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NOT SURE WHY, BUT I NOW CANNOT ADD TO THIS ACCOUNT ANYMORE. so, while i can comment and reply to posts, I cannot upload anymore vids to this account. Pete S

Nice trip down memory road there.

Not sure the title is right but a great clip nonetheless. Thankyou.

We,re all RAC,but"If you ain't Cav............."FTW

I spotted dave middleditch and Bob Darnell

I was in A Sqn Fitters from 89 to 92, there's a few faces I remember here, even some of the names. Harry, sat next to Winny at 2:47 taught me to drive L/R's.

Can we have more helicopters please....

Then the 3rd, Farmers]

I was a Junior Leader in 1986

Ark Royal AV intro - Most of my family and my wife’s family are ex forces or still serving. We cover all four branches, RAF, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and the army, and as you might know, anyone who has served in the Royal Tank Regiment is the most lucky. The Royal Navy has a program called “Family and Friends”. It’s very much like the “Bring your kids to work” idea that is used in civvy street. My youngest brother in law was at the time an aeronautical engineering officer on board the doomed ship HMS Ark Royal. On her Farwell trip we were invited to go on board for the five day trip from Glasgow (where she was de-bombed of her large ammunition, missiles, depth charges etc.) then to sail around the coast to Newcastle were she was built. You will see the ship during a force 7 gale ( it went up to force 8 but all crew were prohibited on deck as you would be blown off the side). The master plan was to land four harrier jump jets and a few helicopter’s for the last time during this period, so that the ship would have a “show” on board when it left Newcastle and sailed to Hamburg and then onto Portsmouth to be scrapped. As you can see from one of the photographs, the planes could not land during the first two days, so did a flypast, but finally did land on day 3. The man with the BIG video camera is a BBC documentary maker, for the tv series “Ark Royal” which was broadcasted a few months later. One photo will show a crewman on deck walking backwards at a 45 degree angle to the sea, this is not photoshoped, but displays how strong the gale was. Can you guess which Harrier pilot got a bollocking after he landed ??. I was very impressed on how proud the crew were about their ship, and what I did not do was take any emotional photographs of people who shed a tear or two. I hope you enjoy the AV, which was made up as an exercise for LBCC, after we had an expert talk on how to make them. Pete S LBCC

PETE S INTRO FOR CLUB ..... Something I made for my camera club here in Bristol - Ark Royal AV intro - Most of my family and my wife’s family are ex forces or still serving. We cover all four branches, RAF, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and the army, and as you might know, anyone who has served in the Royal Tank Regiment is the most lucky. The Royal Navy has a program called “Family and Friends”. It’s very much like the “Bring your... kids to work” idea that is used in civvy street. My youngest brother in law was at the time an aeronautical engineering officer on board the doomed ship HMS Ark Royal. On her Farwell trip we were invited to go on board for the five day trip from Glasgow (where she was de-bombed of her large ammunition, missiles, depth charges etc.) then to sail around the coast to Newcastle were she was built. You will see the ship during a force 7 gale ( it went up to force 8 but all crew were prohibited on deck as you would be blown off the side). The master plan was to land four harrier jump jets and a few helicopter’s for the last time during this period, so that the ship would have a “show” on board when it left Newcastle and sailed to Hamburg and then onto Portsmouth to be scrapped. As you can see from one of the photographs, the planes could not land during the first two days, so did a flypast, but finally did land on day 3. The man with the BIG video camera is a BBC documentary maker, for the tv series “Ark Royal” which was broadcasted a few months later. One photo will show a crewman on deck walking backwards at a 45 degree angle to the sea, this is not photoshoped, but displays how strong the gale was. Can you guess which Harrier pilot got a bollocking after he landed ??. I was very impressed on how proud the crew were about their ship, and what I did not do was take any emotional photographs of people who shed a tear or two. I hope you enjoy the AV, which was made up as an exercise for LBCC, after we had an expert talk on how to make them. Pete Smith LBCC www.lincombebarncameraclub.co.uk/

I was in the 8th and the 5th RTR's at Fallingbostel from 59 to 62. I was tank driver for the CO in both regiments. The tank was named HILDA. Does it still exist in the RTR? I did notice the the RTR has an H squadron. That will be in memory of the 8th. HILDA was the name on the tank that Gen Elles rode in at Cambrai. It was the CO's tank with H battalion.

Same the 3rd never had such pride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Battle field camp

How Is the song called? Very nice :)