting the outposts depending who had a curry on for lunch that day.![]()
a great welcome and night.depending who had a curry on for lunch that day.![]()
Always good to pull up a sand bag mateWe used to drive for hours to get to an Aussie drilling rig just for a full English......
I know I titled it the Falklands thread, but I like AMcD's "pull up a sand bag" idea.
Ahh them were the days.Always good to pull up a sand bag mate![]()
Well pre MPA then.Kelly's garden, Coastel 3, Goose Green etc !! And much more !!
We had 3 converted to Fire Rescue Vehicles to be taken to the scene by Chinook as an underslung load.Still serving here, 10 years in the Marines.
You mentioned bv, I instruct on those out in Norway, good fun.
We had 3 converted to Fire Rescue Vehicles
Ship mate. A mountain goat of a vehicle, great piece of kit.That looks more like 'Thunderbirds Are Go' mate, did that get delivered by Thunderbird 2?
Would have gone to Belize but not my cup of tea ............. Mahoooosive F***off spiders and alikeNever got to do the Falklands only managed 8 months in Belize lovely 34% and only one Hurricane then did 2 1/2 years in Germany

Quality bug.I have posted this photo before, but these things are nuts......
Seismic trucks......
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A bit more than Spiders fckn massive Rhino Beetles, that came out at night all you could hear was whooosh thump. Next morning you would find them all over in the wood work.Would have gone to Belize but not my cup of tea ............. Mahoooosive F***off spiders and alike![]()