MALTA: NIMROD ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT LEAVE -- NATO ROW THREATENS OVER BRITISH WITHDRAWAL

Record ID: 644538

  • Title: MALTA: NIMROD ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT LEAVE -- NATO ROW THREATENS OVER BRITISH WITHDRAWAL
  • Date: 12th January 1972
  • Summary: 1. GV Nimrods and Hercules aircraft lined up 0.05 2. SV PAN Two Nimrods 0.13 3. GV PAN Along Nimrods 0.18 4. GV Tail of aircraft 0.24 5. GV PAN Nimrods 0.32 6. SV & CU Crew members 0.40 7. GV Crew boarding aircraft 0.45 8. SV Batman waving aircraft away 1.00 9. GV Nimrod taking off 1.09 Initials SGM/0157 SGM/0151 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th January 1972 12:00
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  • Location: Luqa Airport, Malta
  • Country: Malta
  • Reuters ID: LVA95TBXA3QZ86B0FIWC8GVCPLFM
  • Story Text: The last Maltese-based Royal Air Force aircraft -- three antisubmarine Nimrods left Luqa airport on Wednesday (12 January) as part of the British "Operation Exit" from Malta.

    The aircraft took off at a time when a major row between Britain and her North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies was browing over the amount British was prepared to offer Malts for the use of bases on the island.
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