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Ramage and the Drumbeat

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The book follows Nicholas Lord Ramage, by now a lieutenant, and his experiences commanding the [[cutter (boat)\|cutter]] HMS ''Kathleen''. Despatched by [[Commodore (Royal Navy)\|Commodore]] [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson\|Horatio Nelson]] to carry messages to [[Gibraltar]], he becomes involved in an attempt to capture a crippled Spanish [[frigate]]. As events progress Ramage and the ''Kathleen'' find themselves embroiled in the [[Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)\|Battle of Cape St Vincent]] on 14 February 1797.		The book follows Nicholas Lord Ramage, by now a lieutenant, and his experiences commanding the [[cutter (boat)\|cutter]] HMS ''Kathleen''. Despatched by [[Commodore (Royal Navy)\|Commodore]] [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson\|Horatio Nelson]] to carry messages to [[Gibraltar]], he becomes involved in an attempt to capture a crippled Spanish [[frigate]]. As events progress Ramage and the ''Kathleen'' find themselves embroiled in the [[Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)\|Battle of Cape St Vincent]] on 14 February 1797.
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	+	The special orders were from Commodre Horatio Nelson, addressed to Lieutenant Lord Ramage, young captain - some said too young - of the cutter, H.M.S. Kathleen.
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	+	The orders - to carry the Marchesa di Volterra to Gibralta out of the reach of Napoleon's army - meant that Ramage and the Mathleen would have to run the gamut of the Mediterranean French fleet. And eight days out from Corsica the Kathleen sat bacalmed, making no sail, a targer for Napoleon's ships, and carrying on board the young high-spirited Marcheasa who was more than ready to encourage her rescuer into action against the enemy...

	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==

HMS Orpheus (1860)

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	== Aftermath ==		== Aftermath ==
-	Three inquiries were held after the shipwreck, but due to the unwillingness of the Royal Navy to admit an officer's culpability much of the blame was laid on Edward Wing for not guiding the ship into the harbour and for failing to maintain the signalling station on Paratutai Island. In all, 189 people died in the wreck of HMS ''Orpheus'', including Commodore Burnett and Captain Burton, giving it the highest ever casualty rate for a New Zealand shipwreck.	+	Three inquiries were held after the shipwreck, but due to the unwillingness of the Royal Navy to admit an officer's culpability much of the blame was laid on Edward Wing for not guiding the ship into the harbour and for failing to maintain the signalling station on Paratutai Island. In all, 189 people died in the wreck of HMS ''Orpheus'', including Commodore Burnett and Captain Burton, giving it the highest ever casualty rate for a shipwreck in New Zealand waters.<ref group="Notes">The emmigrant ship [[Cospatrick (ship)\|''Cospatrick'']] involved a greater loss of New Zealand life, but did not occur in New Zealand waters</ref>

	Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a Court Martial (in this case not a criminal trial but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.		Later, the survivors (8 officers and 62 men) were taken to HMS ''Miranda'' and split into three groups. All the officers and 10 hands were sent to [[Portsmouth]] to appear before a Court Martial (in this case not a criminal trial but a formal inquiry); 25 sailors were drafted to HMS ''Harrier''; and the remaining 27 sailors stayed with ''Miranda''.
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
-	* [[Cospatrick (ship)\|''Cospatrick'']]
	* [[List of shipwrecks]]		* [[List of shipwrecks]]
	* [[List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy]]		* [[List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy]]

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Group Captain

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	Image:Hellenic Air Force OF-5.svg\|A Hellenic Air Force ''Sminarchos'' (group captain's) rank insignia		Image:Hellenic Air Force OF-5.svg\|A Hellenic Air Force ''Sminarchos'' (group captain's) rank insignia
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	Image:Thai air O5.png\|A [[Royal Thai Air Force\|RTAF]] group captain's rank insignia		Image:Thai air O5.png\|A [[Royal Thai Air Force\|RTAF]] group captain's rank insignia
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John Lloyd Waddy

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|caption=Squadron Leader Waddy at Morotai c. 1945
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|The Hon.]]
|name = John Lloyd Waddy 
|honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]]
|birth_date = 10 December 1916
|birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales|NSW]]
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|death_place = [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]], NSW
|office = [[New South Wales Ministry for Police|Minister for Police and Services]]
|term_start = 3 January 1975
|term_end = 23 January 1976
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|office1 = [[New South Wales Department of Health|Minister for Health]]
|term_start1 = 3 December 1973
|term_end1 = 3 January 1975
|successor1 = [[Dick Healey]]
|office2 = Minister for Youth and Community Services
|term_start2 = 11 March 1971
|term_end2 = 3 December 1973
|predecessor2 =
|successor2 = Dick Healey
|party = [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|religion =
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|majority =
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|nickname = "Wad" <ref name="Legislative Assembly"> [www.parliament.nsw.gov.au] file/483LA086.pdf Death of the Honourable John Lloyd Waddy] at [www.parliament.nsw.gov.au] Parliament of New South Wales]. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref>
|allegiance = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
|branch = [[Image:Ensign of the Royal Australian Air Force.svg|22px|link=]] [[Royal Australian Air Force|RAAF]]
|serviceyears = 1940–1954
|rank = [[Group Captain]]
|unit = [[No. 250 Squadron RAF|No. 250 Sqn RAF]] (1941–42) [[No. 260 Squadron RAF|No. 260 Sqn RAF]] (1942) [[South African Air Force|No. 4 Sqn SAAF]] (1942) [[No. 92 Squadron RAF|No. 92 Sqn RAF]] (1942) [[No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF|No. 2 OTU]] (1943–44)
|commands= [[No. 80 Squadron RAAF|No. 80 Sqn]] (1944–45) RAAF Reserve (1950–54)
|battles = [[World War II]]
* [[North African Campaign]]
* [[Western Desert Campaign|Desert War]]
* [[South West Pacific theatre of World War II|South West Pacific]]
* [[New Guinea campaign]]
* [[Borneo campaign (1945)|Borneo campaign]]
|awards = [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] [[Mentioned in Despatches]] [[Air Medal]] ([[United States|US]])
}}
'''John Lloyd Waddy''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] (10 December 1916 – 11 September 1987) was a senior officer and [[aviator]] in the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF), who later served as a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] and [[Minister of the Crown]]. As a [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] pilot during [[World War II]], he shot down fifteen enemy aircraft in the [[Western Desert Campaign|Desert War]], becoming one of Australia's top-scoring [[Flying ace|aces]] and earning the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]. He then commanded [[No. 80 Squadron RAAF|No. 80 Squadron]] in the [[South West Pacific theatre of World War II|South West Pacific]], where he was awarded the American [[Air Medal]]. He was also one of eight senior pilots who took part in the "[[Morotai Mutiny]]" of April 1945.

