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Visitors flock to Portsmouth Navy Days
Thousands of people have descended on Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard for the start of this weekend's Navy Days event.
Have a look HERE...
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Have a look at the link to the Bournmouth Daily Echo HERE,
VMT to Shaun Jones for the Picture.
RFA Largs Bay will be "Flying" in (well it is an air festival) and be open to visitors on the 19th and 29th August
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UK Naval Task Force Arrives in Florida. Ark Royal, Sutherland and more importantly RFA Fort George arrive in Port Canaveral, for more information have a look HERE
Must be the first time the Ark has been described as "massive"! DMG...
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Navy Days is set to Return to Portsmouth... have a shufti HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE I could go on....
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Spotted on the web and worth a read, especially if you live in the Weymouth/Portland area
Have a look HERE
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The Dunera Boys, a bit off topic but worth a read. Spotted on Ships Nostalgia and originally from the BBC. I must admit I had never heard of this before.
Have a look HERE...
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It is with much sadness that I announce the death of First Officer (Comms) Martin Glanville who died on 25th June aged 62 following a long asbestos related illness. His funeral will be held at 14:45 today in the Saint Peter Chapel of Exeter Crematorium.
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Spotted on the BBC News website, recently refitted RFA Argus is to take part in a major medical exercise with 40 MOD Medical staff from Plymouth's Derriford Hospital. Have a shufti HERE...
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Only 1 week to go now to register your vote to help HMS Cavalier reach the finals of the National Lottery Awards 2010. If you have already voted for us, thank you very much, your support is much appreciated. If you haven't voted yet, you have until Mi...
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Photies from the Solent Branch 5th Anniversary Banyan held on the 5th June 2010 are now posted in the Association Gallery have a shufti. HERE
What I now need is an editor to caption all the piccies....feel up to the task....give me a bell and I w...
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Last Survivor Of The Great Escape Is Dead.
Have a look here
Incidentally, Steve McQueen's bike in the film was a post war, 1960s Triumph 650 fitted with swinging arm rear suspension. My thanks go to anoraksRus.com for that....
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Spotted in today's Daily Telegraph (8 June). The death of Commander Hugh Clark, aged 62, who was Flight Commander of 825 NAS during the Falklands campaign. He came to prominence during the rescue effort from the burning RFA Sir Galahad. See HERE...
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Armed Forces Day 2010 will be held on 26th June at venues all around the country. The National event will be held in Cardiff but it is just one of a geat number of the celebrations of our Armed Forces.
To find out what is going on in your area have a loo...
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Here's a very interesting site. I have used it for research purposes a couple of times (RFA Scotol and also some private research on my great uncle lost during WW2 in MV Polzella)
The U-boat War in World War Two (1939-1945) and World War One (1914-1918)....
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Another interesting shipping related site. On "SeaThe Ships" the RFA has it's own forum and photographic section...worth a look
HERE...
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I spotted this American site on Ships Nostalgia and it looked quite interesting. I have spoken to the site owners and they have agreed the link, have a shufti HERE...
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The application form can be downloaded at the foot of this page
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It is with much sadness that I announce the death of John Walton who died on Sunday 2 May 2010 in the Royal Derby Hospital aged 65. Sadly I have just received this information (Tuesday 18 May) the same day that John's funeral took place at the Bretby Cre...
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