Journal Issue 71 Published
Many will have by now received their copy of the latest Journal in the post. We have now also added a digital copy to the Journal page...
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Mar 28, 2022
Major Roger Woodiwiss MBE
Major Roger Woodiwiss sadly passed away on Saturday 12th March 2022 at the age of 92. He was conscripted on 1st January 1948 and decided...
Feb 15, 2022
Flt Lt Lex Brown MBE AFC
With sadness, we have learned that Lex Brown died peacefully on 11th February following a long illness. As a heli pilot on Loan Service,...
Feb 15, 2022
Air Vice Marshal Sir Erik Bennett KBE, CV, CVO
Sir Erik Bennett died in the Armed Forces Hospital in Oman on Friday 28th January 2022 at the age of 93. Erik Bennett assumed command of...
Jan 4, 2022
Mqm Nick Mander - amended obituary
Following a career in the British Army serving with the Green Howards, Nick Mander arrived in Oman in June 1971. He was initially...
Dec 29, 2021
Major Steve Cary
We are sorry to report that Steve Cary died from a heart attack on the 16th December 2021. He served in the Parachute Regiment on a short...
Nov 1, 2021
Colonel John R Wooddisse
John Wooddisse was commissioned into the Sherwood Foresters on National Service and served with the 1st Bn in Derna, Libya. On...
Oct 25, 2021
SON/RNO Reunion 2021
Third time lucky! We eventually got the SON/RNO Reunion off the ground on Friday 1 October after two postponements due to COVID. It was a...
Oct 13, 2021
The Grenadier Walk of Oman
The SAF Association was recently approached by Walking with the Wounded, a registered charity in the UK, which exists to support...
Oct 13, 2021
Lt Col (retd) Alan John Abbott MBE
With sadness, we have learned that Alan Abbott died peacefully in hospital on 10th October, following a long illness. Colleagues will...
Oct 13, 2021
Andy Dunsire
Andy Dunsire was a long term employee of Airwork Services in Salalah but who maintained a wide portfolio of interests outside of his day...
Sep 27, 2021
Heli 50+1
We did it – a year delayed, but at last the gathering of some ‘real people’ to celebrate that crucial first introduction of some...
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