Discharged from the Permanent Air Force at the end of the war, Waddy took a commission in the RAAF Reserve, leading the organisation as a [[Group Captain]] in the early 1950s. He was active in a number of veterans' groups, and was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in 1955. As the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] [[Electoral district of Kirribilli|Member for Kirribilli]] from 1962 to 1976, he held cabinet posts in the [[New South Wales Parliament]], including Minister for Child Welfare and Social Welfare (later Youth and Community Services), [[New South Wales Department of Health|Minister for Health]], and [[New South Wales Ministry for Police|Minister for Police and Services]]. He retired from politics in 1976, and died in 1987 at the age of seventy.

==Family and early life==
Born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] on 10 December 1916, Waddy was the son of [[first-class cricket]]er Edgar Lloyd Waddy and his wife Lottchen, and great-grandson of General Sir Richard Waddy [[Order of the Bath|KCB]].<ref name="Who's Who 1980">Draper, ''Who's Who in Australia 1980'', p.840</ref><ref name="Who's Who 1950">Alexander, ''Who's Who in Australia 1950'', p.724</ref> His four siblings included a sister and three brothers.<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/> Edgar Waddy established the [[real estate]] firm of E.L. Waddy & Son in [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]], which John joined as a [[clerk]] after completing his education at [[The King's School, Parramatta]].<ref name="Who's Who 1950"/><ref name="Newton">Newton, ''Australian Air Aces'', pp.114–115</ref> He married Vera Nellie May (Ve) Dengate on 21 July 1938; the couple had a son, Lloyd, and two daughters, Denise and Rosalind.<ref name="Who's Who 1980"/><ref name="Ve Waddy obit"> [www.smh.com.au] Her name on a war plane says it all] at [www.smh.com.au] The Sydney Morning Herald]. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref>

Waddy enlisted in the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) in late 1940, learning to fly under the [[Commonwealth Air Training Plan|Empire Air Training Scheme]] (EATS) in [[Rhodesia]]. His two older brothers, Edgar and Richard, were also pilots, the former having taken a short-service commission with the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) in the 1930s, and the latter training in Canada with EATS during the war prior to active duty in Britain, where he was killed flying a single-engined [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] in 1941.<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/><ref name="Newton"/> Waddy's elder sister, Lett, was commissioned into the Women's Volunteer Naval Reserve, and his younger brother Rowen served as an officer with the [[Second Australian Imperial Force|2nd AIF]] in the [[South West Pacific theatre of World War II|South West Pacific]].<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/>

==World War II==
===North Africa===
Completing his training in June 1941, [[Pilot Officer]] Waddy was posted to the [[North African Campaign|North African theatre]] with [[No. 250 Squadron RAF|No. 250 (Fighter) Squadron RAF]], operating [[Curtiss P-40|P-40 Tomahawks]].<ref name="Newton"/> He was befriended and mentored by the RAAF's top-scoring [[Flying ace|ace]], [[Clive Caldwell|Clive "Killer" Caldwell]], who became godfather to Waddy's daughter.<ref name="Alexander">Alexander, "Cleaning the augean stables"</ref> Waddy's first operational [[sortie]] was as Caldwell's [[wingman]]; he found the ensuing [[dogfight]] so fast and confusing that he had no idea what was happening and afterwards had to ask the more experienced pilot how things had gone.<ref>Alexander, ''Clive Caldwell: Air Ace'', p.56</ref> On 9 December, however, he registered his first confirmed victory, sharing in the destruction of a [[Messerschmitt Bf 110|Messerschmitt Bf110]] twin-engined fighter near [[Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base|El Adem]].<ref>Newton, ''Clash of Eagles'', p.60</ref>

[[File:010233Tomahawk1941.jpg|thumb|260px|left|P-40 Tomahawk similar to that flown by John Waddy in No. 250 Squadron RAF, 1941–42]]
By the end of April 1942, Waddy had scored four-and-a-half victories over enemy aircraft. Promoted [[Flying Officer]], he achieved four "kills" in a single sortie on 12 May 1942, destroying two [[Junkers Ju 52|Junkers Ju52]] cargo planes and two escorting Bf110s from a German air transport convoy operating between [[Crete]] and North Africa.<ref name="Newton"/><ref>Herington, [www.awm.gov.au] ''Air War Against Germany and Italy'', p.231]</ref> He was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] (DFC) for this action, which was [[London Gazette|gazetted]] on 2 October. The citation praised his "masterly airmanship as a fighter pilot" and his "great courage and devotion to duty".<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=35727|supp=yes|startpage=4273|date=2 October 1942|accessdate=25 September 2009}}</ref>

