Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
Digin, I thought the Herc air bridge replaced Uganda. Uganda was retired on 25 Apr 1985. MPA opened 12 May.
Our end of the command-chain were convinced we'd be sailing the U-boat to the breakers yard, while the grown-ups would take the Herc, as per our journey South. As it transpired we returned to the UK as a complete Squadron.