January |
Special |
Scampton, UK to Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Fg Off David Powell plus 5. Rotation of Redbeard Missiles and ancillaries between UK and Cyprus
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January |
Special |
Ballykelly, Northern Ireland to Halfar, Malta |
FS John Evans, Sgt Gerry Burns, Cpl Syd Avery, J/T Ted Moore, SAC Steve Phare. Deployment of Shackleton personnel and equipment from Northern Ireland to Halfar, Malta. Argosy task 4425, Hercules 3755/6 and Andover 4931
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January |
Exercises Spume and Cablet |
UK to Eastleigh, Kenya and return |
Flt Lt D J Edwards plus 2. Deployment of 48 Field Squadron RE and 1Bn Prince of Wales Regt from UK to Kenya and recovery of 16 para Brigade from Kenya to UK
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January |
Exercise Piscator Plus |
Leuchars, Scotland |
Sgt T Moynihan plus 2. Deployment of pax and freight of 11 Squadron (Lightnings) from Scotland to Akrotiri. Britannia tasks 6655/56
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January |
Kenya Survey |
Nairobi, Kenya to Halfar, Malta |
Flt Lt E M Coombs plus 2. Recovery of personnel and equipment of 13 Squadron (Canberras) from Nairobi to Halfar (Malta). Hercules Tasks 3706/07
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February |
Special |
Maguire AFB, NJ, USA to UK |
Flt Lt Martin Coombs, Fg Off Jim Stewart and Flt Sgt Les Mather. Joining them were Ken Davie, Bob Thacker and Dave Gillinder, who travelled to New York via Comet IV XV398. Airlift to UK of Phantom and Hercules spares from New Jersey during the American Longshoremens’ strike. |
February |
Exercise Lateran |
UK to El Adem, Libya |
Fg Offs Dave Benson and Roger Clarke plus 10. Positioning of 2 Field Squadron RAF Regt and 14 Air Despatch regiment from UK to Libya. Aircraft used included Herc Tasks 3409-20, Andover Tasks 4856/7 and Argosy Tasks 4302-6, 7501/2
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February |
Exercise Caboodle |
West Raynham, UK to El Adem, Libya |
Fg Off P Wiblin plus 6. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 54 Squadron (Hunters) from UK to Libya
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February |
Exercise Bold Adventure |
UK to Jutland, Denmark |
OC UKMAMS (Sqn Ldr Bill Jacobs) plus a small HQ Element and 4 teams deployed to RDAF Skrydstrup |
February |
Exercise Bold Adventure
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Newcastle, UK |
Fg Off PA Wiblin plus 4. Deployment of 18 Squadron (Wessex) from UK to RDAF Skrydsrup.
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March - August |
Operation Sheepskin
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UK to Coolidge, Antigua, Anguilla and Beef Island |
Flt Lt Kevin Murphy, Flt Sgt Alan Wincott, Sgt Tony Davies, Cpl Syd Avery, J/T Ted Moore, SAC Tug Wilson. Initial deployment of RAF air transport contingent to Coolidge Antigua and inter theatre transport support to Anguilla and Beef Island during hostilities in Anguilla
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March - August |
Operation Sheepskin |
Coolidge, Antigua & Anguilla, Bahamas |
Antigua:- Fg Off Ray Clarke plus 2 - Anguilla:- Fg Off Richard Green plus 2. Provision of Air Movements organisation during political unrest in Anguilla
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March |
Operation Sheepskin |
Kindley, Bermuda to Coolidge, Bahamas |
Cpl A McMaster plus 1 airlift of 46 Squadron (Andover) pack ups from Kindley to Coolidge in the Bahamas using Hercules tasks 3664 and 3665.
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March |
Special |
Leeming to Abingdon, UK |
FS Roy Millington plus 2. Positioning of Tiger Cat Launchers and equipment from Leeming to Abingdon
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March |
Exercise Frozen Jump |
Namao, AB, Canada to UK |
Flt Lt Kevin Murphy, F/S John Evans, Cpl Syd Avery, J/T Ted Moore, SAC Steve Phare plus 1. Recovery of Coldstream Guards from Namao to UK utilizing Britannia tasks 6577 and 6578.