Shortly after claiming a victory over a [[Messerschmitt Bf 109|Messerschmitt Bf109]] on 22 May, Waddy was posted to another RAF unit, [[No. 260 Squadron RAF|No. 260 Squadron]], flying P-40 Kittyhawks.<ref name="Newton"/><ref>Newton, ''Clash of Eagles'', p.65</ref> He accounted for two enemy aircraft in June, before being allotted to No. 4 Squadron of the [[South African Air Force]], where he destroyed a Bf109 in September.<ref>Newton, ''Clash of Eagles'', pp.65–66,70</ref> In October, following the award of his DFC, Waddy began flying [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire Vs]] in [[No. 92 Squadron RAF|No. 92 Squadron RAF]]. He claimed a further three victories with his latest unit before being posted back to Australia on 19 November 1942. His final tally of fifteen-and-a-half victories made him one of the most successful Allied fighter pilots in the Desert War, and second only to Caldwell among the RAAF contingent.<ref>Newton, ''Clash of Eagles'', pp.71,73,79</ref><ref>Odgers, ''Air Force Australia'', p.125</ref>

===South West Pacific===
In February 1943, Waddy took charge of the Spitfire Squadron of [[No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF|No. 2 Operational Training Unit]] (2OTU), based at [[Mildura, Victoria|Mildura]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref name="Newton"/> He was quoted in ''The Canberra Times'' that April offering his message of congratulation to the RAF on the 25th anniversary of its foundation: "You should not have many more birthdays before 'Jerry' and the Japs are shot clean out of the skies. Here's hoping."<ref> [newspapers.nla.gov.au] R.A.A.F. Pilot's Greetings] at [newspapers.nla.gov.au] Australian Newspapers]. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref> Fellow aces and Desert War veterans Clive Caldwell, [[Wilfred Arthur|Wilf Arthur]] and [[Bobby Gibbes]] also spent time at 2OTU prior to combat postings in the South West Pacific; in December 1943, Caldwell and Waddy nearly collided when they crossed paths during an [[aerobatics]] display at No. 5 Service Flying Training School in [[Uranquinty, New South Wales|Uranquinty]], New South Wales.<ref>Alexander, ''Clive Caldwell: Air Ace'', p.156</ref> Waddy undertook a staff course the following year, and was promoted to [[Squadron Leader]]. He was posted to [[Noemfoor]], [[Dutch East Indies]] in September 1944 to command [[No. 80 Squadron RAAF|No. 80 Squadron]], part of [[No. 78 Wing RAAF|No. 78 (Fighter) Wing]] of the [[Australian First Tactical Air Force]] led by [[Air Commodore]] [[Arthur Henry Cobby|Harry Cobby]].<ref name="Newton"/><ref>Odgers, [www.awm.gov.au] ''Air War Against Japan'', pp.298–299]</ref> Operating Kittyhawks, Waddy's unit undertook [[Dive bomber|dive bombing]] and [[strafing]] missions against Japanese targets, but saw little air combat.<ref name="Units">RAAF Historical Section, ''Units of the RAAF'', pp.76–77</ref><ref>Eather, ''Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force'', p.94</ref>

[[File:OG2309Waddy1945.jpg|thumb|260px|right|Waddy as CO of No. 80 Squadron at Morotai in 1945, emerging from his P-40 Kittyhawk. The aircraft is emblazoned with his tally of victories in the Desert War and "VE", the name of his wife.<ref name="Ve Waddy obit"/>]]
In April 1945, Waddy joined Caldwell, Arthur, Gibbes and four other senior 1TAF pilots in an action that became known as the "[[Morotai Mutiny]]". The eight attempted to resign their commissions in protest at the relegation of the RAAF's fighter squadrons to apparently worthless ground attack missions.<ref name="Stephens">Stephens, ''The Royal Australian Air Force'', pp.123-124</ref><ref name="Odgers">Odgers, [www.awm.gov.au] ''Air War Against Japan'', pp.444–450]</ref> Earlier that month, Waddy had asked his Intelligence Officer to produce a "profit and loss statement" for No. 80 Squadron, covering the period 1 October 1944 to 31 March 1945, in order to "bring out the fact that the expenditure by the squadron was not compensated for by the achievements of the Squadron." In that time, Waddy had lost eleven pilots with the unit, including seven to enemy action. Arthur had produced a similar "balance sheet" for No. 81 Wing. Both had become frustrated at the lack of attention paid by superior officers to their concerns regarding the usefulness of 1TAF operations.<ref name="Alexander"/> At the subsequent inquiry into events on Morotai, Justice [[John Vincent Barry]] cleared the pilots of fault over the incident, finding their motives in tendering their resignations to be sincere.<ref name="Alexander"/><ref name="Stephens"/> Waddy continued to lead No. 80 Squadron in close support operations until handing over command on 1 June 1945.<ref name="Units"/>

==Post-war military and political career==
[[File:11868207 0001Waddy1956.jpg|thumb|260px|left|Waddy (far left) greeting the President of the World Veterans Federation (second from left), with other WVF committee members (right) in 1956]]
With the end of the Pacific War, Waddy was discharged from the Permanent Air Force as an acting [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] in September 1945.<ref name="Newton"/> He then joined the Rose Bay branch of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]], and accepted a commission in the RAAF Reserve (also known as the Citizen Air Force).<ref name="Parliament"> [www.parliament.nsw.gov.au] The Hon. John Lloyd Waddy (1916–1987)] at Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref> He was awarded a [[Mentioned in Despatches|Mention in Despatches]] on 25 June 1946.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=37625|supp=yes|startpage=3218|date=25 June 1946|accessdate=25 September 2009}}</ref> Promoted [[Group Captain]], Waddy led the RAAF Reserve from 1950 through 1954, becoming its first member to take a seat on the Air Board, the service's controlling body that consisted of its most senior officers and which was chaired by the [[Chief of Air Force (Australia)|Chief of the Air Staff]].<ref name="Parliament"/><ref>Stephens, ''The Royal Australian Air Force'', p.112</ref> Retiring from the Reserve, he was [[Aide-de-camp|Honorary Aide-de-camp]] to the [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen]] from 1954 through 1957. He also established his own real estate and travel agency in 1954, John L. Waddy Pty Ltd.<ref name="Who's Who 1980"/>

