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  2. Timeline of British undercover forces in Operation Banner

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    As they prepared for a second assault, regular security forces converged on the scene; the three remaining IRA members pushed the M60 to the ground and 'ran up a white flag' in surrender – they were taken into custody unharmed. Westmacott was the most senior SAS man to be killed in action during Operation Banner. [39] [40]

  3. List of SAS operations - Wikipedia

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    Operation Banner, 1969–1997, deployment of the British army in Northern Ireland, the official SAS deployment from 1976. See also: Timeline of British undercover forces in Operation Banner. Forkhill, 1976, senior IRA member Peter Cleary killed in struggle after capture by SAS. Coagh, 1978.

  4. Category:Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Special Air Service" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. ... Timeline of British undercover forces in Operation Banner;

  5. List of former Special Air Service personnel - Wikipedia

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    This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA). Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War; Julian Brazier TD – MP for Canterbury; Charles "Nish" Bruce QGM – freefall expert; Charles R. Burton ...

  6. Coagh ambush - Wikipedia

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    The Coagh ambush was a military confrontation that took place in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on 3 June 1991, during The Troubles, when a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) active service unit from its East Tyrone Brigade was ambushed by the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) at the village of Coagh, in County Tyrone, whilst on its way to kill a part-time member of the Ulster ...

  7. Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    The Special Air Service was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War that was formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade – the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation campaign, trying to deceive the Axis into thinking there was a ...

  8. Operation Banner - Wikipedia

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    Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was the longest continuous deployment in British military history .

  9. Category:Operations involving British special forces - Wikipedia

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    World War II British special forces operations (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Operations involving British special forces" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.