05-nov-83    to    26-mar-84

Operation Offcut

05-nov-83    to    26-mar-84


lebanon Beirut



Operation Offcut



Following a massacre of Palestinian refugees, a multi-national force was sent to Lebanon. The UK sent 3 Chinooks from a mixed 7 Sq and 240 OCU team to Akrotiri in Sep 1983 (and a Buccaneer force) under Operation Pulsator, which here, is not distinguished from Offcut operations. After a series of suicide bombings between mid Oct and early Nov 1983, Britain mounted Operation Offcut to protect its peacekeepers (the BRITFORLEB deployment) and nationals in Lebanon, as part of a wider Multi-National Force (with US, UK, French & Italian components).



  Units


Dates UnitModels
    sep83 to feb84 UK 7 Squadron Royal Air Force CH-47C Chinook
    sep83 to feb84 UK 240 OCU Royal Air Force SA330 Puma
CH-47C Chinook
    nov83 to mar84 UK 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm Lynx
    11jan84 to 23mar84 UK 846 NAS Fleet Air Arm Sea King HC.4
Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation




helicopter   Individual helicopters


Model IDs
Westland Sea King HC.4 ZA291    
Westland Lynx HAS2 XZ240     XZ735    



  Ships


ClassesShips
Aircraft Carrier   Clemenceau class French Navy R98 Clemenceau, French Navy R99 Foch,
Guided-Missile Destroyer   County class Royal Navy D19 HMS Glamorgan,
Frigate   Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class Royal Navy F91 HMS Brazen,
Frigate   Broad Beam Leander class Royal Navy F12 HMS Achilles,
Frigate   Seawolf Leander class Royal Navy F57 HMS Andromeda,
Landing Ship/Platform Dock   Fearless class Royal Navy L10 HMS Fearless,
Support Ship   Rover class Royal Fleet Auxiliary A269 RFA Grey Rover, Royal Fleet Auxiliary A270 RFA Blue Rover,
Support Ship   Reliant class (1983) Royal Fleet Auxiliary A131 RFA Reliant,





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