Waddy was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in the 1955 [[New Years Honours]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=40367|supp=yes|startpage=40|date=1 January 1955|accessdate=25 September 2009}}</ref> He was Australian delegate to the World Veterans' Federation from 1956 to 1963,<ref name="Parliament"/> and served as President of the New South Wales Division of the Australian Flying Corps and Royal Australian Air Force Association throughout the 1950s, becoming an honorary life member in 1958.<ref name="Who's Who 1980"/> In October 1956, he joined former Chiefs of the Air Staff [[Air Marshal]]s [[Richard Williams (RAAF officer)|Sir Richard Williams]] and [[George Jones (RAAF officer)|Sir George Jones]] in calling for greater investment in the local aircraft industry, warning that unless prompt action was taken the situation would deteriorate to the same level as before World War II.<ref> [www.flightglobal.com] Australian Industry SOS] at [www.flightglobal.com] FlightGlobal]. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.</ref>

After an unsuccessful bid to become [[Lord Mayor of Sydney]] that saw him defeated by the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party's]] [[Pat Hills]],<ref name="Ve Waddy obit"/> Waddy was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] as member for [[Kirribilli, New South Wales|Kirribilli]], on Sydney's [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]], in March 1962. He sold his interest in John L. Waddy Pty Ltd the same year.<ref name="Parliament"/> Appointed [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Department of Education and Training (New South Wales)|Minister for Education]] in 1967, he was an Assistant Minister from February 1969 until March 1971, when he became Minister for Child Welfare and Social Welfare. He led his department though its reorganisation as Youth and Community Services in January 1973, before becoming [[New South Wales Department of Health|Minister for Health]] that December. In January 1975, he was appointed [[New South Wales Ministry for Police|Minister for Police and Services]], in which capacity he served until the following January.<ref name="Who's Who 1980"/><ref name="Parliament"/>

Described later as a "mixture of ''bon vivant'' and conservatism", he was also known for occasionally having a short temper; his staff were said to "start making motions as though they were bombing and strafing the enemy" when their boss got "wound up".<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/> He was named a [[List of Honorary Freemen of the City of London|Freeman of the City of London]] in 1972, and [[Australian Father of the Year award|Australian Father of the Year]] in 1973.<ref name="Who's Who 1980"/><ref> [www.fatheroftheyear.com.au] History] at [www.fatheroftheyear.com.au] Australian Father of the Year]. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref> Having held his state seat in Kirribilli through four elections since 1962, Waddy was denied preselection by the Liberal Party for the 1976 contest. He resigned from the party and stood as an Independent, but was defeated.<ref name="Parliament"/> His parliamentary career was over but, in the words of a later [[National Party of Australia|National Party]] deputy leader, Waddy had "refused to retreat to political obscurity", and "went out fighting".<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/> He was permitted to continue to use the title "Honourable" on his retirement.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=46852|supp=yes|startpage=3962|date=16 March 1976|accessdate=29 September 2009}}</ref>

==Later life==
[[File:OG1851Waddy1944.jpg|thumb|right|Waddy at Noemfoor, 1944]]
Waddy maintained his interest in aviation during and after his political career. He piloted a [[Beechcraft King Air]] twin-engined [[turboprop]] in the 1969 England-to-Australia Air Race, taking second place in the New South Wales Government Prize division.<ref> [www.flightglobal.com] Flag drops for Sydney] at FlightGlobal. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.</ref><ref> [www.flightglobal.com] Prize winners] at FlightGlobal. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.</ref> Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Australian and British Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators in 1977–78, he was an honorary member of American Fighter Aces Association,<ref name="Parliament"/> and became [[Company director|director]] of a private airline, Aquatic Airways, in 1979. He also raised cattle on his farm near [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]], New South Wales.<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/><ref name="Who's Who 1980"/>

Following several bouts of serious illness in his later years, John Lloyd Waddy died on 11 September 1987,<ref name="Legislative Assembly"/><ref name="Parliament"/> at the age of seventy. He was survived by his wife and three children, and given a funeral at [[St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney]].<ref name="Ve Waddy obit"/><ref name="Obit"> [news.google.com] John Waddy, Fighter Pilot and Minister] at [news.google.com] GoogleNews]. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.</ref> His son Lloyd served in the RAAF Reserve from 1979 to 1995, and was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1988 and later a Justice of the [[Family Court of Australia]].<ref>Sullivan, ''Who's Who in Australia 2009'', p.2136</ref> He was also a co-founder and National Convenor of [[Australians for Constitutional Monarchy]].<ref> [www.norepublic.com.au] Submission on the Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill] at [www.norepublic.com.au] Australians for Constitutional Monarchy]. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.</ref> Waddy's widow Ve died in 2006, at the age of ninety-six.<ref name="Ve Waddy obit"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last=Alexander| first=Joseph A. (ed.)| year=1950| title=[[Who's Who in Australia]] 1950|location= Melbourne|publisher= Colorgravure}}
*{{cite book|last=Alexander| first=Kristen|year=2006| title=Clive Caldwell: Air Ace | location=Crows Nest, NSW| publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |isbn=1741147050}}
*{{cite journal|last= Alexander | first= Kristen |date = 1 September 2004 | title= "Cleaning the Augean stables". The Morotai Mutiny? | work=Sabretache | publisher= Military Historical Society of Australia | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%22Cleaning+the+augean+stables.%22+The+Morotai+Mutiny%3F-a0123162109}}
*{{cite book|last=Draper| first=W.S. (ed.)| year=1980| title=Who's Who in Australia 1980|location= Melbourne|publisher= [[The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd|The Herald and Weekly Times]]}}
*{{cite book|last=Eather|first=Steve|title=Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force|publisher=Aerospace Publications|location=Weston Creek, ACT|date=1995|isbn=1875671153}}
*{{cite book|last=Herington | first=John |year=1954| title=Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume III – Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939–1943 | location=Canberra| publisher=[[Australian War Memorial]]|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67914|isbn=}}
*{{cite book|last=Newton| first=Dennis|year=1996| title=Australian Air Aces| location=Fyshwyck, ACT| publisher=Aerospace Publications|isbn=1875671250}}
*{{cite book|last= Newton | first=Dennis |year=1996| title= Clash of Eagles | location= Kenthurst, NSW | publisher= Kangaroo Press |isbn=0864177933}}
*{{cite book|last=Odgers| first=George|authorlink=George Odgers|origyear=1984|year=1996| title=Air Force Australia| location=Frenchs Forest, NSW| publisher=National |isbn=186436081X}}
*{{cite book |last=Odgers |first=George |title=Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume II – Air War Against Japan 1943–1945 |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67913| origyear=1957 |year=1968 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |location=Canberra }}
*{{cite book|last=RAAF Historical Section|title=Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History. Volume 2: Fighter Units|publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service|location=Canberra|date=1995|isbn=0644427949}}
*{{cite book|last=Stephens| first=Alan|origyear=2001|year=2006| title=The Royal Australian Air Force: A History|location=London| publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=0195555414}}
*{{cite book|last=Sullivan| first=Leanne (ed.)| year=2008,2009| title=[[Who's Who in Australia]] 2009|location= Melbourne|publisher= Crown Content|isbn=1740951662}}


