January
Exercise Falstaff
UK to Woomera, SA, Australia and
return
Fg Off Jeremy Hidden, FS Terry Hoy, Sgt Ian Berry, Cpls
Lionel Earndon and Steve Broadhurst plus 1. Deployment
of missile test equipment to Woomera and recovery of
Rapier trials equipment to UK on Belfast task 9891
January
Special
Kinloss, UK to RNOAF Sola,
Oerland, Bodo and Andoya in
Norway.
Fg Off Don Fell, FS Terry Alfonso, Sgts Syd Avery and Ian
Berry, Cpl GlynnJones and SAC Dinger Bell. Rotation of
pre-positioned Nimrod support equipment at RNOAF Sola,
Oerland, Bodo and Andoya in Norway
January
Exercises Pendulum and
Clockwork
Leuchars, Scotland to Norway
Fg Off Ian Envis, FSgt Harry Stead plus 4. Deployment of
45 Commando to Norway
January
Special
Coltishall, UK
Flt Lt Jed Allan plus 5. Deployment of personnel and
equipment of 6 Sqn (Jaguars) to Norway using Belfast and
Britannia aircraft
February
Special
Teheran, Iran to UK
Flt Lt Simon plus 4. Recovery of tank engines from Iran to
UK on Belfast task 9918.
February
Special
UK to Mayport NAS, FL, USA and
Sangster, Bahamas to UK
Fg Off Jerry Babington plus 3. Offload of spares for HMS
Ark . Royal at Mayport and recovery of aerial survey
equipment at Sangster in the Bahamas
February
Exercise Hardfall
Odiham, UK to Bergen, Norway
Flt Lt Dave Allan plus 5. Deployment of 2 Wessex
helicopters to Bergen
February
Special
Seeb to Salalah, Oman
Fg Off Ian Envis plus 2. Deployment of SOAF equipment
from Seeb to Salalah
February
Special
UK to Belize, British Honduras and
Azores to UK
Flt Lt Charles Collier plus 5. Resupply of Belize garrison
and recovery of Victor Tanker detachment from the Azores
to UK
March
Exercise Busy Bee
Machrihanish, Scotland to Wittering
Fg Off Ian Envis plus 3. Recovery of 15 Field RAF Regt from
Scotland
March
Special
Juba, Southern Sudan to UK
Flt Lt Barry Shevlin plus 5. Recovery of 11 Field Squadron
Royal Engineers from Southern Sudan to UK
March
Special
Auckland, New Zealand to Hong
Kong
FSgt Bert Wilford plus 2. recovery of UKLF troops from New
Zealand to Hong Kong
March
Special
UK to Almasa, Egypt
Fg Off Hugh Raynor plus 5. Delivery of Westland Sea King
(Commando) Helicopter to Egyptian Defence Forces
March
Exercise Busy Bee
Tromso, Norway to UK
Flt Lt Simon plus 5. Recovery of Harrier (MEXE) blast Pads
from Norway to UK
March
Special
Montego Bay, Jamaica to Wyton, UK
Fg Off Don Fell, FSgt Terry Alfonso, Sgt Syd Avery, SAC
Dinger Bell plus 2.  Recovery of 39 Sqn (Canberras) from
Jamaica to Wyton
April
Squadron Exchange
Leuchars, Scotland to Leeuwarden,
Holland and return
Fg Off Don Hunter plus 6. Rotation of Dutch Starfighter
Squadron and 43 Squadron (Phantoms) between Leuchars
and Holland
April
Special
UK to Norfolk, Virginia, USA and
Belize, British Honduras to UK
Flt Lt Allan plus 4. Recovery of 4 Sioux helicopters from
Belize and delivery of Royal Navy freight to Norfolk,
Virginia
April
Exercise Mirza II
Khartoum, Sudan to Thorney
Island, UK
Flt Lt len Henry plus 5. Recovery of personnel and freight
of 46 Squadron (Andovers) from Sudan to Thorney Island
April
Exercise Gobi Dust
UK to Peterson AFB, CO, USA
Flt Lt Simon plus 2. Deployment of 1Bn Queens Own
Highlanders to Colorado Springs for Winter Exercise
April
Special
Bandar Abbas, Iran RNAS Yeovilton,
UK
Flt Lt Barry Shevlin plus 5. Recovery of Defence Sales
Team (Airwork Services Ltd) from Iran to RNAS Yeovilton
May
Exercise MedMan
Calgary, AB, Canada to Germany
FS Terry Alfonso plus 2. Recovery of 4 x L60 Chieftain
Power Packs from Canada to Germany
May
Special
UK to Esenboga, Turkey
Flt Lt Barry Shevlin plus 5. delivery of Bell 206 helicopter
to Ankara on Belfast Flt 9098
June
Exercise Bold Game
Wyton, UK to Oerland, Norway
Fg Off Dick Finch, FSgt Terry Hoy, Cpl Steve Broadhurst,
SAC Alan Webb plus 2. Deployment of 39 Sqn (Canberra)
from Wyton to Norway
June
Special
UK to Al Maza, Egypt
Fg Off Don Fell, FS Terry Alfonso, Sgt Syd Avery, SAC
Dinger Bell plus 2. Delivery of VIP Sea King helicopter to
