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This documentary follows the ‘phantom’ Pathfinder Platoon’s training operations to ready them for action whilst they await secured funding. Then an elite force of 5 Airborne Brigade (now part of 16 Air Assault Brigade), these advanced reconnaissance teams are made up from all three branches of the Armed Forces and specialise in rapid deployment aerial and naval assault.
© 1996
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Remember this on TV back in 1996
Love the old Trop DPM , served me well that kit
I'll always love you DPM, much cooler than MTP
And 26yrs later Portillo makes train films, Dannatt draws his pension. Never have UK Forces been so small and weak. The army down to about 80k guys, RAF 7 attack squadrons and the navy 19 warships.
One day we will get a bloody nose and it won't be the fault of the lads in the combat units.
The weasels in Whitehall and politicians refusing to fund defence properly.
Just a suggestion…..I reckon Mr Portillo will make a better voice now than he ever did as a Politician, but……Have far less influence unfortunately.
I enjoyed the Platoon HALOing into Oxfordshire and liberating the county from Green Party wokeness.
정치인들 못믿어요🙏🙏🙏🇰🇷🇰🇷
Didn't realise I was so special.
13 minutes in, weren’t they fed a croc of shit. The got sent in to general warfare in Iraq in soft skinned vehicles
Awesome Documentry , why is there nothing this good on the Box any more?
Very interesting, cheers.
I have a feeling that as far back as the early 1960s something similar was being considered.
I remember being up on the Gulf (Sharjha ) when a couple of RA Bombardiers came ashore from a RN Frigate and did a couple of patrols with us (4RTR) then disappeared just as suddenly
There was a big RAF Base in Sharjha but also a " secret" Landing strip out in the desert big enough to take RAF Transport Command planes which use to flit in out and out (unannounced ) with Para Coys from UK
Great documentary 🙂
I know nothing of MP Soames politics, but his suit makes modern politicians look like used car salesmen in comparison.
anyone know what year this was filmed? i'm guessing early 90s maybe?
Not very phantom if you're on the British Army orbat!
Bunching!!
The horrible MP at 06:00 should get his fat corrupted behind in the line of fire himself. But of course not. Safe in his office plotting the next money scam.
Great insight into the platoon, but also I found the glimpse behind all the corridors at, I presume, Whitehall, and the discussions that have to be had about finances etc, also equally fascinating!
That’s just cruel, making them drink Budweiser ☹️.
04:24 Oh boy, are those some words to haunt you…