First tour was in charge of the hydraulic bay and the second looking after the air conditioning coolers for the radar transmitters and receivers.
Pull up a sand bag thread (or the old soldier brigade!)
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Mount Alice, Byron Heights and Mount Kent Tec?
Doing what mate?
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.
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.
We 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.
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.
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We had 3 converted to Fire Rescue Vehicles to be taken to the scene by Chinook as an underslung load.
Oh, these ones don't swim
That looks more like 'Thunderbirds Are Go' mate, did that get delivered by Thunderbird 2?
Ship mate. A mountain goat of a vehicle, great piece of kit.
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Never 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
I have posted this photo before, but these things are nuts......
Seismic trucks......
Seismic trucks......
Would have gone to Belize but not my cup of tea ............. Mahoooosive F***off spiders and alike
Quality bug.
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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
Also plenty of scorpions and deadly snakes boas pyhtons black mambers
We spent around a month with the Gurkha's when we were there, man they are crazy