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March |
Exercise Bold Advenure |
Karup, Denmark to UK |
Cpl Syd Avery plus 5. Recovery of 38 Group TCW from Denmark to UK utilizing Hercules Tasks 3283 and 3294 |
March |
Squadron Exchange |
Rygge, Norway to Laarbruch, Germany and return
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Cpl Syd Avery plus 5. Repositioning RNoAF Squadron and 31 Squadron RAF (Canberra PR Mk 7) between after exchange between Norway and Germany |
March |
Exercise |
Wildenrath, Germany to El Adem, Lybia |
Cpl Syd Avery plus 5. Load 14 Squadron (Canberras) freight at Wildenrath Germany for El Adem Libya. Belfast Task 6982 |
March |
Special |
Cottesmore, UK to Akrotiri, Cyprus and return
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FS Dave Eggleton plus 3. Rotation of Redbeard Missiles between the UK and Cyprus |
March |
Special |
Bassingbourne to Turnhouse, Scotland |
FSgt Alan Wincott plus 2. Airlift of RAF Police Dog Display Team from Cambs to Turnhouse on Andover Task 4956
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April |
Exercise Summer Breeze |
Tangmere, UK to Luqa, El Adem and Akrotiri |
Fg Off Nigel Sanders plus 5. Deployment of 3 Gp TSU from UK to Luqa, El Adem and Akrotiri utilising Herc Tasks 3230-4 and Argosy Tasks 4374-7
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April |
Exercise Cardiac |
Lyons, France to UK |
FS Alan Wincott plus 2. Recovery of HQ Army Aviation between France and UK using Herc Task 3220 and Argosy Tasks 4352/3
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April |
Exercise Ounce |
UK to Freeport, Bahamas |
FS Roy Millington plus 1. Airlift of RAF personnel and equipment to Bahamas in aid to the civil power in case of disturbances during the Black Power Conference
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April |
Exercise Flush |
UK to Keflavik, Iceland |
Fg Off Dave Benson plus 2. Positioning of personnel and equipment of 3 Royal Anglian Regimentand 21 Squadron Army Air Corp from UK to Iceland
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April |
Special |
UK to Teheran, Iran |
Sgt Eric Batty plus 2. Deployment of Vulcan support equipment from UK to Iran
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May |
Special |
Exeter |
Cpl Bob Turner plus 2. Offload of Territorial Army Anti-Aircraft Unit and freight from Argosy 4491 from Akrotiri
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May |
Exercise Quicksand 8 |
Leuchars, Scotland to Fassberg Germany |
Sgt Ben Johnson plus 2. Deployment of 23 Squadron (Lightnings) from Leuchars to Germany
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June |
Exercise Spark Plug |
Patuxent River NAS, MD, USA to Belfast, Northern Ireland
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FS Roy Millington plus 5. Recovery of Coastal Command personnel and equipment from USA to Northern Ireland |
June |
Special |
Bruggen, Germany to Treviso, Italy |
Fg Off Nigel Sanders plus 5. Deployment of 80 Squadron (Canberra) from Germany to Italy
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July |
Exercise Ounce |
Odiham, UK |
Sgt Ivan Gervais plus 2. Offload of 2 Wessex helicopters on return from Civil Aid tasks in Bermuda
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July |
Operation Marginal |
Odiham to Ballykelly, Northern Ireland |
Fg Off Brian Shorter plus 3. Airlift of personnel and freight of 72 Squadron (Wessex) to Northern Ireland as aid to the Civil Power. (This was the beginning of the current troubles in Northern Ireland)
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July |
Exercise Summer Breeze |
UK to Lyons, France |
Fg Off David Benson Plus 2. Airlift of Army Air Corps Sioux helicopters to France on Argosy Flights 4352/3
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July |
Exercise Ounce |
Freeport, Bahamas |
FSgt Roy Millington plus 1. Deployment of RAF personnel and equipment to Bermuda in aid to civil powers in case of disturbance during Black Power Conference
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August |
Exercise Heartsease |
Binbrook, UK to Wittmundhafen, Germany and return
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Flt Lt Roger Wood plus 4. Return of personnel and equipment from 711 Squadron GAF (Starfighters) and recovery of 111 Squadron (Lightnings) from Germany to Binbrook
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August |
Special |
Kinloss, Scotland to Ballykelly, Northern Ireland
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Fg Off Paul Steiner, Sgt Rocky Knowles , SAC Sandy Sandison. Movement of freight and personnel of 204 Squadron (Shackletons) to Ballykelly |
August |
Squadron Exchange |
Binbrook, UK to Koksijde, Belgium |
Plt Off Brian Shorter plus 2. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 5 Squadron (Lightnings) from Binbrook to Belgium on Andover task 4918
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15-26 August |
Operation Spearhead |
Northern Ireland |
UKMAMS set up a movements organisation in Northern Ireland |
28 August - 5 September |
Exercise Canus Ranger |
Lyneham to San Francisco, CA, USA, Toronto, ON, Canada and return to Marham
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Flt Lt Roger Wood, Fsgt Les Mather, Sgt Eric Batty, Cpl Jack Murray, SAC Taff (the fat one) Price, SAC Tony Gale. Recovery of 57 Squadron (Victors) from Toronto to Marham utilising Britannia Tasks 6404, 6611 and Hercules Task 3302 - San Francisco for Labor Day celebrations was a bonus as we had arrived in Toronto too early and there was no parking room
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September |
Operation Knockabout
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Norway |
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September |
Special |
Little Rissington to Stornoway, Scotland |
Cpl Syd Avery plus 2. Deployment of a LOX container from Little Rissington to Outer Hebrides on Argosy task 4513
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September |
Operation Sheepskin |
Coolidge AFB to Anguilla |
Fg Off Paul Knight plus 2. Resupply of 2 Para and Metropolitan Police Detachment in Anguilla
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October |
Special |
Keflavik, Iceland to Kinloss, Scotland |
FS Geoff Gilson plus 2. Recovery of 120 Squadron (Shackletons) personnel and equipment from Iceland to Kinloss on Argosy Task 4543
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October |
Special |
Rygge, Norway to Leuchars, Scotland |
Fg Off RG Clarke plus 7. Recovery of personnel and equipment of 11 Squadron (Lightnings) from Norway to Leuchars on Herc Task 3700
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October |
Exercise Ranular |
Akrotiri, Cyprus to UK and Germany |
Fg Off Dave Benson plus 6. Fg Off Paul Knight plus 5. Plt Off Frank Holmes plus 5, Fg Off Jim Stewart plus Dave Gillinder. Recovery of 1 ACC, 25 Squadron (Bloodhounds) and 16 Squadron (Hunters) from Cyprus to Marham, Coltishall and Laarbruch
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November |
Special |
UK to Queensland, Australia |
Fg Off Brian Shorter plus 2. Delivery of 2 Scorpion CVRT’s to Australia for trials |
December |
Special |
Scampton, UK |
Sgt Merv Corke plus 2. Conduct loading trials of Type 76 radar onto Herc Task 3708
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December |
Special |
Landivisiau, France to St Mawgan, UK |
Fg Off Paul Steiner plus 2. Recovery of explosives from France to St Mawgan on Argosy Task 4496
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