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Operation Jubilee, 28 May 2012, a team from the SAS and DEVGRU conducted Operation Jubilee to rescue 4 aid workers (1 British, 1 Kenyan, 2 Afghan) captured by bandits and held in two separate caves in the Koh-e-Laram forest, Badakhshan Province. The SAS and SEALs arrived by Blackhawk helicopters from the 160th SOAR at an LZ 2 km away and ...
SAS' operations in Norway were under the SAS Braathens brand between 2004 and 2007, here shown on a Boeing 737-600. A number of special paint jobs have been carried out. In the mid-1990s, SAS started a scheme to cover MD-80 in single colors overlaid with small, white aircraft silhouettes, but the project was abandoned after two aircraft.
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 ...
European SAS (ESAS) was, unlike the transatlantic agreement, only a business agreement, whereby the three companies agreed to pool their flights and operate a single set of facilities abroad. Each company would close its own operations and offices in the other two Scandinavian countries, leaving that to the national airline.
In 1987, SAS cofounded the Amadeus Computerised Reservation System (also known as GDS). In 1989, SAS International Hotels owned 40% of Intercontinental Hotels Group, a stake that was sold in 1992. In 1994, SAS began to refocus on airline operations in the SAS Group, selling a number of subsidiaries along with the franchise of Diners Club Nordic ...
The SAS counter terrorist wing famously took part in a hostage rescue operation during the Iranian Embassy Siege in London. [40] SAS were involved throughout Britain's covert involvement in the Soviet–Afghan War ; they acted through private military contractor Keenie Meenie Services (or KMS Ltd), training the Afghan Mujaheddin in weapons ...
Special Operations in World War II: British and American Irregular Warfare Volume 39 of Campaigns and Commanders Series. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806151250. Kirby, Dick (2013). The Scourge of Soho: The Controversial Career of SAS Hero Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473831445. Lewis, Jon E (2014).
The SAS took part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq under the codename: Operation Row, which was part of CJSOTF-West (Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – West) [155] B and D Squadrons carried out operations in Western Iraq [156] and Southern Iraq; towards the end of the invasion, they escorted MI6 officers into Baghdad from Baghdad ...