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Old 10-12-2008, 03:23 PM   #1
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Default 1982: QE2 leaves for the Falklands

I was going through some photographs of my late aunt and uncle and came across this one of the QE2 departing Southampton to The Falklands during the war
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Goodness was Falklands 26 years back.
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Yes I was a mere 18 year old worried that I was aboutto be called up. Thank goodness I was not.
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We were flying back to NZ on BA when QE2 was "called up" to be a troop ship. BA upgraded us "cattle class" passengers to "Club" and then allocated our seats to QE2 passengers who were offloaded from their cruise!!! Our gain!
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