Libyan Rescue by Ivan Berryman. (APB) UNT104 At the apex of the

At the apex of the thrust were the 14 tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company

Formed in 1836 as the Second Dragoons

One of Virgin Atlantic's fleet of 19 Airbus A340-600s

All these aircraft were based at Rattlesden

Libyan Rescue by Ivan Berryman. (APB) UNT104 At the apex of theB0472APB. Libyan Rescue by Ivan Berryman. As the Libyan people's uprising against Colonel Gadaffi's regime intensified at the end of February 2011, many British nationals found themselves isolated in the sprawling desert, many of them oil workers in some of the country's most remote areas. As Libya deteriorated into rebellion, British Special Forces were dispatched to pluck the stranded workers from the desert and fly them to the safety of Malta.