Contents

Foreword

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1      England 1942–1943

Chapter 2      India and Burma 1943–1945

Chapter 3      Malaya, Java and Sumatra 1945–1947

Chapter 4      Malaya and Korea 1948–1960

Chapter 5      Malaya (Malaysia), Brunei and Borneo 1961–1969

Chapter 6      Hong Kong 1969–1977

Chapter 7      UK and Rhodesia 1978–1981

Chapter 8      The Falkland Islands 1982

Chapter 9      UK, Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo 1983–2002

Chapter 10    The Apache – UK, Afghanistan and Libya 2003–2012

Conclusion

Appendix 1 – Roll of Honour

Appendix 2 – Honours and Awards

Appendix 3 – OCs

Appendix 4 – Squadron Aircraft Types and Representative Serial Numbers

Appendix 5 – The Spirit of 656 in 1944

Appendix 6 – Memories of Peter Short – Malaya 1952–1955

Appendix 7 – Bumph 1954

Appendix 8 – Malaya – a view from REME 1958–1961

Bibliography