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philrigger 30th Sep 2011 09:54

huntaluvva
 
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The Aden stories were not a myth, I clearly remember seeing trucks being driven into the sea on the TV news.
Were they suicide drivers ? And where were these 'cliffs' over which the vehicles were 'driven' ?

I do seem to remember that some vehicles were taken out to sea and dumped overboard although I never actually saw this.

Tankertrashnav 30th Sep 2011 11:57

Anyone who has been to the Phillipines will be familiar with Jeepneys, small minibuses originally converted from Jeeps left behind by the US Army after WW2, and now mainly scratch built locally.

I'm sure the Afghans will put our kit to good use - leaving 1800 vehicles behind is a small price to pay to get out of that mess.

NutLoose 30th Sep 2011 12:00

What you need is more transports...........

here we go, a temp solution in the offing.... you should be able to recoup the cost by selling on afterwards..... :E

Ideal to upgrade the Tristar fleet

7 DAKOTA DC3 AIRCRAFT FOR SALE & HUNTER JETS | eBay

Clockwork Mouse 30th Sep 2011 16:48

And there's an advert for RAC breakdown cover on the same Ebay page, which could be useful!


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