| January |
Special |
UK to Tehran, Iran |
Fg Off Glew plus 5. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 51 Squadron (Nimrod R1) from UK to Iran |
| January |
Exercise Grand Prix |
UK to Nairobi, Kenya and return |
Flt Lt Pat Rowney plus 5. Rotation of UKLF personnel and equipment in Kenya
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| January |
Special |
Yeovilton, UK to Souda Bay, Crete |
Flt Lt Gerry Babbington plus 5. Deployment of Royal Navy Trials Unit from Yeovilton to Crete
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| January |
Special |
Wyton, UK to Oerland, Norway |
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend plus 4. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 39 Squadron (Canberras) to Oerland in Norway
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| February |
Special |
UK to Doha, Qatar and Tehran, Iran to UK |
Flt Lt Gordon Townsend plus 4. Delivery of Commando SeaKing Helicopter to Qatar and recovery of 51 Squadron (Nimrod R1) from Iran
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| February |
Special |
UK to Dobbins AFB, GA, USA and Montreal, QC Canada to UK |
Flt Lt Powling plus 5. Delivery of Hercules Main-plane to Lockheeds and recovery of FH70 155mm Field Howitzer from Canada
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| February |
Exercise Troutcall |
UK to Halfar, Malta and return |
Wg Cdr John Lambert plus 5. Rotation of fighter squadrons in Malta during Armament Practice Camp |
| February |
Special |
UK to Belize, British Honduras and return |
Fg Off Peter Burch plus 2. Rotation of Puma Helicopters in Belize |
| March |
Special |
Ahwaz, Iran to UK |
Fg Off Peter Burch plus 2. Deploy and recover elements of UKLF and Chieftan Tank spares from Iran
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| March |
Taceval |
Tirstrup, Denmark to UK |
Flt Lt Len Henry, Fg Off Kay plus 10. Recovery of 6 Squadron and 54 Squadron(Jaguars) from Denmark to UK after Taceval
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| March |
Special |
Benbecula, Scotland |
Sgt Dave Wilkin plus 2. Offload of Rapier Launch Equipment for RA Ranges in the Outer Hebrides |
| April |
Exercise Medicine Man |
Germany to Calgary, AB, Canada |
Fg Off Don Hunter plus 2. Deployment of Sioux helicopters from Germany to Calgary |
| April |
Operation Nucha |
Belize, British Honduras to UK |
Flt Lt Dick Finch, Sgt’s Gerry Meijer, Dougy Armstrong, & Ian Berry, Cpl Dave Roberts, SAC’s Ian (Dinger) Bell & Alan Webb plus 3. Recovery of 1 Squadron(Harriers) and 48 Squadron RAF Regiment to UK after cessation of second Guatamalan emergency |
| April |
Special |
Binbrook, UK to Leconfield, UK |
Fg Off Chris Burnell plus 5. Transportation of 120 Red Top missiles from Binbrook to Leconfield |
| April |
Special |
Gutersloh, Germany to Calgary, AB, Canada |
Fg Off Don Hunter plus 2. Deployment of Sioux Helicopters from Germany to Canada
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| April |
Exercise Nucha |
Belize, British Honduras to UK |
Flt Lt Dick Finch, FSgt Terry Hoy, Sgts Ian Berry & Doug Armstrong, Cpl Ian Bell, SAC Alan Webb plus 5. Recovery of 1 Squadron (Harriers) and 48 Squadron RAF Regt (Tigercat) from Belize to UK
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| April |
Special |
UK to Masroor, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya to UK
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UK to Masroor, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya to UK |
| April |
Tacomex |
Benson, UK to Porto Santos, Azores |
Wg Cdr JD Lambert, Fg Off Kay plus 4. deployment of TCW from Benson to Azores. |
| May |
Special |
Wyton, UK to Akrotiri, Cyprus and Bandar Abbas, Iran to UK |
Wg Cdr John Lambert (OC) , FS Dave Barton plus 5. Deployment of 51 Squadron(Nimrods) from Wyton to Cyprus and recovery of RN personnel from Iran to UK |
| May |
Exercise Bold Game |
Wittering, UK to Denmark |
Flt Lt Ian Envis plus 6. Deployment of BL755 Cluster Bombs from Wittering to Denmark for use by Harriers and Jaguars |
| May |
Exercise Bold Game |
Lossiemouth, UK to Aalborg, Denmark |
FS Merv Corke plus 2. Deployment of 849 RNAS (Bucaneers) from Lossiemouth to Denmark
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| May |
Special |
Bandar Abbas, Iran to UK |
Wg Cdr John Lambert, FSgt Dave Barton plus 5. Recovery of Royal Navy personnel and equipment from Iran to UK.
