RFAA YEARBOOK 2013-14
The RFAA Members Handbook and Yearbook 2013/14 will shortly be distributed. It has always been said that the London Routemaster Omnibus, a triumph in British design, ingenuity flair and panache…
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CAPTAIN SHAUN’S AT IT AGAIN
A Couple of superb photos of RFA Fort Victoria. RFA Fort Victoria currently operating east of Suez has been superbly photographed here by Shaun Jones. Looking at the blue sky,…
Click to Read Full ArticleTHE PLYMOUTH VETERAN MARCH 2013
The Plymouth Veteran THE JOURNAL OF THE FEDERATION OF PYMOUTH AND DISTRICT EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION Welcome to the latest edition (Mar 2013) of this journal in which we hope to report…
Click to Read Full ArticleGOING..GOING..GONE.
The Argentinian Type 42 Destroyer ARA Santísima Trinidad , a veteran of the Falklands War (was the warship that landed the first military forces — 84 marines and a team of divers…
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If it sounds too Good to be true, it probably is…. Just a few days ago the Prime Minister indicated that Defence would be given some respite from the seemingly…
Click to Read Full ArticleRFAA WEBSITE PROBLEMS
Problems Accessing the RFAA Website A couple of members have reported some difficulty to me in accessing our website and I am trying to track down the problem. One member…
Click to Read Full ArticleCAPTAIN (E) ROBERT (BOB) KIRK
Looking For Captain(E) Robert Kirk RFA If anybody knows the whereabouts and contact details of Captain(E) Bob Kirk RFA please contact me at mob.rfaa.uk
Click to Read Full ArticleReunion of Olmeda CTU 1973 Sitrep 1
Mike Ainley Writes This year it will 40 years since we as a CTU first went to sea on Olmeda. We Joined her in a cold, wet and windy Rosyth…
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RFA Fort George Bows out After an 18 year, and very sucessful career, RFA Fort George sets off on her final voyage to that “Big RAS Corridor in the Sky” under tow…
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New Approach to Damage Control. Following an article in today’s (24 Jan 2013) Daily Mirror it has been decided to introduce a revolutionary concept in damage control. Out goes the…
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