Harrowing events. Reminds me of the time my Dad was evac'd outa Tehran in '79 in a Herc to, I think, Brize or Stansted. Leaving the Iranian Border, Skipper said on the PA; "If you want to reset your watches to UK, wind them back two hours. If you wish to stay on Iran time, wind them back 200 years."- Gentle relieved smiles all round, apparently .=