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Old 19th May 2015, 17:28
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70 Sqn used to operate an Argosy on the Akrotiri to Luqa run in 1974, later replaced by a C130, I remember a couple of trips, also the Argosy used to do the water drops for the parachute rescue team up to the disbandment in March 1975.
I have dim memories of fitting a domestic fridge into the 70 Sqn VIP aircraft, this was in late 1973 if I remember.
An Argosy into Kingsfield must have been interesting, I was up there shortly after the invasion, but the shuttle to Akrotiri with the evacuees was completed and it was to deactivate the strip and retrieve the equipment.
In 1972 (or 73) a C130 ran into the hangar at Kingsfield and was repaired by 103MU, on completion of the repair a warranty for one trip only was placed inside the F700.
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