No 1 & 2 Transport Coy's UNOSOM II Somalia

[Fianóglach]

Hi Chaps

I have just transferred my VHS copy of my time with No 1 Transport Coy Somalia UNOSOM II 1993/94 to DVD. I shot all the footage myself with a handy cam. I don’t claim to be a Stephen Spielberg but the DVD gives a good account of my time serving in Somalia. The footage on the DVD shows the following:

Water re-supply convoy for the Irish Camp.

A walk around The Irish Camp in Biadoa. (Camp Shannon)

The Monday morning convoy to Mogadishu Sea Port

Re-supply at Mogadishu Sea Port

Footage at Mogadishu Airport (Cobra Helicopters, Super Sea Stallion, Black Hawk, C5 Galaxy loading homeward bound US troops. C-130 Hercules, UN Transall C-160

Some of the American and other nationalities hardware deployed in Mogadishu at that time (M113 APC, French VAB APC, M2 Bradley, M1A1 Abrams, US 155
Artillery Battery Deployed close to the beach in Mogadishu. Basically anything that moved in and around Mogadishu

Camp life in Biadoa.




The DVD also includes a documentary about No 2 Transport Coy called “Driving Force” as seen on RTE. “A bit better quality than my own”.

The cost of the DVD is €20.00 including postage.

So if you would "Really" like to see what Somalia and Mogadishu was like please contact me at the following e-mail address

Contact Me

[Fianóglach]

Somalia Pictures

French Foreign Legion (Biadoa)
Largest Helicopter in the world the Russian MI-26 (Mogadishu)
Beach Mogadishu
Escort vehicle - Convoy to Mogadishu

[Silver]

How long is the RTE docu ?

I don't recall seeing that docu.

[Goldie fish]

As a matter of interest,did you wear the "choc chip" desert combats,or the french pattern type while there?

[BANDIT]

Bandit

Hi Guys, My current work involves a lot of travel around some of the nicest spots in the world. Somalia, Sudan , DRC etc. I was in Baidoa about 18 months ago, before it blew up into faction fighting. Met several local war gooks they remembered the Irish very well and seem to think that they did an OK job.even mentioned a mene of teh CO Mac something etc..?? . also mentioned playing football with them .
They showed me the location of the camp, not a scrap of timber left everything picked clean.
Also spoke to a security guy ex brit etc who thought he had landed at a Brigade of Guards post when he saw the white painted stones, but professionally said they were good.
All for now,
Bandit

[Fianóglach]

No 1 Tpt Coy Uniforms

Well we wore the Chocolate chip for the first couple of weeks. But when all hell broke out in Mogadishu, anybody in chocolate chip based on the American design was a moving target. So the French style was shipped out to us ASAP. I have to say that the chocolate chip was a far more practicable uniform than the French style. The dust and conditions on the road were fairly hard on the uniforms. A hour in to a convoy in the French style and you would look like that you didn't wash your uniform in a month. The chocolate chip was more durable with reinforced patches and pockets. So a lot of the chocolate chip trousers were cut into shorts and were great for swanning around camp.

Picture 1 French style.
Picture 2 Chocolate Chip with Irish Legionnaire

[SPOOKY]

Just out of interest Fianoglach -maybe its op. info or something-
but what are those make/model of Body Armour you wore in som1.JPG &som3. JPG?

Is that a steel or ceramic chest plate, and just what effect (if any) did the heat have on the ceramic plate if you left one out in the sun?
e.g. any noticeable expansion, thermal related cracking, etc.?

[Fianóglach]

Body Armour

Hi Spooky

Well as the Body Armour is still the standard issue to Defence Forces Personnel (Now in DPM). I won’t go into what sort of plates are used in its construction. But in Somalia, although heavy the Body Armour was quite comfortable and it was quite reassuring to know the you had the plates in while going into Mogadishu !

[happenin]

Never realised the df were in somalia in 93. Was it just the arw or did they send regulars aswell?

[Steamy Window]

transport coy went afaik

[Fianóglach]

Well there was 1 and 2 Transport Coy which included the following:
Drivers
Cooks
Medic and Doctor
Signal Personnel
Ordnance Personnel
Mechanics
Chaplin
6 ARW Personnel (Security)

2 Tpt Coy also had Cavalry Personnel (SISU Drivers)

[Steamy Window]

Never realised the df were in somalia in 93. Was it just the arw or did they send regulars aswell?

i think it should be pointed out that the title of the thread answers your question!

[DeV]

Hi Chaps

I have just transferred my VHS copy of my time with No 1 Transport Coy Somalia UNOSOM II 1993/94 to DVD. I shot all the footage myself with a handy cam. I don’t claim to be a Stephen Spielberg but the DVD gives a good account of my time serving in Somalia.

Any chance of a clip from the DVD, with a view to purchasing the DVD?

[Fianóglach]

Well to be quite honest I don’t know how to save it in a format that will suit this board. Maybe somebody who has purchased a copy can place a clip on the board at some stage.

[Thorpe]

Ive just recieved my copy of the DVD and it is quite an excellent show, the convoy to Mogadishu and the life and routine around the camp is very well protrayed on it.
I`m say no more as I would ruin it for those that have`nt seen it as its the real deal Acmat mag trucks and all. Its really really really good.