Hello from The Shetland Isles

[cappy]

john im no braver I think than the next man but would need a a couple of bottles do have gone out on that one a rescue being able to scull wouldn't have beenmuch good regards cappy

[Roy Hansen]

Hi Roy used to work out of Lerwick on quite a few ships related to the oil and gas industry. Trying to remember the name of one bloke I knew who settled very comfortably there who was from the Falklands, he reckoned it was the nearest thing to the same as was possible. He was the big chief one year to the annual celebrations (Vikings funeral) and possibly many more. This would have been in the 80"s. Cheers John Sabourn

I was posted to RAF Saxa Vord, on Unst, during the Falklands recovery and seem to remember a few 'exercises' taking place before the main operation. As you say, The Shetland Isles are the nearest thing we have to the Falkland Isles. Although I wasn't allowed to go south, one of the radars I worked on did. I believe it is now searching for submarines in Falkland Sound due to the damn french exocets