Operation to clear infiltration and prevent weapon supplies crossing from Yemen into the then Radfan border area of Aden. Started 4 Jan for a little over a fortnight, after which the British air and ground units and the Federal Regular Army (FRA) troops they were supporting, withdrew.
In addition to the rotary wing action, 653 Sqn AAC fielded DHC Beavers from 15 Flt and Auster AOP 9 from 13 Flt. (Thanks @opsnormal1957).
Units |
Dates | Unit | Models |
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jan64 | SAR Flight, Khormaksar Royal Air Force | Whirlwind Type 171 Sycamore |
04jan64 to 15jan64 | 26 Squadron Royal Air Force | Type 192 Belvedere |
04jan64 to 14jan64 | 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Wessex |
Individual helicopters |
Model | IDs | |||
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Westland Wessex HAS.1 | XM843 | |||
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | XL844 XN261 | |||
Ships |
Classes | Ships | |
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Aircraft Carrier | Centaur class | R06 HMS Centaur, |