3-6 January
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Exercise Hogmanay
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Abingdon to Nicosia,
Cyprus and return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mitchell, Cpl Stockford, SAC Gibson, SAC Yeoman. Beverley
XB285, Flight 3271 and Beverley XB269, Flight 3273
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15-18 January
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Exercise Twelfth Night
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Abingdon to Leuchars,
Scotland and return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt O'Reagan, Sgt Close, SAC Sullivan, SAC McCallum. Beverley
XB263, Flight 3252 and Beverley XB285, Flight 3264
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25 January - 8
February
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Operation Spearhead
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Lyneham to Nairobi,
Kenya, thence to Luqa
Malta and return to UK
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt O'Regan, Sgt Close, Cpl Stockford, SAC Sheehan. Deploy 40
Marine Commando to Kenya during Uganda Army rebellion - Britannia XM519,
Flight 6554. Repositioned to Luqa on Britannia Flight 6668. Despatched Duke of
Edinburgh's Own Regiment from Malta to Cyprus. Recovered to the UK via Comet.
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14-25
February
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Cyprus Conflict
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Abingdon to Nicosia,
Cyprus and return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mitchell, Sgt Rowland, Cpl Stockford, SAC Sullivan, SAC
Sheehan. Deployment of troops to Cyprus, Beverley XB284, Flight 3322.
Repatriation of British families to UK. Recovered to UK on Britannia XM404,
Flight 6774.
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23 March
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Loading Trials
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Abingdon to Swanton
Morlely and return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mitchell, Sgt Rowland, Cpl Stockford, SAC Kelly. Beverley
XB290, Flight 3310
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25 March -
29 April
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Borneo Troubles
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Lyneham to Kuching,
Borneo
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mooney, Sgt Snell, Cpl Redman, SAC Gibson, SAC Yeoman.
Reforce of Far East Air Movements during Borneo troubles. Comet XR397, Flight
2860. Based in 99 Brigade HQ (Ghurkha) Kuching. Team split up with Gibson
going to Labuan and Redman to Kuching Air Base.
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10 April
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Reconnaissance
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Kuching to Sibu and
return
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Plt Off Stevens. Valetta WJ512. Reconnaissance trip to Sibu. Valetta 512.
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29 April
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Exercise Pre-Positioning
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Kuching to Changi,
Singapore
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Plt Off Stevens. Argosy XP108, Flight 9639 - Staging Singapore in-transit to
Thailand
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30 April
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Exercise Air Boon Choo
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Seletar, Singapore to
Bangkok. Thailand
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Plt Off Stevens. Beverley XB116, Chalk 2. Deploying exercise participants.
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1 May
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Exercise Air Boon Choo
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Bangkok to Ubon
Ratchathani, Thailand
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Plt Off Stevens. Beverley XB261, Chalk 1. Working with the Kiwis.
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8 May
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Exercise Air Boon Choo
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Ubon Ratchathani to
Bangkok, Thailand then
to Changi, Singapore
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Plt Off Stevens. Argosy XP450, Chalk 15. Exercise recovery phase. Joined up
with rest of team at Bangkok (Sgt Mooney, Sgt Snell, Cpl Redman, SAC Gibson,
SAC Yeoman) for trip to Changi
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14-15 May
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Repatriation
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Changi, Singapore to
Lyneham, UK
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mooney, Sgt Snell, Cpl Redman, SAC Gibson, SAC Yeoman.
Comet XR397, Flight 2880. Return to base
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25 May
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Special
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Abingdon to Wroughton
and return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Leach, Sgt Kehoe, SAC Sullivan. Beverley XB263, offloading of
two Sycamore helicopters.
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26 May
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Regimental Move
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Benson to Aldergrove,
Northern Ireland,
Colerne and return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mooney, SAC Gibson, SAC Yeoman. Uplift of Devon & Dorset
Regiment prior to their deployment to British Guiana
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10 June
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Exercise First Shot
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Benson to Upavon and
return
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Plt Off Stevens, Sgt Mooney, Sgt Wade, Cpl Hughes, SAC Yeoman, SAC Martin.
Argosy XP135, Flight 4233 and Argosy XP139, Flight 4362
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13-16 June
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Exercise Northern
Express
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Colerne to Vaernes and
Bardufoss, Norway and
return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Hastings TG476 and Britannia XM517
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25 June -
1 July
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Exercise Pond Jump
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Lyneham to Namao, AB,
Canada and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Deployment of Welsh Guards to Edmonton. Britannias
XM519 and XM496
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25 July
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Exercise Brief Wind
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Benson to Aldergrove,
Northern Ireland and
return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Recover Lancashire Fusiliers, Argosy XP818 and XP847
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4-11 August
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Exercises Pond Jump
and Water Leap
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Lyneham to Namao, AB,
Canada and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Recovery of Welsh Guards from Edmonton. Britannias
XM489, XM496 and XM497
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9-13
September
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Special AMDU Task
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Lyneham to
Khormaksar, Aden and
return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Demonstrate BLFP Cradle etc., at Khormaksar. Comet
XR397 and Britannia XM638
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23 September
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Exercise Storm King
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Ouston to Benson
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Argosy XP138
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25 September
- 8 October
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Exercise Open Glove
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Benson to Wildenrath
and Bruggen, Germany
and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Argosy XP139 and XP851
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13-14 October
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Exercise Treble Chance
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Abingdon to Wildenrath,
Germany and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. 16 Para Brigade. Beverley XB269
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17-18 October
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Exercise Autumn Gallop
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Benson to St Mawgan,
twice, and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Royal Berkshire Territorial Army. Argosy XP818 and
XP138
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29 October -
13 Novemeber
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Exercise Rum Jungle
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Lyneham to Seawell,
Barbados and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Royal Worcester Regiment. Britannia XM638 and
XM637
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20 November
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Exercise Autumn Trot
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Keevil to Abingdon
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Beverley XB263
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23-26
November
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Exercise Golden Fleece
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Benson to Wheelus AFB,
Libya and return to
Lyneham
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Argosy XP442 and
Britannia XM489
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1-4 December
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Exercise Rum Jungle
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Lyneham to Seawell,
Barbados and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team.Recover Royal Worcester Regiment. Britannia XM498
and XM489
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16-18
December
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Special
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Abingdon to Idris, Libya
and return
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Plt Off Stevens plus team. Beverley XB150
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