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|NAME = Waddy, John
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Waddy, The Honourable John Lloyd
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Senior [[Royal Australian Air Force]] officer, [[Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly]]
|DATE OF BIRTH = 16 December 1916
|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
|DATE OF DEATH = 11 September 1987
|PLACE OF DEATH = [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]], New South Wales
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[[Category:Australian World War II flying aces]]
[[Category:Liberal Party of Australia politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)]]
[[Category:Royal Australian Air Force officers]]

Falklands War

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Landing at San Carlos — Bomb Alley

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	During the night on 21 May the British Amphibious Task Group under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp (Commodore, Amphibious Warfare - COMAW) mounted ''[[Operation Sutton]]'', the amphibious landing on beaches around [[San Carlos Water]],<ref>{{map-loc\|showname=Bomb Alley\|locality1=San Carlos Water\|locality2=Falkland Islands\|section=#Landing at San Carlos — Bomb Alley}}</ref> on the northwestern coast of [[East Falkland]] facing onto [[Falkland Sound]]. The bay, known as ''Bomb Alley'' by British forces, was the scene of repeated air attacks by low-flying Argentine jets.<ref> [www.pen-and-sword.co.uk] Bomb Alley — Falklands Island 1982].</ref><ref name = "BBC"> [news.bbc.co.uk] Charles ends Falklands tour on sombre note], BBC News.</ref>		During the night on 21 May the British Amphibious Task Group under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp (Commodore, Amphibious Warfare - COMAW) mounted ''[[Operation Sutton]]'', the amphibious landing on beaches around [[San Carlos Water]],<ref>{{map-loc\|showname=Bomb Alley\|locality1=San Carlos Water\|locality2=Falkland Islands\|section=#Landing at San Carlos — Bomb Alley}}</ref> on the northwestern coast of [[East Falkland]] facing onto [[Falkland Sound]]. The bay, known as ''Bomb Alley'' by British forces, was the scene of repeated air attacks by low-flying Argentine jets.<ref> [www.pen-and-sword.co.uk] Bomb Alley — Falklands Island 1982].</ref><ref name = "BBC"> [news.bbc.co.uk] Charles ends Falklands tour on sombre note], BBC News.</ref>

-	The 4,000 men of [[3 Commando Brigade]] were put ashore as follows: 2nd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)\|Parachute Regiment]] (2 Para) from the [[RORO]] ferry ''[[Norland (ferry)\|Norland]]'' and 40 Commando ([[Royal Marines]]) from the amphibious ship [[HMS Fearless (L10)\|HMS ''Fearless'']] were landed at San Carlos (Blue Beach), 3 Para from the amphibious ship [[HMS Intrepid (L11)\|HMS ''Intrepid'']] were landed at [[Port San Carlos]] (Green Beach) and 45 Commando from [[RFA Stromness (A344)\|RFA ''Stromness'']] were landed at [[Ajax Bay]] (Red Beach). Notably the waves of 8 [[Landing Craft Utility\|LCU]]s and 8 [[LCVP]]s were led by Major [[Ewen Southby-Tailyour]] who had commanded the Falklands detachment only a year previously. 42 Commando on the liner [[SS Canberra\|SS ''Canberra'']] was a tactical reserve. Units from the [[Royal Artillery]], [[Royal Engineers]] etc. and tanks were also put ashore with the landing craft, the [[Round Table class landing ship logistics\|Round table class]] [[Landing Ship Logistics\|LSL]] and [[mexeflote]] barges. [[Rapier missile]] launchers were carried as underslung loads of [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]]s for rapid deployment.	+	The 4,000 men of [[3 Commando Brigade]] were put ashore as follows: 2nd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)\|Parachute Regiment]] (2 Para) from the [[RORO]] ferry ''[[Norland (ferry)\|Norland]]'' and 40 Commando ([[Royal Marines]]) from the amphibious ship [[HMS Fearless (L10)\|HMS ''Fearless'']] were landed at San Carlos (Blue Beach), 3 Para from the amphibious ship [[HMS Intrepid (L11)\|HMS ''Intrepid'']] were landed at [[Port San Carlos]] (Green Beach) and 45 Commando from [[RFA Stromness (A344)\|RFA ''Stromness'']] were landed at [[Ajax Bay]] (Red Beach). Notably the waves of 8 [[Landing Craft Utility\|LCU]]s and 8 [[LCVP]]s were led by Major [[Ewen Southby-Tailyour]] who had commanded the Falklands detachment only a year previously. 42 Commando on the ocean liner [[SS Canberra\|SS ''Canberra'']] was a tactical reserve. Units from the [[Royal Artillery]], [[Royal Engineers]] etc. and tanks were also put ashore with the landing craft, the [[Round Table class landing ship logistics\|Round table class]] [[Landing Ship Logistics\|LSL]] and [[mexeflote]] barges. [[Rapier missile]] launchers were carried as underslung loads of [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]]s for rapid deployment.

