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Old 4th Jul 2015, 07:26
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ancientaviator62
 
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DM has rightly pointed the way for Op Sheepskin. When the Caribbean states were granted independence some of them were 'bundled' together to make them viable. Anguilla was attached to Antigua. However in 1969 they decided they wished to go it alone. Antigua appealed to the UK for assistance and Op Sheepskin was the result. We did not send the army we sent UK 'bobbies'.
My logbook tells me I did the first such trip on 9 April 1969 in XV 293.
We routed via Gander, Bermuda to Antigua. You can imagine the conditions down the back with an a/c full of policemen. They did not mind as they were off on a well paid 'jolley'.
The Andovers set up a detachment in Antigua to provide a shuttle to Anguilla
and were there for a goodly time. Nice work if you can get it !
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