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| May |
Exercise Bold Game |
UK to Tirstrup, Denmark and Sola, Norway to Denmark |
Flt Lt Dick Finch, FSgt Terry Hoy, Sgt Ian Berry, Cpl Steve Broadhurst, SACs Ian Bell & Dave Bedford plus 3. Deployment of 54 Squadron (Jaguars) to Denmark and relocation of 819 & 828 RNAS (Sea Kings) from Norway to Denmark.
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| May |
Special |
Gibraltar to Machrihanish, Scotland |
Flt Lt Brian Powling plus 5. Recovery of 206 Squadron (Nimrods) from Gibraltar to Machrihanish
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| June |
Special |
Brize Norton, UK to Doha, Qatar |
Flt Lt Jerry Babbington plus 5. Delivery of Commando variant of Sea King to Qatar for use by their Defence Forces |
| June |
Tacomex |
Benson, UK to Karup, Denmark |
FS Keith Boosey plus 3. Deployment of TCW to Karup for comms exercise |
| June |
Missile Exchange |
UK to Germany and return |
Fg Off Dick Leonard, Sgt Alan Soane, Cpl Paul Weir, SAC Dick Bullimore plus 2. Rotation of Bloodhound Missiles of 25 Squadron between UK and Germany |
| June |
Tacomex |
UK to Bahamas and Kingston, Jamaica to UK |
Sgt Terry Mulqueen plus 2. Deployment of TCW to Bahamas and recovery of Jamaican Defence Regiment to UK.
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| June |
Missex |
UK to Bruggen, Germany and return |
Fg Off Dick Leonard, FSgt Alan Potts, Sgt Speedy Soane, Cpl Paul Weir, SAC Dick Bullimore plus 1. Rotation of Bloodhound Missiles of 25 Squadron between UK and Germany
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| June |
Helio Exchange |
UK to Belize, British Honduras and return |
Flt Lt Pat Mackenzie, Maj Taylor (ATLO) plus 4. Rotation of 3 Sioux helicopters in Belize
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| June |
Special |
Wattisham, UK to Halfar, Malta |
FSgt Keith Boosey plus 1. Deployment of 1ACC from UK to Malta
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| June |
Hebrides Ranges |
Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland to Bruggen, Germany |
Fg Off Andy Spinks plus 5. Recovery of 37 Sqn RAF Regt Rapier equipment from the Outer Hebrides to Bruggen |
| July |
Royal Special |
Northolt, UK to USA |
FS Terry Alfonso plus 1. Movements support team to Herc and VC10 carrying Royal baggage and support equipment
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| July |
Special |
Germany to Decimomannu, Sardinia |
FS Terry Hoy, Sgt’s Ian Berry and Jack Frost. Deployment of heavy plant equipment of Royal Engineers from Germany to Sardinia |
| July |
Special |
UK to Saudi Arabia and return |
Fg Off Pat Rowney plus 5. Delivery of ammunition to Saudi National Guard and recovery of 100 Squadron (Canberra’s) to UK
|
| July |
Puma Rotation |
Odiham, UK to Belize, British Honduras and return |
Fg Off Geoff Elliott plus 5. Rotation of two Puma helicopters of 33 Sqn between UK and Belize utilising Belfast task 3550
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| July |
Squadron Exchange |
Coningsby, UK to Leeuwarden, Holland then to Leuchars, UK |
Fg Off Dick Leonard plus 5. Deployment of 29 Sqn (Phantoms) to Holland and deploy 322 Sqn RNLAF (Starfighter) from Holland to Leuchars |
