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Object description
A brief ts account (6pp) of his service as a Corporal and electronic technician attached to 63 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, maintaining Rapier Missile Systems with Blindfire radar detection, with details of his mobilisation to the Falkland Islands in support of Operation Corporate (May 1982), moving from RAF Gütersloh, Germany, sailing in QUEEN ELIZABETH II, landing at Port San Carlos (June 1982), and the Squadron's duties protecting the port, deploying to Stanley Airfield in July 1982 after the cessation of hostilities until September 1982, resentment at remaining in the Falklands while the combat units returned, and the lack of recognition for the supporting units, and also includes a list of the photographs he took at the time [photographs with the Photograph Archive], and a ts summary of his career in the RAF, 1970 - 1993. Together with; a series of brief recollections (2pp) written by his friend and colleague, Corporal John Stephens, 63rd Squadron RAF Regiment, with snapshot memories of the conditions, weather, officers and men, latrines, and things that annoyed him, with frequent bad language; a map of Port Stanley (1982); and a map of the Falklands with printed locations and movements of all the British Forces with dates, battles and sites of ships sunk added (1982).
Content description
A brief ts account (6pp) of his service as a Corporal and electronic technician attached to 63 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, maintaining Rapier Missile Systems with Blindfire radar detection, with details of his mobilisation to the Falkland Islands in support of Operation Corporate (May 1982), moving from RAF Gütersloh, Germany, sailing in QUEEN ELIZABETH II, landing at Port San Carlos (June 1982), and the Squadron's duties protecting the port, deploying to Stanley Airfield in July 1982 after the cessation of hostilities until September 1982, resentment at remaining in the Falklands while the combat units returned, and the lack of recognition for the supporting units, and also includes a list of the photographs he took at the time [photographs with the Photograph Archive], and a ts summary of his career in the RAF, 1970 - 1993. Together with; a series of brief recollections (2pp) written by his friend and colleague, Corporal John Stephens, 63rd Squadron RAF Regiment, with snapshot memories of the conditions, weather, officers and men, latrines, and things that annoyed him, with frequent bad language; a map of Port Stanley (1982); and a map of the Falklands with printed locations and movements of all the British Forces with dates, battles and sites of ships sunk added (1982).
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