	By dawn the next day they had established a secure beachhead from which to conduct offensive operations. From there [[Julian Thompson\|Brigadier Thompson]]'s plan was to capture [[Darwin, Falkland Islands\|Darwin]] and [[Goose Green]] before turning towards Port Stanley.		By dawn the next day they had established a secure beachhead from which to conduct offensive operations. From there [[Julian Thompson\|Brigadier Thompson]]'s plan was to capture [[Darwin, Falkland Islands\|Darwin]] and [[Goose Green]] before turning towards Port Stanley.

Delta (video game)

Posted: September 27th, 2009, 10:24am PDT by BOZ

started writing a separate article before I realized these were the same game...

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	'''''Delta''''' is a horizontally-scrolling shooter [[computer game]] originally released for the [[Commodore 64]] by [[Thalamus Ltd]] in 1987. It was programmed by [[Stavros Fasoulas]] and the music was written by [[Rob Hubbard]] (based on the theme of [[Koyaanisqatsi]] by [[Philip Glass]]). The game was also released for the [[ZX Spectrum]] in 1990 as '''''Delta Charge'''''.		'''''Delta''''' is a horizontally-scrolling shooter [[computer game]] originally released for the [[Commodore 64]] by [[Thalamus Ltd]] in 1987. It was programmed by [[Stavros Fasoulas]] and the music was written by [[Rob Hubbard]] (based on the theme of [[Koyaanisqatsi]] by [[Philip Glass]]). The game was also released for the [[ZX Spectrum]] in 1990 as '''''Delta Charge'''''.
	+
	+	The game was released as '''Delta Patrol''' in the United States by [[Electronic Arts]] for its Amazing Software line of action-oriented software programs, in 1987 on the [[Commodore 64]].<ref name="Dragon128"/>

	The player controls a spaceship and gains [[power-up]] points by destroying formations of enemies. Some enemy formations instead subtract power-up points for the player, so the player must take note of which formations to destroy. Periodically blocks containing the power-ups (higher speed, faster rate of fire) appear and the player can pick one of them up: The more points the player has collected, the more powerful are the power-ups that can be chosen. Unavailable power-ups are gray and kill the player if he flies into them, making them part of the obstacles in the game. The effects of the power-ups are lost over time and must therefore be regained. The player gets a choice between in-game [[music]] or in-game [[sound effect]]s. There is also a [[high score]] table but no way to save it when the game is turned off.		The player controls a spaceship and gains [[power-up]] points by destroying formations of enemies. Some enemy formations instead subtract power-up points for the player, so the player must take note of which formations to destroy. Periodically blocks containing the power-ups (higher speed, faster rate of fire) appear and the player can pick one of them up: The more points the player has collected, the more powerful are the power-ups that can be chosen. Unavailable power-ups are gray and kill the player if he flies into them, making them part of the obstacles in the game. The effects of the power-ups are lost over time and must therefore be regained. The player gets a choice between in-game [[music]] or in-game [[sound effect]]s. There is also a [[high score]] table but no way to save it when the game is turned off.

	The game title music was covered by [[Desert Planet (band)\|Desert Planet]] in their 2003 album ''Joystick Pop''.		The game title music was covered by [[Desert Planet (band)\|Desert Planet]] in their 2003 album ''Joystick Pop''.
	+
	+	==Plot==
	+	The [[player character]] is a member of an elite police squadron called Delta Patrol, commanding a battle cruiser in the Delta Sector of space. The Delta Sector's dangers include lost ships, alien bandits, and unknown forces of destruction, and the character's assignment is to terminate the enemy forces that hide within them. Destroying an entire wave of attacking aliens earns credits that the player may use to buy weapons and ship modifications.<ref name="Dragon128"/>
	+
	+	==Reception==
	+	Delta Patrol was reviewed in 1987 in ''[[Dragon (magazine)\|Dragon]]'' #128 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column.<ref name="Dragon128">{{cite journal
	+	\|title=The Role of Computers
	+	\|author=Lesser, Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk
	+	\|journal=Dragon
	+	\|issue=128
	+	\|date=December 1987
	+	\|pages=92-96}}</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{moby game\|id=/delta\|name=''Delta''}}		*{{moby game\|id=/delta\|name=''Delta''}}
	+
	+	==References==
	+	{{reflist}}

	{{shooter-videogame-stub}}		{{shooter-videogame-stub}}

David Stevenson (admiral)

Posted: September 13th, 2009, 2:10am PDT by Debresser

Accessdate parameter fix using AWB

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	In March 1943 he joined [[HMAS Nepal (G25)\|HMAS ''Nepal'']] as [[First Lieutenant]], still with the rank of Lieutenant, which he held until after the end of the war. With Nepal he served again in the Indian Ocean. In early 1944 he returned to Australia en route to the United Kingdom for his Long [[Navigation]] Course.		In March 1943 he joined [[HMAS Nepal (G25)\|HMAS ''Nepal'']] as [[First Lieutenant]], still with the rank of Lieutenant, which he held until after the end of the war. With Nepal he served again in the Indian Ocean. In early 1944 he returned to Australia en route to the United Kingdom for his Long [[Navigation]] Course.