| August |
Exercise Giant Voice |
Waddington, UK to Barksdale AFB, USA |
Flt Lt Geoff Elliott, Sqn Ldr John Maling plus 4. Deployment of 9 Squadron(Vulcans) from Waddington to USA for annual bombing competition |
| August |
Special |
UK to Belize, British Honduras and Dover AFB, USA to UK |
FS Keith Davies plus 5. Deployment of Sioux helicopters to Belize and collection of explosives from USA to UK |
| August |
Special |
Stornoway, UK to Culdrose, UK |
Fg Off Dick Leonard, FS Al Potts, Sgt Alan Soane, SAC Dick Bullimore plus 2. Recovery of 814 NAS (Sea Kings) from Outer Hebrides to Culdrose |
| August |
Trooping |
Turnhouse, Scotland to Belize, British Honduras |
FSgt Keith Boosey. Deployment of 1 Bn Queens Own Highlanders to Belize
|
| August |
Special |
UK to Belize, British Honduras and Dover AFB, Delaware USA to UK |
FSgt Keith Davies, Sgt Terry Titterington, Cpl Bruce Oram, SAC Dave Giles plus 2. Deployment of Sioux Helicopters to Belize and collection of explosives from Delaware USA to UK
|
| September |
Missile Exchange |
Marham, UK to Germany and return |
Flt Lt Mike Perks, Wg Cdr David Gamble plus 4. Rotation of Bloodhound missiles of 25 Squadron between UK and Germany |
| September |
Brigloc |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
Flt Lt Barry Shevlin, Fg Off Andy Spinks and FS Keith Boosey. Assistance with Ghurka trooping in Nepal |
| September |
Exercise Teamwork |
Norway to Wyton, UK |
Fg Off Jerry Babington plus 5. Recovery of 360 Squadron (Canberra’s) from Norway to UK |
| September |
Exercise Bold Game |
Wittering, UK to Oerland, Norway |
Fg Off Paterson, FSgt Terry Hoy, Sgt Trevor Edwards, Cpl Ian Bell plus 2. Deployment of 1 Squadron (Harriers) from Wittering to Norway
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| September |
Special |
Honington, UK |
Sgt Al Potts plus 2. Recovery of personnel and equipment of 12 Squadron (Buccaneers) from Lossiemouth to Honington
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| October |
Special |
UK to Hyeres, France |
Sgt Terry Mulqueen plus 1. Delivery of propeller, stand and additional freight to France to assist recovery of u/s FAA Gannet
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| October |
Special |
UK to Luqa, Malta and Mashad, Iran to Luqa |
Fg Off Glew plus 5. Deploy elements of HQSTC from UK to Malta and recovery of personnel and equipment of 13 Squadron (Canberra’s) from Iran to Malta
|
| November |
Special |
Lanveoc, France to Culdrose, UK |
Flt lt Jerry Babington plus 5. Recovery of personnel and equipment of 824 RNAS (Sea King) from France to Culdrose
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| November |
Exercise Medicine Man |
UK to Calgary, AB Canada and return |
Fg Off Ray Macleman plus 5. Rotation of Scout and Sioux helicopters in Canada
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| December |
Earthquake Relief |
UK to Van, Turkey |
Sgt Dixie Dean plus 2. Delivery of earthquake relief supplies to Van in eastern Turkey
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| December |
MOD (PE |
Edinburgh Field, South Australia to UK |
Flt Lt Kit Ayers plus 1. Uplift of MOD (PE) freight and explosives from Australia to UK
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