Falklands War admiral Sandy Woodward dies aged 81

Jimbuna · 08-05-13, 05:56 AM

RIP Sir

Fair winds and following seas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23575534

TarJak · 08-05-13, 05:57 AM

RIP

Rest your oars sailor.

BossMark · 08-05-13, 06:21 AM

RIP Sandy Woodward

August · 08-05-13, 07:26 AM

RIP

WernherVonTrapp · 08-05-13, 08:16 AM

21 guns

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Herr-Berbunch · 08-05-13, 08:31 AM

RIP Sir Sandy

Garion · 08-05-13, 10:01 AM

RIP

Gary

08-08-13, 02:21 PM

Very comprehensive article on the conflict in Air & Space Smithsonian many years ago.

These guys were not fooling around. Both sides were in deadly earnest; it was an issue of national pride for both sides.

It never ceases to amaze me how the fog of war, and "as fate would have it", affects the most elegant plans of batle. The "if but for" circumstances in the Falkland War - and it was a war - are breathtaking (for both sides).

TLAM Strike · 08-08-13, 02:49 PM

RIP Admiral Woodward

08-05-13, 05:56 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Falklands War admiral Sandy Woodward dies aged 81 RIP Sir Fair winds and following seas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23575534 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-05-13, 06:21 AM	#3
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	RIP Sandy Woodward __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

08-05-13, 07:26 AM	#4
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	RIP __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

08-05-13, 08:16 AM	#5
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	21 guns ! __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

08-05-13, 08:31 AM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	RIP Sir Sandy __________________

08-05-13, 05:57 AM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	RIP Rest your oars sailor.

08-05-13, 10:01 AM	#7
Garion Commander Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 452 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	RIP Gary

08-08-13, 02:21 PM	#8
Wxman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Very comprehensive article on the conflict in Air & Space Smithsonian many years ago. These guys were not fooling around. Both sides were in deadly earnest; it was an issue of national pride for both sides. It never ceases to amaze me how the fog of war, and "as fate would have it", affects the most elegant plans of batle. The "if but for" circumstances in the Falkland War - and it was a war - are breathtaking (for both sides).

08-08-13, 02:49 PM	#9
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	RIP Admiral Woodward __________________