-	He returned to HMAS ''Napier'' as Flotilla Navigating Officer, and remained in her until the end of the war, including a period of temporary command when [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] H.J. Buchanan, in charge of the first British landing force in Japan, went ashore at [[Yokosuka]] and Lieutenant Stevenson took the ship into Tokyo Bay. Stevenson was [[Mentioned in Despatches]] in 1946 for his war service.<ref>{{LondonGazette\|issue=37603\|date=7 June 1946\|startpage=2887\|supp=yes\|accessdaymonth=24 July\|accessyear=2008}}</ref>	+	He returned to HMAS ''Napier'' as Flotilla Navigating Officer, and remained in her until the end of the war, including a period of temporary command when [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] H.J. Buchanan, in charge of the first British landing force in Japan, went ashore at [[Yokosuka]] and Lieutenant Stevenson took the ship into Tokyo Bay. Stevenson was [[Mentioned in Despatches]] in 1946 for his war service.<ref>{{LondonGazette\|issue=37603\|date=7 June 1946\|startpage=2887\|supp=yes\|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref>

	===Post War===		===Post War===
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	In 1966 Stevenson studied at the [[Imperial Defence College]] in [[London]], returning in 1967 and promotion to [[Commodore (rank)\|Commodore]], appointed as Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC) [[Western Australia]] and Captain of [[HMAS Leeuwin (naval base)\|HMAS ''Leeuwin'']], the [[Junior Recruit]] Training Establishment.		In 1966 Stevenson studied at the [[Imperial Defence College]] in [[London]], returning in 1967 and promotion to [[Commodore (rank)\|Commodore]], appointed as Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC) [[Western Australia]] and Captain of [[HMAS Leeuwin (naval base)\|HMAS ''Leeuwin'']], the [[Junior Recruit]] Training Establishment.

-	1968 brought promotion to [[Rear Admiral]] and appointment as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. In 1970 he became [[Royal Australian Navy#Command structure\|Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet]] (FOCAF). On completion, he returned to Navy Office as Chief of Naval Personnel and 2nd Naval Member, and was honoured in the [[New Year's Honours List]] of 1970 with the [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref>{{LondonGazette\|issue=45000\|date=30 December 1969\|startpage=36\|supp=yes\|accessdaymonth=24 July\|accessyear=2008}}</ref>	+	1968 brought promotion to [[Rear Admiral]] and appointment as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. In 1970 he became [[Royal Australian Navy#Command structure\|Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet]] (FOCAF). On completion, he returned to Navy Office as Chief of Naval Personnel and 2nd Naval Member, and was honoured in the [[New Year's Honours List]] of 1970 with the [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref>{{LondonGazette\|issue=45000\|date=30 December 1969\|startpage=36\|supp=yes\|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref>

	Stevenson was appointed [[Chief of Navy (Australia)\|Chief of Naval Staff]], serving from 23 November 1973 to 22 November 1976 with the rank of [[Vice Admiral]]. He replaced Vice Admiral Sir [[Richard Peek]] KBE, CB, DSC, and was succeeded by Vice Admiral Sir [[Anthony Synnot]] KBE, AO. He served under [[Admiral]] [[Victor Smith\|Sir Victor Smith]], [[Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29#Chairman.2C_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee\|Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].		Stevenson was appointed [[Chief of Navy (Australia)\|Chief of Naval Staff]], serving from 23 November 1973 to 22 November 1976 with the rank of [[Vice Admiral]]. He replaced Vice Admiral Sir [[Richard Peek]] KBE, CB, DSC, and was succeeded by Vice Admiral Sir [[Anthony Synnot]] KBE, AO. He served under [[Admiral]] [[Victor Smith\|Sir Victor Smith]], [[Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_%28Australia%29#Chairman.2C_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee\|Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]].

	Further honours flowed from this appointment:		Further honours flowed from this appointment:
-	*[[Companion of the Order of Australia]] (AC) in 1976,<ref> [www.itsanhonour.gov.au] It's an Honour] - Companion of the Order of Australia</ref> and	+	* [[Companion of the Order of Australia]] (AC) in 1976,<ref> [www.itsanhonour.gov.au] It's an Honour] - Companion of the Order of Australia</ref> and
-	*[[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (KBE) in 1976.<ref>{{LondonGazette\|issue=47103\|date=30 December 1976\|startpage=38\|supp=yes\|accessdaymonth=24 July\|accessyear=2008}}</ref>	+	* [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (KBE) in 1976.<ref>{{LondonGazette\|issue=47103\|date=30 December 1976\|startpage=38\|supp=yes\|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref>

	==After the Navy==		==After the Navy==
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	He married Margaret Wheeler Wright in 1979. In 1985 he and his wife retired to the [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], near where he had attended school, where he continued his interests in golf, fishing, sailing, lawn bowls, travelling, reading and playing bridge. He was Patron of Queensland's [[N class destroyer\|N Class Destroyers]] Association for some years.		He married Margaret Wheeler Wright in 1979. In 1985 he and his wife retired to the [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], near where he had attended school, where he continued his interests in golf, fishing, sailing, lawn bowls, travelling, reading and playing bridge. He was Patron of Queensland's [[N class destroyer\|N Class Destroyers]] Association for some years.

