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(End ex Iron Chariot 1987)
 I joined 1 (LA) Sqn RAF Regiment in mid 1985 from 15 (LA) Sqn RAF Regiment (in
the UK) and found the Sqn was certainly a very busy place to be, I'm not sure
how many times a year we were away, but we never seemed to stay at Laarbruch
very often, either we were on exercise with the Harrier Force or with the Army or
just a Sqn Exercise somewhere. (Soltau, Sennelager, Bergen Honer, Holtern etc etc)
If we were not on exercise then it was running every day, on the ranges or
preparing the CVRT
( Scorpion, Spartans etc) for future deployments.
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Picture by Nige Sheldon
Rick Fanning Garry Millar, Nige Sheldon Brummie stars, Taff
Elwell Soltau
 Hi Res version
Pictures from Glen Beavis
Volgesang 87,
Back Row: Wurzel, ? , Nige Sheldon, Fitzie, Front: SB, Andy
Leonard, Noss, Me
Just after a section attack live firing exercise in '87, The
snow had thawed and it was wet and the river was freezing, all
this to test the 'NEW' SA80, glad to see over 10 years later our
efforts were not in vain.....
2: Easy time as CO's Driver on exercise @ Volgelsang '88
1Sqn 1987/88
Harrier Ex sometime 87
Me inside Spartan having a fag sat on the Fuel tank
Kenny, Berny and Willy friendly lot (Scorpion)
Pretending we were great at down hill, Bavaria 87 *Bonnes, Cpl
Jordan,
Left Pic is an attack on RAF Laarbruch (picture is of 1
SQN RAF REGT) over 400 troops were deployed by helicopters to
attack the station, Taking part were, 1st Battalion Irish
Guards, HQ 3 Wing RAF Regt, 58 Sqn RAF Regt, 2nd Battalion Light
Infantry, 8 Regt RCT
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1: Looking over the back of a Spartan having a coffee with the
locals in Germany whilst patrolling Ex Iron Chariot '87......it
was bloody cold , Usual names Brummie Stars, a couple of "Jocks"
etc. And **Millar Reid (see below)
2: A flt Landrover Bonnes*, Kirk and the crew
3: Me left and Millar Reid at the back end ex
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1:Barry Mathews taking out a Patrol
2:Sennelager Feb 1987, at the back Worz,Tommo,Yoda Front: Griff,
Noss, Andy, Sumpt, Me on the right
My Wedding , Nick Kellet best man 2 Jan '88
Sad Times !
John Baxter Aged 21 , **John Miller Reed Aged 22
Killed by a booby-trapped bomb, which had been attached to the
underside of his car at Nieuw-Bergan in Holland along
The IRA claimed responsibility 01-05-1988.
Ian Shinner Age 20
Shot dead by a sniper while off duty and driving his car at
Roermond in Holland on the 01-05-1988.
The IRA claimed responsibility
Aus and *Bonnie (1 Sqn)
Note: Bonnie also served D. Squadron 22nd.
Special Air Service Regiment
Military Medal - Road Traffic Accident
A `MILLION to one chance' accident has caused the death of a
serving member in 22 Special Air Service Regiment based at
Credenhill. Martin Bonness, ( D Sqn)a 33-year-old Royal Air
Force Regiment NCO attached to the SAS, died when two cars each
containing colleagues from the Regiment collided head-on at
Allensmore, near Lock's Garage ( 2001)
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Pictures From Martin (Skitz) Landless
Pictures by Aus Smith
Aus Served on 51 Sqn 86/87 then 1 Sqn A Flt 87/88
The Man from Brigade ... Burns dressed up and did a tour of
inspection
1: Trench Digging at Sennelager during Ex Hazel FluteIn the
trench Me and ???, watching ???, Tom Drake,??? and Chris Mears
in the bottom right hand corner.
2: We were about to be inspected by the new CinC RAF Regt.
3: 48 AT 20 - Clutch went we had to change it, it took me and
Nick nearly 9 hours solid to replace it but when we finished and
fired her up the gearbox was shot - Pull the left stick and we
went right - pull the right one and we went left for about 10
yards and bang the gearbox died. We spent the rest of the
exercise in the back of a 4 Tonner. Nick - Me - Lou Jordan.
NAAFI break on a live firing ex at Haltern. From the Top left ..
Brian Conchie, Nick Kellet, Lou Jordan, Brigden, Bonnie, Chris
Mears, John, Stu edward, The Dude, Buck.
Taken on Hazel Flute 1987, we stayed overnight in some tank
sheds. This sticks in my mind as on the night we had a massive
Thunder Storm which lasted hours. Stu Ledward also got a smack
from Sam Morran for gobbing off. From the left John Collins, Si
Moore, Willie, Me, Jonah, Jim Lavery, Lou Jordan.
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Saltau
from the left - Steve Goss, Digger Dowd, Brian Conchie, Lou
Jordan, ?, Aus, Nick "Pongo" Kellet.
2: Weapon Cleaning prior to Xmas leave 1987Left to right ...
Brigden, ???, Si Moore
3: Me and Dave O'Brien on the ranges at Halton ... FS Jim Lavery
made me wear a sandbag as I kept wearing my beret with the badge
to the side instead of over the left eye.
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1 & 2 We pulled up to this sight during a night move
somewhere in Germany ... Don't know who it was but unlucky
thrown a track and it jammed. Bad enough but when you throw in
wet mud and snow at night ..... to cap it all off the Sqn 2IC
was there Flt Lt Chesney barking orders at the poor sods
3: Taken at Garmish during an Aircrew Escape and Evasion
exerciseFrom the Left: Brian Conchie, ???, Brigden, Tom Drake,
Ken Bishop, Lennie, Digger Dowd, Geordie Hartley, Si Moore, Me.
Kneeling down ??? - I should know he was on my BG course.
A Flt out on a jolly in the Hartz Mountains , spent some dodgy
times in the local town.
Names. Garry Millar, Winston , SB (School boy), and Taff Elwell
reminded me Spike Mulligan is the guy pointing at the coffee.
Winston, John, Spike, Garry, Snipper Officer Viech, Me , Dunks,
In The Front SB, Bonnes,Taff1, Taff2, ? ,Keith.
Pictures from Taff Elwell
Now Name them !
This is the re opening of the tavern at sunny Laarbruch
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