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Old 22nd Sep 2011, 08:40
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davejb
 
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It's not ALL coming back Fergie me old mate,
check your logbook - we were Mk2 by then (finished converting the previous October) <g> We flew 230 down there via Gib (13 April KSS, 15th ASI) and 243 back. I seem to recall we relieved a 42 crew out there who'd actually just been passing through when it all blew up. I'm not 100% positive but I think we (120) deployed 2 crews initially, which would perhaps explain why there's been a bit of confusion about who got there first... the answer, of course, being 42 <g>

We were, then, non-AAR, of course...so had to hurl defiance at the Argie hordes from quite a long way away.
Dave
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