Brian Hanrahan

Brian Hanrahan, who died on December 20 aged 61, was a long-serving and much-respected foreign correspondent for the BBC and became a familiar face to television viewers during the Falklands war in 1982.

Written on December 20, 2010 | Posted in My Falklands War | No comment

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 | 1 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 | 9 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 | 19 comments