-	==References==	+	== References ==
-	{{reflist}}	+	{{Reflist}}

-	==External links==	+	== External links ==
	* [www.navyhistory.org.au] The Life and Naval Career of Vice Admiral Sir Hugh David Stevenson, AC, KBE], Albert Birch; first published: Naval Historical Review - June 1977 edition		* [www.navyhistory.org.au] The Life and Naval Career of Vice Admiral Sir Hugh David Stevenson, AC, KBE], Albert Birch; first published: Naval Historical Review - June 1977 edition
	* [www.defence.gov.au] Full Naval Honours Funeral for One of Navy’s Most Distinguished Admirals], [[Australian Defence Force]] media release and biography, 5 November 1998		* [www.defence.gov.au] Full Naval Honours Funeral for One of Navy’s Most Distinguished Admirals], [[Australian Defence Force]] media release and biography, 5 November 1998
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-	{{reflist}}

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	Image:RAAF O6 rank.png\|An [[RAAF]] group captain's sleeve/shoulder insignia		Image:RAAF O6 rank.png\|An [[RAAF]] group captain's sleeve/shoulder insignia
	Image:Hellenic Air Force OF-5.svg\|A Hellenic Air Force ''Sminarchos'' (group captain's) rank insignia		Image:Hellenic Air Force OF-5.svg\|A Hellenic Air Force ''Sminarchos'' (group captain's) rank insignia
-	Image:Group Captain of IAF.png\|A Indian Air Force air commodore's rank insignia	+	Image:Group Captain of IAF.png\|A Indian Air Force group captain's rank insignia
	Image:Thai air O5.png\|A [[Royal Thai Air Force\|RTAF]] group captain's rank insignia		Image:Thai air O5.png\|A [[Royal Thai Air Force\|RTAF]] group captain's rank insignia
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	During the night on 21 May the British Amphibious Task Group under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp (Commodore, Amphibious Warfare - COMAW) mounted ''[[Operation Sutton]]'', the amphibious landing on beaches around [[San Carlos Water]],<ref>{{map-loc\|showname=Bomb Alley\|locality1=San Carlos Water\|locality2=Falkland Islands\|section=#Landing at San Carlos — Bomb Alley}}</ref> on the northwestern coast of [[East Falkland]] facing onto [[Falkland Sound]]. The bay, known as ''Bomb Alley'' by British forces, was the scene of repeated air attacks by low-flying Argentine jets.<ref> [www.pen-and-sword.co.uk] Bomb Alley — Falklands Island 1982].</ref><ref name = "BBC"> [news.bbc.co.uk] Charles ends Falklands tour on sombre note], BBC News.</ref>		During the night on 21 May the British Amphibious Task Group under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp (Commodore, Amphibious Warfare - COMAW) mounted ''[[Operation Sutton]]'', the amphibious landing on beaches around [[San Carlos Water]],<ref>{{map-loc\|showname=Bomb Alley\|locality1=San Carlos Water\|locality2=Falkland Islands\|section=#Landing at San Carlos — Bomb Alley}}</ref> on the northwestern coast of [[East Falkland]] facing onto [[Falkland Sound]]. The bay, known as ''Bomb Alley'' by British forces, was the scene of repeated air attacks by low-flying Argentine jets.<ref> [www.pen-and-sword.co.uk] Bomb Alley — Falklands Island 1982].</ref><ref name = "BBC"> [news.bbc.co.uk] Charles ends Falklands tour on sombre note], BBC News.</ref>

-	The 4,000 men of [[3 Commando Brigade]] were put ashore as follows: 2nd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)\|Parachute Regiment]] (2 Para) from the [[RORO]] ferry ''[[Norland (ferry)\|Norland]]'' and 40 Commando ([[Royal Marines]]) from the amphibious ship [[HMS Fearless (L10)\|HMS ''Fearless'']] were landed at San Carlos (Blue Beach), 3 Para from the amphibious ship [[HMS Intrepid (L11)\|HMS ''Intrepid'']] were landed at [[Port San Carlos]] (Green Beach) and 45 Commando from [[RFA Stromness (A344)\|RFA ''Stromness'']] were landed at [[Ajax Bay]] (Red Beach). Notably the waves of 8 [[Landing Craft Utility\|LCU]]s and 8 [[LCVP]]s were led by Major [[Ewen Southby-Tailyour]] who had commanded the Falklands detachment only a year previously. 42 Commando on the liner [[SS Canberra\|SS ''Canberra'']] was a tactical reserve. Units from the [[Royal Artillery]], [[Royal Engineers]] etc. and tanks were also put ashore with the landing craft, the [[Round Table class landing ship logistics\|Round table class]] [[Landing Ship Logistics\|LSL]] and [[mexeflote]] barges. [[Rapier missile]] launchers were carried as underslung loads of [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]]s for rapid deployment.	+	The 4,000 men of [[3 Commando Brigade]] were put ashore as follows: 2nd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)\|Parachute Regiment]] (2 Para) from the [[RORO]] ferry ''[[Norland (ferry)\|Norland]]'' and 40 Commando ([[Royal Marines]]) from the amphibious ship [[HMS Fearless (L10)\|HMS ''Fearless'']] were landed at San Carlos (Blue Beach), 3 Para from the amphibious ship [[HMS Intrepid (L11)\|HMS ''Intrepid'']] were landed at [[Port San Carlos]] (Green Beach) and 45 Commando from [[RFA Stromness (A344)\|RFA ''Stromness'']] were landed at [[Ajax Bay]] (Red Beach). Notably the waves of 8 [[Landing Craft Utility\|LCU]]s and 8 [[LCVP]]s were led by Major [[Ewen Southby-Tailyour]] who had commanded the Falklands detachment only a year previously. 42 Commando on the ocean liner [[SS Canberra\|SS ''Canberra'']] was a tactical reserve. Units from the [[Royal Artillery]], [[Royal Engineers]] etc. and tanks were also put ashore with the landing craft, the [[Round Table class landing ship logistics\|Round table class]] [[Landing Ship Logistics\|LSL]] and [[mexeflote]] barges. [[Rapier missile]] launchers were carried as underslung loads of [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]]s for rapid deployment.

	By dawn the next day they had established a secure beachhead from which to conduct offensive operations. From there [[Julian Thompson\|Brigadier Thompson]]'s plan was to capture [[Darwin, Falkland Islands\|Darwin]] and [[Goose Green]] before turning towards Port Stanley.		By dawn the next day they had established a secure beachhead from which to conduct offensive operations. From there [[Julian Thompson\|Brigadier Thompson]]'s plan was to capture [[Darwin, Falkland Islands\|Darwin]] and [[Goose Green]] before turning towards Port Stanley.

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