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A further 65 Euros was raised by Branch Members Les and Issy A total of 280 Euros raised for the 2022 Poppy Appeal on the day 14
'We Served' Ed Morris Alicante Branch Vice Chairman Fleet Air Arm 1962 - 1986 HMS HERMES HMS Hermes was a conventional British aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur class. Hermes was in service with the Royal Navy from 1959 until 1984, and she served as the flagship of the British forces during the 1982 Falklands War. The ship was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness during World War II as HMS Elephant. Construction was suspended in 1945 but work was resumed in 1952 to clear the slipway and the hull was launched on 16 February 1953. The vessel remained unfinished until 1957, when she entered service on 18 November 1959 as HMS Hermes after extensive modifications which included installation of a massive Type 984 'searchlight' 3D radar, a fully angled deck with a deck-edge elevator, and steam catapults. Hermes initially operated Supermarine Scimitar, de Havilland Sea Vixen, and Fairey Gannet fixed-wing aircraft, together with Westland Whirlwind helicopters. Proposed transfer to Australia: A 1966 review indicated that Hermes was surplus to operational requirements and she was offered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a replacement for HMAS Melbourne. In 1968, Hermes took part in a combined exercise with the RAN, during which the carrier was visited by senior RAN officers and Australian government officials, while RAN A-4G Skyhawks and Grumman S-2 Trackers practised landings on the larger carrier. The offer was turned down due to operating and manpower costs. 15
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Page 3 and 4: Hamish McConnachie Alicante Branch
Page 5 and 6: Military awards, medals and decorat
Page 7 and 8: On the 40th anniversary of the Falk
Page 9 and 10: Less than six months before the con
Page 11 and 12: A daylight attack on Mount William
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Page 17 and 18: In the autumn of 1983 she took part
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Page 21 and 22: New Branch Community Support Member
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Page 29 and 30: Branch Meetings As part of our Bran
Page 31 and 32: Our June meeting was held at the Bl
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