January
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Special
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UK to Decimomanna, Sardinia
and return to Wildenrath,
Germany
|
Flt Lt Brian Clucas, FS Taff Thomas, Sgt Ivan Gervais, SACs
Bob Ford and Bob Thacker plus 1. Deployment of 1
Squadron (Harriers) from UK to Sardinia and recovery of 20
Squadron (Phantoms) from Sardinia to Wildenrath
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January
|
Special
|
UK to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and
Khartoum, Sudan
|
Flt Lt ‘Jock’ McKay, FS John Evans, Sgt Syd Avery, SAC
Dinger Bell plus 2. Deployment of Scout Helicopters of 665
Squadron AAC to Ethiopia and delivery of RE supplies in
support of relief work to Sgt Ian Berry at Khartoum Airport,
Sudan
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January
|
Exercise Broken Figure
|
Wattisham, UK to Akrotiri,
Cyprus
|
Flt Lt Gerry Keyworth, Sgt DK Henderson, Cpl Boot Pratt,
SAC Ian Place plus 1 Deployment of Phantom personnel and
equipment to Cyprus
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January
|
Special
|
Bardufoss., Norway to UK
|
Flt Lt Gerry Keyworth, Fg Off Pete Arnold, Sgt DK
Henderson, SACs Tim Newstead & Ian Place plus 2. Recovery
of crashed Wessex helicopter from Norway to UK
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February
|
Exercise Mirza II
|
Tonj, Sudan
|
Sgt Ian Berry and JT Ted Moore. Three-month detachment to
the Sudan attached to 46 Squadron (Andovers) to Support
32 Squadron RE with supplies whilst based at Tonj close to
the borders with Zaire and the Central African Republic
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February
|
Missile Exchange
|
West Raynham, UK to Bruggen,
Germany and return
|
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend, FS Pete Underwood, Sgt Dave
Wright, Cpl Geordie Sanderson and SAC Dave Cromb.
Rotation of Bloodhound Missiles between UK and Bruggen
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February
|
Special
|
Luqa, Malta
|
Fg Off Brian Hunt plus 4. Offload of Britannia and Belfast
aircraft at Malta
|
February
|
AUTEC
|
Andros Island, Bahamas
|
Flt Lt Gerry Keyworth, FS Roy Millington, Sgt DK
Henderson, Cpl Tim Newlands, SAC Ian Place plus 1.
Recovery of torpedoes from Andros Island to McChord AFB
|
February
|
Exercise Inyoke
|
UK to Sharjah, UAE
|
Fg Off Pete Arnold, FSgt Tony Lamb, SACs Fred Kitts & Keri
Eynon plus 2. Deployment of 2 Para Regiment from UK to
UAE
|
February
|
Special
|
Patrick AFB to Jacksonville, FL,
USA
|
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend, Sgt Dave Wright, Cpl Geordie
Sanderson, SAC Dave Moss plus 2. Redeployment of 201
Squadron (Nimrod) pack-ups from Patrick AFB to
Jacksonville
|
March
|
Special
|
UK to Cairo, Egypt
|
Flt Lt Charles Collier plus 5. Delivery of a Sea King
Commando Helicopter on a Belfast to Egypt for use by the
Egyptian Armed Forces
|
March
|
Special
|
CFB Uplands to Boscombe Down,
UK
|
Fg Off Pete Arnold, FS Roy Armstrong, Sgt Ian Berry, JT
Gordon Gourdie, SAC Ian Place plus 2. recovery of Wessex
Helicopters from Ottawa to Boscombe Down after cold
weather trials. n.b. This was Gourdies’ swansong and a 48hr
delay was awarded as well as giving him the Penthouse Suite
in the Sheraton
|
March
|
Special
|
Jacksonville, FL, USA to UK
|
Special. Fg Off Tim Leaning plus 5. Recovery of 201
Squadron (Nimrods) from Florida to UK
|
March
|
Special
|
Wittering, UK
|
Flt Lt Norrie Radcliffe plus 4. Onload of loose freight for USA
|
April
|
Special
|
Odiham, UK
|
Fg Off Pete Arnold, FS Dave Barton and John Illsley, Sgt Ian
Berry plus 2. Deployment of 4 Wessex Helicopters of 72
Squadron from UK to Masirah on 2 Belfast aircraft
|
April
|
Exercise Gimcracker
|
Benson to RNAS Yeovilton, UK
|
FSgt John Bell plus 3. deployment of TCW from Benson to
RNAS Yeovilton
|
April
|
Operation Dragonfly
|
Marham to Leuchars, UK
|
Flt Lt Alistair Gallaugher, Cpl Hugh Curran and SAC John
Smith. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 57
