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Old 29th Jun 2015, 16:54
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Lou Scannon
 
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Back in the early seventies Cyprus was invaded by the Turkish Army and Air Force, The RAF carried out a major evac of the British tourists who in some cases arrived back here still in their beach kit.

C130's, Belfasts, VC10's etc were all involved as were the Phantoms providing air cover.

Mind you, we still had an air capability in those days!
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