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Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2018, 12:29
Replies: 186
Views: 58,089
Posted By jimmyoc

Wessex location Falklands war

Hi chaps, can anyone settle an argument on the location of this Wessex Helicopter during the Falklands war, Mount Kent and Mount Challenger have been suggested, the helicopter seems to be getting...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2013, 14:33
Replies: 752
Views: 348,502
Posted By jimmyoc

Deleted.:ouch:

Deleted.:ouch:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2013, 16:43
Replies: 752
Views: 348,502
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi all, I hope this is ok, I have just written a...

Hi all, I hope this is ok, I have just written a book about the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment during the last three days of the Falklands War. If you look at the reviews on Amazon, its not a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2013, 12:12
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, I`ve just received an email off Julian...

Hi, I`ve just received an email off Julian Thompson,
"My call sign was 99, but don't remember the Red bit"
so still looking, his radio operator was a marine Cpl Robinson, so I may have a look for...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 20:45
Replies: 123
Views: 34,963
Posted By jimmyoc

My special memory,,Lying wounded on the floor of...

My special memory,,Lying wounded on the floor of a Wessex, looking at the door gunner, who looked like he hadn't washed, shaved or slept in days, then watching the coast line of the Falklands...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 20:15
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, it wasn't used just at the end, it was used...

Hi, it wasn't used just at the end, it was used all the way through, I've just written to Julian Thompson, I will let you know what comes of it. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 13:46
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, its definitely not a location, it is someone,...

Hi, its definitely not a location, it is someone, by the looks of the map, those landing designation are after the war. This bloke (R99) who ever it was is being ferried all over the place by the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 11:35
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, no fishing trip here,,but I thought someone...

Hi, no fishing trip here,,but I thought someone would have heard or knew of it, I am in the process of finishing my account of 3 Para during the Falklands, and we are pushing into Stanley, so I am...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 23:00
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, no, I am not a signals guy, but it does seem...

Hi, no, I am not a signals guy, but it does seem like someone's personal chopper, Could it be Brigadier Julian Thompson? or someone of that ilk, or CO 22,
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 22:05
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, sorry about that, the messages relate to the...

Hi, sorry about that, the messages relate to the last day of the war,14th June, but the same call sign is mentioned in the previous weeks transmissions, and R 99 seems to be ferried about,
656 Sqn...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 21:36
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Hi, I don't think it was a location, I think it...

Hi, I don't think it was a location, I think it is a person,
16.11hrs (zt): from C/S 1E to C/S 0 “On task with R99.”
18.33hrs (zt): from C/S 1E to C/S 0 “Your location two minutes with Red 99.”
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 18:50
Replies: 32
Views: 8,511
Posted By jimmyoc

Red 99 Falklands

Hi all, do we have anyone on here that would know who the Call Sign Red 99 is. It is regarding some research I am doing concerning the end of the Falklands war, please pm me if you have any...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2011, 16:37
Replies: 11
Views: 3,137
Posted By jimmyoc

Thanks for that Gentlemen, very much appreciated,...

Thanks for that Gentlemen, very much appreciated, :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2011, 14:55
Replies: 11
Views: 3,137
Posted By jimmyoc

Westland Scout

Hi all, is this a UHF aerial used on the ARC-type radios. or Anntena for Radalts (Radar Altimeters) I have been told two different thingshttp://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/jimmytx3/antenna.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2011, 22:27
Replies: 4
Views: 1,580
Posted By jimmyoc

Thanks for that, :ok:

Thanks for that, :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2011, 21:08
Replies: 4
Views: 1,580
Posted By jimmyoc

PM`s

Hi, Nothing in PM`s..
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2011, 18:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,580
Posted By jimmyoc

Royal Marine Gazelle XX413 Falklands

Hi I am trying to locate the crew of RM Gazelle XX413 who were part of 3 Brigade Air Squadron, as they were evacuating wounded from the Mount Longdon area 12th June, if anyone can point me in their...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2011, 19:13
Replies: 19
Views: 4,774
Posted By jimmyoc

the hill

Hi Thank you for that, I am just waiting for a member to get back to me he says he has some great aerial pics of Longdon, taken from a C-130 of Stanley, Mount Longdon from loads of angles, the FOB at...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2011, 19:04
Replies: 3
Views: 2,173
Posted By jimmyoc

video

Thanks, I have`nt seen it, :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2011, 17:20
Replies: 19
Views: 4,774
Posted By jimmyoc

aerial photos

Hi Thanks for that, I will try it,
I have just sent a couple of emails off to Sir Peter Squire GCB, DFC, AFC, ADC, D.Sc, as he was operating in that area, he may get back to me, you never know, ...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2011, 10:42
Replies: 19
Views: 4,774
Posted By jimmyoc

falklands war

Hi all, posting again as my last post included photo that were too large, so it was removed,
I am now putting together a book about the battle for Mount Longdon (Falklands War), as I have never...
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