Category Archives: PTSD

2 June 1994 – From training Exercise to a real incident: The Chinook Crash Mull Of Kintyre and a visit in 2017.

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

2 June 1994 From training Exercise to a real incident: The Chinook Crash Mull Of Kintyre Twenty four years have passed and this story is still as vivid as it was when it happened. It was an unreal day I … Continue reading →

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Health is Wealth – well being and mental Health!

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

I was just looking through a few photos from 3 years ago I was pretty ill with a bowel problem! I was really struggling and the 4 th operation I was so worried that it may not have been successful! … Continue reading →

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Long day! A cycle in the wind and huge memories at Lockerbie.

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

It was a long drive to a long drive to Lockerbie for a meeting the roads were clear and I managed to make it just about 5 hours! I then had a brew and had an idea to cycle round … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie – Looking for help from those who were there and a photo of the Control Point in the School?

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

  Not many know that Mountain Rescue, SARDA and a many other Agencies apart from the Police, Fire Brigade Ambulance,Coastguards and Raynet were involved in the tragedy of Lockerbie in December 1988. It is a day I will never forget … Continue reading →

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Sgur Na Stri – “The hill of strife” – The USA F111 Crash site on this classic Mountain.

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Sgur Na Stri – “The hill of strife” – I am over in Skye at Loch Coruisk staying in the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (JMCS) hut at loch Coruisk! It can be a difficult place to reach but as … Continue reading →

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As another anniversary of Lockerbie looms -Keep an eye on those involved and you ❤️ at this time.

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

As I passed by Lockerbie on Sunday going South it as always is ever easy ! Since the Disaster in 1988 it has had a huge effect on my life and those I love ! I was there with the … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget – A few words on some of Scotland’s remoter Mountain RAF aircraft crashes.

Posted on November 11, 2016 by

At 1100 today we remember those who paided the ultimate sacrifice on Remembrance Day. I do not go to these big public parades like many veterans do but always every year try to visit at least one of the remote … Continue reading →

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