Squadron (Victors) from Marham to Leuchars
|
April
|
Special
|
Ottawa, ON, Canada to Boscombe
Down, UK
|
Fg Off Don Hunter plus 5. Recovery of a Puma, Wessex and
Sea King helicopter from Canada to Boscombe Down after
cold weather trials
|
April
|
Special
|
UK to Vandenburg, CA, USA
|
Flt Lt Jock McKay plus 5. Deployment of X4 satellite
equipment from UK to California
|
May
|
Exercise Occulsion
|
UK to Blantyre, Malawi
|
Flt Lt ‘Jock’ McKay, Sgt Syd Avery, Cpl George Lynes, SAC
Jack Gordon plus 2. Deployment of Royal Engineer Field
Squadron to Malawi
|
May
|
Special
|
Zurich, Switzerland to Filton
|
Fg Off Brian Hunt, Sgt Ian Berry plus 4. Recovery of BAe
Rapier Sales equipment from Switzerland to Filton
|
June
|
Special
|
UK to Lima, Peru
|
Fg Off Don Hunter, Cpl George Lynes plus 4. Deployment of
TCW and 51 Squadron (Nimrod R1) personnel and
equipment to Peru to monitor the French Atomic weapon
trials in the South Pacific
|
June
|
Special
|
St Athan to Wittering, UK
|
Fg Off Don Fell, FS Terry Alfonso, Sgt Syd Avery, SAC Ian
Bell plus 1. Repositioning of Sopwith Camel at Wittering for
a Royal visit
|
July
|
Cyprus
|
Evacuation of British Nationals from Cyprus during Turkish
invasion
|
|
July
|
Exercise Duchy
|
UK to Honiara, Solomon Islands
|
Fg Off Pete Arnold plus 2. Deployment of TCW and 5 Sigs
Regt to Solomon Islands
|
July
|
Exercise Macmorris
|
UK to Nairobi, Kenya
|
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend, Cpl Geordie Sanderson, SAC Dave
Moss. Deployment of elements of UKLF to Kenya
|
August
|
Exercise Duchy
|
Townsville, QLD, Australia to
Honiara, Solomon Islands
|
Fg Off Pete Arnold plus 2. Positioning of passengers and
freight of UKLF in the Solomon Islands from Townsville in
Australia.
|
August
|
Special
|
West Raynham, UK to Germany
|
FS Merv Corke and Bert Wilford. Transfer of Bloodhound
missiles from UK to Germany
|
August
|
Exercise Macmorris
|
UK to Blantyre, Malawi
|
Fg Of Oat Rowney plus 4. Deployment of UKLF personnel
and equipment to Malawi
|
August
|
Akrotiri, Cyprus
|
Flt Lt Pat Mackenzie plus 4 teams. Rotation of teams in
Cyprus involved in evacuation and reforce during Turkish
invasion of Northern Cyprus
|
|
September
|
Exercise Northern
Merger
|
Honington, UK to Karup
Denmark
|
FS Keith Boosey plus 5. Deployment of 12 Squadron
(Bucanneers) from UK to Karup
|
September
|
Missile Exchange
|
West Raynham, UK to Laarbruch,
Germany and return
|
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend, Sgt Geordie Sanderson, SACs Dave
Cromb and Dave Moss plus 2. Rotation of Bloodhound
missiles between West Raynham and Germany
|
September
|
Special
|
Trinidad to UK
|
Flt Lt Norrie Radcliffe plus 5. Recovery of RN Wessex
Helicopter and equipment after trials
|
October
|
Special
|
McChord AFB, WA, USA to UK
|
Fg Off Jerry Babington plus 5. Collection of 39 Mk46
Torpedoes from Washington State for the UK
|
October
|
Taceval
|
Wittering, UK
|
Fg Offs Jeremy Hidden and Hugh Rayner, FS Terry Hoy, Sgt
Ian Berry, Cpls Steve Broadhurst and Lionel Earndon plus 6.
Deployment of 1 Squadron (Harriers) on no -notice taceval to
Vandel
|
4 November - 19 December
|
Operation Nuchal
|
UK to Belize, British Honduras
|
Troop reinforcements to Belize - Second Guatemalan
emergency
|
November
|
APC
|
Binbrook, UK to Luqa, Malta
|
Flt Lt Don Fell, FS Terry Alfonso, Sgt Syd Avery, Cpl Gwyn
Jones and SAC Ian Bell. Deployment of 5 Squadron
(Lightnings) from UK to Malta
|
November
|
Operation Oracle
|
Honington, UK to Germany and
return
|
Fg Off Ian Envis, FS Harry Stead plus 4. Rotation of weapons
between UK and Germany
|
December
|
Exercise Giant Voice
|
Barksdale AFB, LA, USA to UK
|
Fg Off Brian Hunt plus 6. Recovery of 9 Squadron (Vulcans)
from USA to UK after bombing competition
|
December
|
Cyclone Tracy Relief
|
Akrotiri, Cyprus to Darwin, NT
Australia
|
Flt Lt Pat Mackenzie plus 2. Support to Herc Task 4467
which subsequently became the RAF contribution to the
Darwin Cyclone Tracy disaster relief operation
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