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LON99:BRITAIN-ISLANDERS:LONDON,18JUL00 - UNDATED FILE PHOTO - File photo of Diego Garcia,largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. Exiled inhabitants of Diego Garcia began a challenge July 17 to a British government decision to kick them off the remote island 30 years ago to make way for the U.S. base. Thousands of islanders from the 65-island Chagos archipelago, many of them born in exile in Mauritius, want Britain to return them to their homeland.clh/HO/U.S. Navy REUTERS
British Prime Minister [David Cameron has today dismissed](news.sky.com/story/1032771/falklands-row-reopened-by-pres...) a call by the president of Argentina for Britain to hand back the Falkland Islands.
Cristina Kirchner demanded in an open letter printed as full page adverts in the UK's Guardian and the Independent newspapers that the Prime Minister abide by UN resolutions to "negotiate a solution" to the row.
But Mr Cameron insisted that the future of the islands was up to the people who live there, not Argentina.
He told the leader that she should "listen" to the result of a referendum due to be held in March.
And he vowed that Falklands residents would have his full backing if they choose to remain British.
"The future of the Falkland Islands should be determined by the Falkland Islanders themselves, the people who live there," he said.
I went to the Falklands / Malvinas almost 20 years ago. I did not meet anyone keen to become part of Argentina, no one at all, the [Argentine occupation](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Falkland_Islands) of the islands of 1982 was still raw in their memory.
I don't know if much has changed in the thinking of the Islanders but I doubt it. Although they are a much more cosmopolitan bunch now apparently people of 60 nationalities live there now.
It is much more prosperous than in the past with exploitation of fisheries and now oil exploration bringing wealth to the Islands.
I doubt that the islanders are looking to rename the Islands from what they call the Falklands.
Barry Elsby, a member of the Islands' Legislative Assembly, said: "We understand that the Argentine government has put out a letter that both calls our home a colony and claims that the United Kingdom is ignoring United Nations General Assembly resolutions.
"We are not a colony; our relationship with the United Kingdom is by choice. Unlike the government of Argentina, the United Kingdom respects the right of our people to determine our own affairs, a right that is enshrined in the UN Charter and which is ignored by Argentina."
I have a feeling the Falkland Islands will remain with its British links for a long while yet. At least while the families and comrades of the British soldiers who lost their lives fighting to retake them from the Argentine invaders are still alive. Their sacrifice was very big in the minds of the Islanders when I was there. Maybe after that something may change particularly as Argentina is [no longer a fascist country](m.npr.org/story/149780028). The [Argentine Junta](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War) lost power in their country partly because of their defeat in the Falklands / Malvinas war.
I made this photograph at an Islanders party held to honor the return of [Ken Lukowiak](www.jezblog.com/index.php?showimage=1797) a British Paratrooper who had fought to retake the islands and went on to write a telling devastating book about the war [www.amazon.co.uk/Soldiers-Song-True-Stories-Falklands/dp/...](www.amazon.co.uk/Soldiers-Song-True-Stories-Falklands/dp/...)
Cheers Jez XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
Papa Roach and Seether Co-headliner
The Fillmore // Silver Spring, MD
01-14-15
Shot for Symphonatic Magazine.
This is for the July Seed Part Challenge over at Forbidden Cove. Check it out here. The seed part is the megaphone.
Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander (AEW?), G DLRA along with three others at the D-Day Daedalus event at Solent Airport (EGHF).
New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 2015/04/19.
Nos bastidores do evento, os protagonistas do filme, Thomas Hildreth e Amy Jo Johnson. No meio deles o diretor Ian McCrudden.
Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
Making plaited ribbon daisychains for an island wedding - the important guests all work together to make food and decorations for the celebration.
G-BELF (G-HEBZ)
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Built 1977
C/N 823
Wearing a fake but authentic looking Scottish Ambulance Service livery and carrying it's previous registration which it did wear most of it's operational life, it did however end it's days as G-HEBZ. BELF was it's BN test livery and it was delivered to Germany as D-IBRA with Atlas Air Services. It returned to the UK with Atlantic Air Transport of Coventry in Oct 1987 and commenced a rather nomadic career around the UK. Next was Janes Aviation of Blackpool in Feb 1990, Flying Tiger Skydiving Club of Goodwood Mar 1991, Activity Aviation of Dundee also skydiving Feb 1992, The Black Knights Parachute Centre of Cockerham Dec 1997 and finally Cormack Aircraft Services of Cumbernauld Jun 2004. It was re-registered HEBZ Mar 2007, presumably operating the western isles services for Hebridean, the reg was only cancelled in Nov 2018.
G-BELF (G-HEBZ)
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Built 1977
C/N 823
Wearing a fake but authentic looking Scottish Ambulance Service livery and carrying it's previous registration which it did wear most of it's operational life, it did however end it's days as G-HEBZ. BELZ was it's BN test livery and it was delivered to Germany as D-IBRA with Atlas Air Services. It returned to the UK with Atlantic Air Transport of Coventry in Oct 1987 and commenced a rather nomadic career around the UK. Next was Janes Aviation of Blackpool in Feb 1990, Flying Tiger Skydiving Club of Goodwood Mar 1991, Activity Aviation of Dundee also skydiving Feb 1992, The Black Knights Parachute Centre of Cockerham Dec 1997 and finally Cormack Aircraft Services of Cumbernauld Jun 2004. It was re-registered HEBZ Mar 2007, presumably operating the western isles services for Hebridean, the reg was only cancelled in Nov 2018.
Feast Preparation day for the Islanders!
The storage chest...
Eurobricks Pillage the Village: Out For Blood Edition Contest Entry.