Angus Carten, Cyprus 1974

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Angus Carten, Cyprus 1974

 

  • 500 pound bomb goes off near the school that Greeks held and Turks wanted on ridge
  • Same bomb about 30 seconds later
  • Napalm dropped by F4 at School (bad time for the Greeks but later on in the day the Turk's paid a high price)
  • Our compound on a good day
  • Our compound again taken from the balcony of my room
  • The Lynx has seen better times
  • More Lynx's and a 3/4 ton
  • Close up of the damage
  • Greeks going to the school to fight
  • Fixer upper came available quickly
  • Another rental bargain
  • Some Greek visitors
  • More visitors ... but they didn't want to stay
  • Some HE coming in around the neighborhood
  • A little more HE, just for good measure
  • APC going out
  • More APCs going on patrol
  • Visitors are taking a break
  • Beach Party time !

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