1967?? Chieftains I think you got the year wrong. I could be wrong but i think we got the 1st one about 68. What do you think Tony. ------------------------- Paddy Henchion
Ed Tell you a little story about the 1st chieftain we got we were on exercise on Soltau and we brought our brand new Tank with us,we only had the one and it was driven by our own JT,John Triggs who had the C.O. on board doing his John Wayne bit it was about 5am and we were doing an advance to contact move I was driving the Sqn Ldr "CSqn" Capt Aylen in my old Panzer,when i got the order to go into high reverse comeing up behind me was our brand new Tank there was an allmighty BANG crash the Chieftain ran into the back of my Panzer it lost its track idler wheele front bins track guards and the gun barrell was damaged as it pinged off our turret,the people in both turrets were lucky not to get hit,we got a few cuts n bruises nothing serious but that wes the end for our 1st brand new Chieftain. After everything was sorted I drove off to battle in my old Panzer. --------------------------- Paddy Henchion
Went to Larzac in 66 I think. The Band went there as well. 35deg heat in "blues" tunics,marching up a hill following a statue of Mary to the church then waiting an hour for mass then matching down the hill again. I have never forgiven those Catholics for that.Hands up those who went to the nudist beach.
Brian Stratford I believe
ReplyDeleteYes I think you are right, was he H,Q, Sqn clark,?.
ReplyDeleteThakks
He was. He was also my brother in law when I was married to his sister
ReplyDeletePaul Martin throwing the darts?
ReplyDeletePaul Martin is now on facebook. Thats him throwing the dart.
ReplyDeleteThe other photo of dart play is Jimmy Howard - I think
ReplyDelete147 at a guess is A Sqn as it shows Cliff Crabbe - I think
ReplyDeleteGreat Pics
ReplyDelete1967?? Chieftains I think you got the year wrong.
ReplyDeleteI could be wrong but i think we got the 1st one about
68.
What do you think Tony.
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Paddy Henchion
You could be right, Paddy,
ReplyDeleteEd Tell you a little story about the 1st chieftain we got
ReplyDeletewe were on exercise on Soltau and we brought our brand new
Tank with us,we only had the one and it was driven by our own
JT,John Triggs who had the C.O. on board doing his John Wayne
bit it was about 5am and we were doing an advance to contact move
I was driving the Sqn Ldr "CSqn" Capt Aylen in my old Panzer,when
i got the order to go into high reverse comeing up behind me was our
brand new Tank there was an allmighty BANG crash the Chieftain ran
into the back of my Panzer it lost its track idler wheele front bins track
guards and the gun barrell was damaged as it pinged off our turret,the
people in both turrets were lucky not to get hit,we got a few cuts n bruises
nothing serious but that wes the end for our 1st brand new Chieftain.
After everything was sorted I drove off to battle in my old Panzer.
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Paddy Henchion
Hope you completed FMT 3!
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Don
Is that George Mc Ginley on the wagon again?.
ReplyDeleteArthur ?
ReplyDeleteise told you vunce und I ave told you six times and I vill not tell you athird
ReplyDeleteAnd you English zink you know everythink,but I tell you - I know bugger all!!!!
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Don
When did Royals go to Larzack France?
ReplyDeleteWent to Larzac in 66 I think. The Band went there as well. 35deg heat in "blues" tunics,marching up a hill following a statue of Mary to the church then waiting an hour for mass then matching down the hill again. I have never forgiven those Catholics for that.Hands up those who went to the nudist beach.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder us ACC lads never had enough Bread!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMick Cronin got sun burned
ReplyDeleteEerie silence about the nudist beach.
ReplyDeleteEerie silence about the nudist beach.
ReplyDeleteSilence speaks words!!!!!
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Don
I got sunburn on the nudist beach wo2 Newbiggin charged me with self inflickded.
ReplyDeleteAnyone got any photos of Camp du Larzac?
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