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Lynx
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Lynx
Lynx Artwork Collection |
  4th Regiment Army Air Corps, Helicopter Landing Site in Iraq, Operation Dessert Storm, 26th February 1991 by David Rowlands. |   Op Grapple by John Wynne Hopkins. |   24 Air Mobile by John Wynne Hopkins. |
  Eagle Patrol by John Wynne Hopkins. |   Five of Nines by John Wynne Hopkins. |   Operation Barras, 10th September 2000 by David Rowlands. |
  4 Regiment in the attack, Operation DESERT STORM, Iraq, 26th February 1991. by David Rowlands. |   Teamwork by Stuart Brown. |   Aldergrove Dispersal by John Wynne Hopkins. |
  Lynx at Readiness - Bastion by Graeme Lothian. |   Lynx Helicopter - Camp Bastion by Graeme Lothian. |   Tribute to the crew of Lynx Helicopters of the Army Air Corps by Graeme Lothian. |
| Signatures for : Lynx | ||
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Lieutenant Commander Paul A J Collins Click the name above to see prints signed by Lieutenant Commander Paul A J Collins | Lieutenant Commander Paul A J Collins Joined the Royal Navy in 1964 and as a midshipman served in HMS EAGLE in the Far East in 1966. He qualified as an observer at RNAS Lossiemouth in 1969 and joined 800 NAS flying in Buccaneer Mk 2 embarked in HMS EAGLE 1970-71. HMS EAGLE was deployed to the Mediterranean and to the Far East during this period. Immediately after returning to the UK he flew to New York to join 809 NAS embarked in HMS ARK ROYAL and served throughout 1972 embarked and at RAF Honington. After a further year at Honington he converted to ASW helicopters and served with 826 NAS embarked in HMS TIGER and HMS HERMES. On completion of the US Navy Staff Course in 1976 he joined 700 Lynx Intensive Flying Trials Unit for the introduction of the Lynx HAS 2 to operational service and subsequently became the flight commander of Phoebe Flight embarked in HMS PHOEBE. He was Operations Officer at RNAS Yeovilton 1979-81 and during this time flew in the Royal Naval Historic Flight for two display seasons in the Fairy Firefly and Swordfish. He was then the Operations Officer of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS during build and on commissioning 1982-1984. He was on the staff of Flag Officer 3rd Flotilla as Staff Plans Officer 1984-86 and embarked in HM Ships INVINCIBLE and ARK ROYAL [new] during this period. He left the RN in 1988 after 2 years on the staff of Commander British Forces Hong Kong. Paul then joined the Army as a Major in the RAPC serving in Germany with 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and HQ 1st Armoured Division, RPO Exeter and HQ 49[East] Brigade in Nottingham. He retired in 2000 and now lives on Dartmoor. | |
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