Comments on: My Falklands War http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/my-falklands-war/ HMS Devonshire and HMS Leopard Portal Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Juan Contreras http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/my-falklands-war/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Juan Contreras Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:13:58 +0000 http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/?p=437#comment-198 Hello, my name is Juan Contreras. I'm Argentine and I know a veteran who was on 12/May/1982 on the attack following Ibarlucea's. If you don't kow him I can help you contact. hola me llamo Juan Contreras. Soy argentino y conozco a un veterano que estuvo en el ataque posterior a tu padre. Pueo ayudarte a contactarlo. Hello, my name is Juan Contreras. I’m Argentine and I know a veteran who was on 12/May/1982 on the attack following Ibarlucea’s. If you don’t kow him I can help you contact.

hola me llamo Juan Contreras. Soy argentino y conozco a un veterano que estuvo en el ataque posterior a tu padre. Pueo ayudarte a contactarlo.

]]> By: Maria Eugenia Ibarlucea http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/my-falklands-war/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Maria Eugenia Ibarlucea Thu, 06 May 2010 03:42:57 +0000 http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/?p=437#comment-184 Hi, im Jorge Ibarlucea's doughter. i would like to contact to any veteran who participates on May 12. i relly want to know a little more about that special day. Thanks a lot. Maria Eugenia Ibarlucea. Hi, im Jorge Ibarlucea’s doughter. i would like to contact to any veteran who participates on May 12. i relly want to know a little more about that special day. Thanks a lot.
Maria Eugenia Ibarlucea.

]]> By: jorge http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/my-falklands-war/comment-page-1/#comment-180 jorge Sun, 02 May 2010 10:10:38 +0000 http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/?p=437#comment-180 hola soy de argentina deseo conectarme con algun veterano de guerra del 82 estube en darwin fui herido en el ataque del 1 de mayo en el bombardeo de los harriers sobre linea de pucara en pista Translates to: Hi I'm from Argentina I want to connect to any veteran of 82 I was in Darwin I was wounded in the attack on May 1 in the bombing of harriers on line ramp pucara hola soy de argentina deseo conectarme con algun veterano de guerra del 82
estube en darwin fui herido en el ataque del 1 de mayo en el bombardeo de
los harriers sobre linea de pucara en pista

Translates to:
Hi I’m from Argentina I want to connect to any veteran of 82 I was in
Darwin I was wounded in the attack on May 1 in the bombing of harriers on
line ramp pucara

]]> By: Andy W http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/my-falklands-war/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Andy W Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:23:57 +0000 http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/?p=437#comment-119 Andy W says: Yes I remember it well, I was in midships damage control in the combined tech office hiding under a table until the moment we were hit. I went down into the after engine room to find daylight and bright green oggin’ flooding in, Pete Travis was down there between the gearboxes on the remote CPP position. He looked white as a sheet. I stayed down there for days with the chippy. Happy days. Andy W says:
Yes I remember it well, I was in midships damage control in the combined tech office hiding under a table until the moment we were hit. I went down into the after engine room to find daylight and bright green oggin’ flooding in, Pete Travis was down there between the gearboxes on the remote CPP position. He looked white as a sheet. I stayed down there for days with the chippy. Happy days.

]]> By: John Dixon http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/my-falklands-war/comment-page-1/#comment-116 John Dixon Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:10:27 +0000 http://royalnavymemories.co.uk/?p=437#comment-116 I along with "Bill Oddy" were the 2 Stokers in HMS Brilliant's After Engine Room on that fatefull day when when HMS Glasgow got hit and we shot down the 2 Skyhawks,listening to those tapes brought a very nerve racking tingle down my spine some 28 years after the incident,I also wondered what type of day it was then?,sunny,cloudy,raining?....but thanks to that photo of the A4 attacking Glasgow I now know it was clear skies, and the A4 was coming out of the sun in a perfect attacking position....I'm so glad that I ran over the plates gripped Bill and we both jumped down in between the 2 Tyne Gas Turbines for cover...It was one hairy moment as it was for us all......It certainly brought back alot of memories.....John Dixon Ex MEM(M)1 D179286G I along with “Bill Oddy” were the 2 Stokers in HMS Brilliant’s After Engine Room on that fatefull day when when HMS Glasgow got hit and we shot down the 2 Skyhawks,listening to those tapes brought a very nerve racking tingle down my spine some 28 years after the incident,I also wondered what type of day it was then?,sunny,cloudy,raining?….but thanks to that photo of the A4 attacking Glasgow I now know it was clear skies, and the A4 was coming out of the sun in a perfect attacking position….I’m so glad that I ran over the plates gripped Bill and we both jumped down in between the 2 Tyne Gas Turbines for cover…It was one hairy moment as it was for us all……It certainly brought back alot of memories…..John Dixon Ex MEM(M)1 D179286G

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