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Journal Issue 71 Published
Many will have by now received their copy of the latest Journal in the post. We have now also added a digital copy to the Journal page...
Apr 5, 2022
Major Roger Woodiwiss MBE
Major Roger Woodiwiss sadly passed away on Saturday 12th March 2022 at the age of 92. He was conscripted on 1st January 1948 and decided...
Mar 28, 2022


Flt Lt Lex Brown MBE AFC
With sadness, we have learned that Lex Brown died peacefully on 11th February following a long illness. As a heli pilot on Loan Service,...
Feb 15, 2022


Air Vice Marshal Sir Erik Bennett KBE, CV, CVO
Sir Erik Bennett died in the Armed Forces Hospital in Oman on Friday 28th January 2022 at the age of 93. Erik Bennett assumed command of...
Feb 15, 2022


Mqm Nick Mander - amended obituary
Following a career in the British Army serving with the Green Howards, Nick Mander arrived in Oman in June 1971. He was initially...
Jan 4, 2022


Major Steve Cary
We are sorry to report that Steve Cary died from a heart attack on the 16th December 2021. He served in the Parachute Regiment on a short...
Dec 29, 2021


Colonel John R Wooddisse
John Wooddisse was commissioned into the Sherwood Foresters on National Service and served with the 1st Bn in Derna, Libya. On...
Nov 1, 2021


SON/RNO Reunion 2021
Third time lucky! We eventually got the SON/RNO Reunion off the ground on Friday 1 October after two postponements due to COVID. It was a...
Oct 25, 2021


The Grenadier Walk of Oman
The SAF Association was recently approached by Walking with the Wounded, a registered charity in the UK, which exists to support...
Oct 13, 2021


Lt Col (retd) Alan John Abbott MBE
With sadness, we have learned that Alan Abbott died peacefully in hospital on 10th October, following a long illness. Colleagues will...
Oct 13, 2021
Andy Dunsire
Andy Dunsire was a long term employee of Airwork Services in Salalah but who maintained a wide portfolio of interests outside of his day...
Oct 13, 2021


Heli 50+1
We did it – a year delayed, but at last the gathering of some ‘real people’ to celebrate that crucial first introduction of some...
Sep 27, 2021
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