Egyptian Air Force
June
Exercise Bold Game
Tirstrup, Denmark to Coltishall, UK
Fg Off Pat Rowney plus 5. Recovery of personnel and
freight of 54 Squadron (Jaguars) from Denmark to
Coltishall
June
Exercise
Deterrent/Stradivarious
Germany to Calgary, AB, Canada
and return
Fg Off Ian Envis plus 5. Rotation of Battle groups between
Germany and Canada
July
ARI Move
St Mawgan, UK to Gibraltar
Fg Off Don Hunter plus 4. Deployment of ARI Cabins to
Gibraltar
July
Exercise Caribbean
Exchange
Kingston, Jamaica to UK
Fg Off PRB Burch plus 5. Recovery of elements of
Jamaican Defence Force and UKLF after a reciprocal
exercise
July
Special
UK to Marrakech, Morocco
Fg Off Don Hunter plus 5. Deployment of a Lynx
helicopter and ground crew to Morocco
August
Special
UK to Gaberone, Botswana
FS Dave Barton plus 1. Deployment of Royal Engineers
and water well drilling equipment for use in Botswana
August
Missex
West Raynham, UK to Wildenrath,
Germany and return
Fg Off Ian Envis plus 6. Rotation of Bloodhound Missiles
between UK and Wildenrath
August
Special
Woomera, Australia to UK
Fg Off Gerry Babington, FSgt John Illsley, Cpl Yogi
Rowlands, SAC John Kilpatrick plus 2. Recovery of Sea
Wolf missiles from Australia to UK after trials
8 September - 1 November
Angolan Independence
Luanda, Angola to Lisbon, Portugal
Relocation of refugees and Portuguese nationals between
Luanda and Lisbon.  75 UKMAMS personnel involved
September
Special
Marrakech, Morocco to UK
Fg Off Glew plus 5. Recovery of Lynx helicopter from
Morocco
September
Special
McChord AFB, WA, USA to UK
Flt Lt Dick Finch, FSgt Terry Hoy, Sgt Trevor Edwards, Cpl
Ian Bell, SAC Alan Webb plus 1. Collection of 30 x Mk48
Torpedoes for the Royal Navy
September
Special
Woomera, South Australia to UK
Fg Off Mike Thomas plus 5. Recovery of Sea Wolf Missile
test equipment from Austrailia to UK
September
Special Radar Move
Biggin Hill, UK
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend plus 5. Offload of AR1 radar from
a Belfast at Biggin on recovery from Gibraltar
September
Exercise Bold Guard
Coltishall, UK to Tirstrup, Denmark
Fg Off Chris Hicks, FSgt Taff Davies, Sgt Terry Titterington,
Cpl Ian Newlands, SAC Bruce Oram plus 1. Deployment of
6 Sqn (Jaguars) from Coltishall to Denmark.
September
AUTEC
UK to Jacksonville, FL, USA and
Atlanta, GA to Cambridge, UK
Fg Off Glew plus 5. Deployment of Nimrod support
personnel to Florida and recovery of a C130 mainspar from
Atlanta to Marshalls of Cambridge
October
Exercise Deep Express
Yesilkoy, Turkey
Fg Off Ian Envis plus 5. Representing UK Element in
IALCE exercise in Turkey
October
Special
Mashad, Iran to Luqa, Malta
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend, FS Dave Wright, Sgt Geordie
Sanderson, Cpl Dave Cromb, SACs Hoppy Porter and Dave
Moss. Recovery of personnel and freight of 13 Squadron
(Canberras) from Iran to Malta
October
Special
UK to Piarco Trimi, Trinidad
Flt Lt Simon plus 5. Delivery of Royal Navy spares to HMS
Nubian in Trinidad
November
Special
Dobbins AFB, GA, USA to
Cambridge, UK
Fg Off Peter Burch plus 5. Collection of C130 Hercules
Centre Wing Section from Lockheed Georgia to Marshall's
of Cambridge
November
Exercise Ocean Safari
Gibraltar to Lossiemouth, Scotland
FSgt Merv Corke plus 2. Recovery of pax and freight of 12
Squadron (Buccaneers) from Gibraltar to Scotland
November
Special
McChord AFB, WA, USA to UK
Wg Cdr JD Lambert plus 5 Collection of Mk44 Torpedoes
from Washington State to UK
November
Special
North Island NAS, CA, USA to UK
Sgt Paddy Harper plus 2. Collection of F4 Phantom Wing
Tips from San Diego for transfer to UK
December
Exercises Jowar,
Sulphurous and Swift
Tiger
UK to Khartoum, Sudan and return
Fg Off Andy Spinks plus 5. Rotation of Parachute Brigade
between Sudan and UK
December
Roulement
UK to Belize, British Honduras
Flt Lt Mike Perks plus 2. Rotation of 1Bn Gloster Regiment
and 1Bn Devon & Dorsets between Belize and UK