LEFTY478 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 On a simular theme, Spike Miligan's war time diary's are a fantastic read. Like Spike, I served in the Royal Artillery and much of the humour and most of the ******** that accompanies the life of a solider hadn't changed from the 1940's to the 80's & 90's.Well worth a read. Anyone else going to the Army V's Navy rugby at Twickenham, on Saturday 5th May? A good day out! Got so ****faced last year, me mates and me sacked watching game and just carried on the fine tradition of the regiment in some of the many bars in Twickenham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno2506 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 25 years ago today I was a Marine engineer onboard HMS.Glasgow and we were the first ship to enter the 200 mile Total Exclusion Zone around the Falkland Islands.We were at action stations for about 12 hours that day as we were air picket defence for the other ships of the Task Force, especially Glamorgan, Arrow and Alacrity, who were sent into soften the Argentinian denfences around Port Stanley with their 4.5†guns. There was wave after wave of attacks by the Argentinian Air Force mainly Mirage and a few Super Etendard, one of which was picked up by our 909`s firing an Exocet missile at over 100 miles distant which is twice it`s range.......thankfully! My diary also says that a Mirage was splashed, by it`s own forces(later confirmed as shot by another Mirage), over Port Stanley and that Glamorgan was superficially damaged when she was straddled by 2 x 1000 lb bombs and that a mirage was splashed by Arrow who herself was damaged in the superstructure and one sailor injured(the first during the conflict). I would have liked to post some pictures of the action, but I sent them off and they never returned even though the cheque was cashed . Heres a couple of photos from later that year after hostilities had finished. Me in an Argentine defensive position, there was a box of belted and loose 7.62 mm rounds at my feet along with SLR`s without breechblocks. This was taken between Sapper hill and is facing towards Mt.Tumbledown and the Two Sisters, you can just make out the defensive positions among the rocks. A 20 mm Anti-aircraft gun on Sapper hill south of Port Stanley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Can't make it to Twickenham this Saturday, Lefty. I'm sure it'll be as bone-crunching a match as ever...... On the subject of good Falklands-themed books, Rick Jolly's works are a real treat. The man's a legend. 'Jackspeak' is his masterpiece, but this is a particularly good read: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Green-Life-Mac...9443&sr=8-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desperado Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I'm too young to remember all this happening but in the garage somewhere I have some memoribilia. When I was a wee boy a friend of the folks gave me some hats to play with including, his own Petty Officer's cap, an argie fatigue cap and an RAF camo cap. Had years of fun with them We should never forget any of these conflicts tho... B) desperado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airend01 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Ive got the best one for been there done that shush shush SAS wanabee's Just ask them what class they were in on selection and watch the look on there face. You can have a guess at a last four, You should know your number forward's backward's, 1st, last & middle 4 its the first thing drumed into you. That and how to give a dead fly from your light fitting's in the spider a proper funeral. B) ******** BAFFLES BRAIN'S Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Anyone else going to the Army V's Navy rugby at Twickenham, on Saturday 5th May? A good day out! Got so ****faced last year, me mates and me sacked watching game and just carried on the fine tradition of the regiment in some of the many bars in Twickenham. I went last year, great day out. YOu didn't miss much by not watching all of the game tho mate, wasn't that spectacular. Highlight of my day was watching some poor RIC lad realise he couldn't handle any more beer on the train and his stomach rejecting it!! I kindly offered him a mouthfull of my beer when he'd finished, funnily he declined Great day B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P03 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ive got the best one for been there done that shush shush SAS wanabee's Just ask them what class they were in on selection and watch the look on there face. You can have a guess at a last four, You should know your number forward's backward's, 1st, last & middle 4 its the first thing drumed into you. That and how to give a dead fly from your light fitting's in the spider a proper funeral. ******** BAFFLES BRAIN'S Rich 22 years and counting (daily!!) and I would still have to write it down to say it backwards yours sincerely confused from wiltshire.... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 22 years and counting (daily!!) and I would still have to write it down to say it backwardsyours sincerely confused from wiltshire.... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airend01 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 It was the NBC training that did it for me they wouldnt let us out until we told them our number forwards & backwards mind you then would ask your mothers name you dads name even your bloody dogs name just to get you to have a nice gulp of CS gas on your way out of the chamber. Amazing what that stuff makes you remember. Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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