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| Tango01 | 09 Jul 2014 10:18 p.m. PST |
The Falkland's War? "Chile's support for Britain during the Falklands War has been revealed for the first time by the man who was dispatched, with only hours notice, to secure a South American ally, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph credited to Harriet Alexander. Sidney Edwards, now aged 80, was then a 47-year-old official in the RAF. In conditions of upmost secrecy, he was to play a key role in the conflict, awarded an OBE for his efforts – and believes that Chile's support was vital to the British victory. Then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was reportedly so reliant on his intelligence updates she nicknamed them "Sidgrams"…"
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| joaquin99 | 10 Jul 2014 7:36 a.m. PST |
If my memory doesn´t fail me, they flew Canberra recon planes from Chile, and those planes were later ceded to that nation. |
| Tango01 | 10 Jul 2014 10:54 a.m. PST |
As some Frigates too. Amicalement
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| ITALWARS | 10 Jul 2014 1:37 p.m. PST |
so after reading that…contrary to when i assist to the match..now i'm more than happy that they lost against Brasil..:-) |
 Legion 4   | 11 Jul 2014 1:51 p.m. PST |
Who would have guessed !?!  |
| Johny Boy | 11 Jul 2014 11:22 p.m. PST |
I'm sure I read somewhere Chile was crucial in extraditing SAS te members away from Argentina, certainly it backs up why Mrs Thatcher continued to support Pinochet to the bitter end. |
| Tango01 | 11 Jul 2014 11:23 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!Ha!
Good one my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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