In Aden in the mid-sixties there was an Army patrol which was pinned down by rebel fire up in the mountains - very inconveniently on a Friday afternoon. The Army called the light blue helicopter boys who were stationed there for just such an event but was told they were all 'out of hours'. In desperation he contacted one of the commando carriers which had just arrived in port after weeks at sea. They immediately pulled their aircrew out of their barbeques and other activities ashore and off they went to do the job.
FD2, ref Aden; are you referring to the 3 PARA/X Coy 45 Cdo RM incidents at either Al Naqil on 5 May '64, or Bakri Ridge on 24 May '64, or perhaps some other 'contact'?
If it's either of those two, I'd like to hear your version of events a bit more if you'd be so kind ... it's close to home should we say.
Or would truth be getting in the way of your good story.
