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| Date | 21-12-2014 |
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| Message | If you google yas island ,you will find out what has happened there since 1961. reguards doug |
| Date | 20-12-2014 |
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| Message | Just noticed, none of us has answered Chris's question! I don't have a definitive answer but although most of the time, most people used YAZ, I did quite often hear it called DAZ. (Or was that another island???) |
| Date | 20-12-2014 |
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| Message | Hi Bob & Jim I remember that drop if you go to the Forum on Photos & Videos The Bahrain & Radfan years page 2 there is a photo of myself, Taffy Jones-Evans and Peter Vojzola holding up Taffys chute from the drop, well ripped and no reserve used!! |
| Date | 20-12-2014 |
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| Message | Jim during the first tour we dropped on Yaz but we were picked up and returned to Bahrain on the loch class frigate "Loch Fadah" a Tankie was killed when the tank slipped of the edge of the beach into deep water and all they got was the guys beret. |
| Date | 20-12-2014 |
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| Message | Re Yaz island. Unfortunately, confusion reigns in the old grey cells.....however....I recall, at different times, being on both HMS Mohawk (correctly identified as a Frigate) AND the Sir Lancelot, but I only recall one seaborne landing on YAZ. Whether it was with D or B Coy's I just can't remember....we were a Machine Gun detachment from Support Coy. Two things I do remember 1. There was a guy from the RAF came with us but the poor bloke had to be helped along the beach after the assault as he was completely chin strapped. and 2. On the seaborne assault, we were dropped off the landing craft a bit far out and poor Bob Jarrett, with a radio on his back, had to bounced along up to the beach by two of us with a hand on each of his elbows to enable his head to clear the water to breathe. I've got a photo somewhere of the MG detachment on that exercise and the Pl Commander was Lt Stratton which meant it was definitely 1964 as the Pl Commander in '61/'62 was Lt Liddle (Liddel?) He was the chap, back in Blenheim Barracks after the first tour, who had to tell the Platoon that wee Pete Marshall had been lost, presumed drowned, on a climbing weekend on the south coast. Rumour had it that he was also the one who was going to row the Atlantic with Lt Ridgeway, until his Fiancee "suggested" otherwise, so Chay got "invited" instead. ALLEGEDLY. |
| Date | 19-12-2014 |
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| Message | In 61?? maybe 62,memories fading some of 3 Para dropped on Yaz Island, recovered by HMS Eagle,commando carrier,later broken up near me at Loch Ryan |
| Date | 19-12-2014 |
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| Message | As sprogs in the Persian Gulf I think we stayed well below in Sir Lancelot while B Coy went to fight the fantasians on Yaz 1964. It was a little bit warm. |
| Date | 18-12-2014 |
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| Message | I stand corrected, as the HMS Mohawk , was a Tribal class Frigate, none the less we were aboard this ship . |
| Date | 18-12-2014 |
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| Message | D Coy 3 Para certainly were put ashore on Yaz , by a Marine detachment from the Minesweeper Mohawk, and we tabbed inland and attacked a Fantasian Army position, then blew it up with Plastic and tabbed back to the beach. The Marines then took us back to the Mohawk and we continued cruising up the Gulf. Hope this helps. |
| Date | 18-12-2014 |
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| Message | Hi All, There is a great deal of discussion going on in the 216 website about the name of the island that we used to use for exercises when the Bn's were stationed in Bahrain in the 60's. One of the lads thinks it's called YAS or Yaz. Wee MAC and Brian Earle who served in the Radfan with 3 Para have a difference of opinion. Any help out there. Wee Mac who used to do the ACT link( Air Support) is telling the story of on one exercise when they did a seaborne landing he carried two 12 x 22 batteries ashore (30lbs each). One of the lads has suggested that time has got at his mind and the were only two AA'S. HAVE A VERY Happy Christmas All. Yr's Aye Chris |
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