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  1. In the Falklands War of 1982 the British Army deployed several hundred Land Rovers to the South Atlantic. These never reached the Falklands as they were transported on the requesitioned merchant ship 'Atlantic Conveyor' which was sunk in an airstrike.

     

    the only 2 i know of were 2 x sbs 109,s transported on canberra and i believe Kenny who was at last years show has one of these (allegerdly)

    the new batch of landys where sent on route but didnt arrive till it was all-over

    the only other ones were the civvy ones owned and used by the islanders

  2. Excalibur unit is pleased to announce we raised over 5k at war and peace for HELP FOR HERO,S

    after many stints on the main gate by the team

     

    and yes we may have been a little boistrous on wendsday evening at our party night as we realised we would reach our goal

     

    many thanks to any of you or your family or friends who may have contributed to our collectors

  3. I just arrived home , great weekend, many many thanks to Lee and Ian and all the other staff who worked so hard to make this event what it is ,

    had a fabulous time met friends old and new so roll on the next show

  4. nipped down this morning to see if Lee needed a hand with anything, drove all around the place and couldent find him, so sat in car for an hour ,lol ,

    so im now back home loading sankey , ready for a wendsday apperance

  5. Hi Lee,

     

    Ill try and get down monday or tuesday so i can lend a hand with any last minute jobs if thats ok

    really looking forward to it ,

     

    are you doing a leaflet drop in brentwood high street or anything, else you need help with

  6. this one wasnt tied up alongside

     

     

    30th March Daily Telegraph reports that a nuclear submarine is sailing south;

    Former Prime Minister James Callaghan informs Parliament that in 1977 in response to Argentine pressure Britain secretly sent a nuclear submarine and two warships to the South Atlantic;

    Carrington says a diplomatic solution is being pursued

  7. The Falklands War started on Friday, 2 April 1982 with the Argentine invasion and occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, and ended with the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982. The war lasted 74 days, and resulted in the deaths of 255 British and 649 Argentine soldiers, sailors, and airmen, and three civilian Falklanders. It is the most recent conflict to be fought by the UK without any allied states and the only external Argentine war since the 1880s.

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