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3. i'*.*.*-*'‘'’’-'‘'. A Merry fi § Navy's Ions-term plans -1: While powerful R0 'aI Nay’ for--.~ X4 ll d ah ii Y0!’ rzslmivins ll“? Fl“! 0‘ "13 dcfcnsivle I posi t i g ns I'ISt [T135 I Aden. the last l [ i t ' i n l d bdco\' e rcoi i : byi o i t e I989‘ '°”“‘:‘('"R““°{'““3“;d'ETl;° i the rulers, the N.L.F. : °“."”°"’ When W-Day came-the 29th '°g_° [0 our rgaders Only left 1975’ and Ham“ of gdiggol only —Coloncl Morgan. waving November-—thcre : é .3 .',,.,,;.....s.d um mi, 3,...“ s_9°db>'°- =md,,W'sh!ns the .3 advertisers, and 3. 3° unmdleft 0; "'5 sr°hl;l"d: gm! ‘fie pcr?I’;:m of i n ' $ ‘ m cG, ' ; _ ’ l " b‘ i ° : ; I : k "va; ‘ I ; ’ fforcdot r;dur}d;l i n cl y ) agnréunt : corres P ondents : gl?£_‘(',li':: icnv£_;:_'°w“:"bcln"cm:’c:inc:L__°“'s‘;j I tor. and IL-15 swishcd I maksar. and -t5 Commando a'rficld' >}¢ I$I¥I’5I¥I¢FI¢£I V
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refit in Portsmouth Dorkyard when sh e w ;i s daniztged by lire. This in any case would h;m.: delayed her operational litncss until ‘well into next _\'c.ir. 111: 2.000 mcn now frccd for Service elsewhere must be helpin tackling manning probms. but such a sudden disruption in the complexities of naval drafting is unlikely to be ironed out without personal difliculties. From the moment of the Victorious decision. tremendous efforts were set in motion to a
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There will he no drafting from the ship belorc ('hristm:is. and most of the ship's company will be rcconimissioning H.M.S. Hermes in .\Iay. From the point of view of Service efficiency. the disappearance of Victorious is a severe blow to training urrangcmenls. by acccntuating the scarcity of training billets afloat. The other major cut for the Navy was the cancellation of eight Buccaneer strike bombers. Plan: will be delayed for a new general purpose floating dock. and the building of two small lugs and a trials vessel.
military departure from the British Aden in peace-—2ind even with some coIony_of indications of goodwiIl—is the finest tribute that be paid to the tact and restraint of the could Services over the long months of battling. I-'inz1l
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executed with clockwork precision. As the build-up of Hercules aircraft increased. 80 men were Ieaviiig Aden every li:iIt'-liour. At Ila.m.. 42 Coniniaiido begun to close the cage. and by the time the last Hercules had roared off with the Brigadier and Colonel J. l. H. Owen. commanding otliccr of 45 Commando. the scene was set for the last 200 men of 42 Commando ie as
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signdl front Colonel Tirniitliy "Dui" .\Iorg;in. compantling oili.-er of -32 cominatitlo. lielicoptcrs of -184 Siiiiatlroii iiiadc their last runs
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Ships in the naval force have included the carrier Eagle. cummnntlo ship .-\lbion, asstuilt ships Feztrlcss and Intrepid. gnitlctl-missile t.lt.‘.\ll'O)‘Cl' London. lrigatcs Phocbc. Mincrvzt. and Ajax. submarine Auriga. mincswccpcr Appleton. and _
nearly a dozen support vessels. The force will be kept off Aden "for as long as thought
desirable.“ but in present circumstances. nobody believes that this will be for long. On November 25 the Navy "put on a show" stipgcstcd by the (‘omzmtitlcr-in-('liiet' Middle l'Z:ist. .-\dniiraI Sir .\lich:icl Le I-';inu. 'l‘wc.vity-Iiv-: I-'l.‘S\‘cI5’ wok pztrt in ii review. opciit.-tl \-.ith
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Oliarltinsoiit 8. Partners Wren Carmen Bryltiert (Miss Fleet Air Arm) helps the commnnding otlici.-r of ll.M3. Victorious (Capt. Ian Mclntosh) to stir the Christntas pudding
WAITING FOR A LETTER? Closure of the Sucl Canal has created dillicultics in maintaining a regular mail service. as ships are now routed round the
Cape. This involves Ion legs during which. even if a s ip operates aircraft. there are no opportunities to land or collect mail. For H.M.S. Hermes on her wayway out. arrangements were
MAN-MAID Charming 22-year-old
mer-
maid Ann Furness. found by
Plymouth Comm.-ind Diving School trainees ofi the pierhead at ll.M.S. Drake. She is the resident mermaid on a W’;-sluard TV show
cvcntually made for a collection from Freetown. -but this still left :1 I0-day gap in mails before the carrier got them via Capetown and an R.F.A. In November. nine changes in mail diversions were necessary for this ship alone. in seeking to take advantage of every opportunity for mail.
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The four-day state visit to Malta by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh included a trip to the neighbouring island ol'(iozo. Her Majesty was rcci:ivt'd the miiit-em.-t-pt-r .1 b o a r d Wallzcrton by Rear-.-\tlm:i‘.iI D. I.. l):ivciipurt.
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