Falkland Island souvenirs….
a supply of ABDR kits was held in the Falklands, some sort of bi-metallic where two parts were mixed and moulded into place before setting. At the time, back in 1980s, wee were told they cost about £500 a pop and had a shelf life of about 1 year.
Supply was through the army so RAF orders were delivered to army in UK who shipped everything by sea via Ascension and other places enroute. Average time between order and delivery was, reputedly, about 9 months. Meaning kits were just about lifex on arrival, so more were ordered on a quarterly basis and lifex kits distributed to units to make “gozhomey” souvenirs.
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Not sure how many were ordered at a time but the number supplied to units was plentiful. Still have my souvenir from Alice 35 years later….
