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We are in the very lucky position to be able to
offer a number of
If you wish for further details or to discuss
the possibility of any of those outlined below please contact:
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Lieut.
A. G. Linsley RN Ret'd,
Rose Cottage, 11 Dalehouse, Staithes,
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North
Yorkshire, TS13 5DT
TELEPHONE: 00-44-(0)1947-840466
e-mail: skuarn@btinternet.com |
1. The BATTLE
of TARANTO
2. The BATTLE
of the ATLANTIC - The Part Played by the Fleet Air Arm.
3. OPERATION SKUA or
"More ice in your gin"
4. The HISTORY
of the FLEET AIR ARM or
"How wrong can you be?"
5.
"LONGITUDE" H.M.S. Association 1707 to 1967
- The 'Captain
Cook' Connection
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THE
BATTLE of TARANTO |
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As seen through the eyes of
Lieut. Commander John W.G. Wellham DSC R.N.
now the only surviving aircrew who took part in the Battle of
Taranto, and author of 2 books
"With Naval Wings" and
the "Attack on Taranto -
Blueprint for Pearl Harbor" .
He also took part in many Fleet Air Arm operations in the
Mediterranean, Red Sea, South and North Atlantic and the East Indies
Fleet against the Japanese. Tells of the reason for and events
leading up to the battle; personal experience of the attack; the
results and the effects on Naval Warfare including the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor.
PRESENTATION Timing: 1hour, two sections of approximately 30 minutes.
Illustrated with slides and video.
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The
BATTLE of the ATLANTIC - The Part Played by the Fleet Air Arm. |
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As seen through the eyes of
Lieut. Commander John W.G. Wellham DSC R.N.
Tells of the importance of the event and the danger to us in Britain;
convoy losses and rationing of food; defensive and offensive action,
particularly against F.W.200. CONDOR bombers.
The Merchant Aircraft Carrier; and the Escort Carrier; the Hunter
Killer Group.
Lt. Cdr. Wellham was Commander (Flying) of the Escort Carriers
H.M.S. BITER and H.M.S. EMPRESS
PRESENTATION Timing: As for Presentation 1. With slides and video. |
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OPERATION
SKUA
or "More ice in your gin" |
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Presenter : Lieut.
Andrew G. Linsley R.N. (Ret'd)
EXPEDITION LEADER - HMS ASSOCIATION (1967)
EXPEDITION LEADER - OPERATION SKUA (1974)
OPERATION SKUA or "More ice in your gin"
Tells the story of the shooting down of the first German aircraft on
26th September 1939 and the attack the German cruiser Konigsberg in
Bergen harbour on 10th April 1940. It continues with the loss of
L2940, a Blackburn Skua of 800 squadron from H.M.S.
Ark Royal and tells the story of the two aircrew, and
how they came to spend the night of April 27th 1940 in Norway with
the 3 crew of the Heinkel bomber which they had just shot down. It
then goes on to explain how the crews were brought back to England
and how the Skua was "lost" for 34 years. It was recovered
with a film crew in attendance. The second part of the presentation
is to show the film on VHS video.
PRESENTATION: Slides - 1 hour Video - 1 hour |
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The
HISTORY of the FLEET AIR ARM
Parts
1 & 2 |
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Presenter : Lieut.
Andrew G. Linsley R.N. (Ret'd)
THE HISTORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM (Part 1)
or
"How wrong can you be?"
Tells the story of the formation of the Royal Naval Air Service
and how it evolved into the Fleet Air Arm. It covers the development
of airships, aircraft and the aircraft carrier, from 1912 to 1945
right up to the Helicopter Landing Platforms of today, with many
amusing anecdotes.
PRESENTATION: Slides - 1 hour, video - 30 minutes
THE HISTORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM (Part 2)
Tells the story of the Fleet Air Arm from 1945 to the present
day. It covers the development of aircraft and the aircraft carrier
right up to the Helicopter Landing Platforms of today, with many
amusing anecdotes and an insight into the future.
PRESENTATION: Slides - 1 hour, video - 30 minutes |
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"LONGITUDE"
H.M.S. Association 1707 to 1967
- The 'Captain Cook' Connection |
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Presenter : Lieut.
Andrew G. Linsley R.N. (Ret'd)
"LONGITUDE" H.M.S. ASSOCIATION 1707 to 1967
The 'Captain Cook' Connection
This tells of the loss of the flagship of Admiral of the Blue, Sir
Clowdisley Shovell on the Gilstone Reef, Scilly Isles, Cornwall on
the night of 22nd October 1707 and how a team of amateur divers found
it in 1967. The story includes the recovery of bronze cannon and gold
and silver treasure trove.
PRESENTATION: Slides - 1 hour |
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