In conversation with 7 BRIXMIS veterans - Part 1 (268)

Cold War Conversations

Ian Sanders

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 758 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In October of 2022, I was asked by the West Pennines Military Vehicle Trust to moderate a Q&A session with a number of BRIXMIS veterans. Part 2 is here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode270 Attending were Drivers Neil Walton, Pete Curran, Dave Collins and Kev Smith, plus Sandy Saxton-Warne (Joint operations & weapons) , Mike Hill (Tour officer), Mike Corcoran (Weapons), and Dave Butler (Senior Non Commissioned Officer, Tourer). It was an amazing afternoon of reminiscing about their experiences and viewing the amazing collections they had from that time. Don’t miss part 2 which follows next week. My good friend Colin Dyter was a massive help with the recording, but a quick note that the audio is not up to the usual quality of Cold War Conversations, due to background noise, but I think the events and activities described definitely make it worth listening to. 0:00 Introduction and story from Dave Collins 5:25 Dave Collins recounts the night the wall came down 8:47 Neil Walton talks about their communication system and shares stories of challenging situations 15:41 Monitoring equipment and weapon remnants in East Germany 21:21 An encounter with the MFS during a tour 28:20 Discussion about different units and experiences in the army 39:04 Understanding 'tarpology' and recognizing Soviet equipment 44:35 Special permits and fast driving experiences 54:04 Using thermal imaging in the Cold War 1:01:14 Cliffhanger - The discovery about the missile 1:01:42 Acknowledgement of financial supporters and call for donations Table of contents powered by PodcastAI✨ Cold War history is disappearing; however, a simple monthly donation will keep this podcast on the air. You’ll become part of our community and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you’ll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, We also welcome one-off donations via the same link. Episode notes herehttps://coldwarconversations.com/episode268 Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.9	Timothy Shalame is Bob Dylan and a complete unknown.
0:09.4	If anyone who's going to hold your attention on the state, you have to kind of be a freak.
0:13.9	Critics agree it's outstanding on every level. Five stars.
0:19.1	Shalemay is a revelation.
0:20.8	What do you want to be?
0:21.9	Whatever it is, they don't want me to be.
0:23.8	Now nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, Edward Norton.
0:29.3	A complete unknown.
0:30.6	Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Bill!
0:32.4	In cinema's January 17, rated 15.
0:35.8	So it was, you know, we say cat and mouse games, but it was, you know, very often you'd come back and you would have a 7.62 nice little hole straight through the back of your geawagon and out the other side without even knowing it.
0:50.6	This is Cold War Conversations. If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War history accounts. Do make sure you follow us in your podcast app or join our emailing list to keep up with the latest episode.
1:09.9	In October of 2022, I was asked by the West Pennines Military Vehicle Trust to moderate
1:17.2	a question and answer session with a number of Brixmouth veterans.
1:22.4	Attending were drivers Neil Walton, Pete Curran, Dave Collins and Kev Smith, plus Sandy
1:29.3	Saxton Warne, Joint Operations and Weapons, Mike Hill, tour officer, Mike Corcoran,
1:35.7	Weapons, and Dave Butler, Senior Tour Officer. It was an amazing afternoon of reminiscing
1:41.8	about their experiences and viewing the amazing collections
1:45.3	they had from that time. Don't miss part two that follows next week. My good friend Colin
1:51.8	Diter helped with the complex recording of this session, but a quick note that the audio is not
1:58.4	up to the usual quality of Cold War conversations due to
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