My Falklands Diary

Saturday 1st May 1982
Day One.
Time (Zulu). Action
0620. Glasgow first into the Exclusion Zone
0720.Vulcans bomb Falklands air strip. Good morning Dagoe!
1035. Action stations. Two A/C at 100 miles.

Written on February 17, 2010 | Posted in My Falklands War | No comment

Sam Salt HMS Sheffield

Captain of the ill fated HMS Sheffield, Falklands War 1982. James Frederick Thomas George “Sam” Salt, naval commander, born 19 April 1940; died 3 December 2009.

Written on December 11, 2009 | Posted in My Falklands War, Your Stories | 2 comments

My Falklands War

My time on HMS Glasgow. Includes audio recording on the day we were bombed. Not much praise to Admiral Woodward though!

Written on October 27, 2009 | Posted in My Falklands War | 4 comments

Final Farewell to HMS Glasgow

A huddle of Falklands veterans told jokes as they stood freezing on Portsmouth’s Round Tower to see off the Type 42 destroyer, toasted as one of the world’s luckiest ships.

Written on July 12, 2009 | Posted in HMS Glasgow | 1 comment