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