Drop Zone Borneo - The RAF Campaign 1963-65: 'The Most Successful Use of Armed Forces in the Twentieth Century'
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848844050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is the exciting account from a pilot who flew the dangerous flying missions and relates the tenseness and stresses of Jungle life in those dangerous days.. The border area between the Indonesian and Malaysian parts of Borneo was one of the most inaccessible areas of mountainous jungle anywhere in the world - an entire army was kept supplied in the field for the complete campaign. Of these, six thousand were within 20 miles of the Borneo frontier. In 1963 the Indonesian Army that threatened Borneo numbered 330,000 men, plus three thousand Commandos. The fact that there were no fatalities among the RAF supply-dropping transports in the whole of the Borneo campaign was extraordinary. From mid-way through 1964, British troops and their allies who were defending the border started to make offensive incursions into Indonesian Borneo - these operations were codenamed "Claret". Taken into account the confrontational nature of the campaign, casualties sustained in Borneo were surprisingly light. This grew to thirteen thousand in early 1965
About the Author Flew with 215 Squadron, co-piloting Argosy transport aircraft deep over jungle terrain from 1963 to 65. He served with the RAF from 1962 to 1967 before joining the computer industry. . He lives in Buckinghamshire and has various articles published in Industrial and local magazines
. He lives in Buckinghamshire and has various articles published in Industrial and local magazines. He served with the RAF from 1962 to 1967 before joining the computer industry. Flew with 215 Squadron, co-piloting Argosy transport aircraft deep over jungle terrain from 1963 to 65