On the 30th of April 1980, six-armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in South Kensington in London, it was a siege that was to last for six days.

The gunmen took 26 people hostage including embassy staff, several visitors and a police officer who had been guarding the embassy.

By the sixth day of the siege, the gunmen, frustrated at the lack of progress to their demands, killed a hostage and threw his body out of the embassy.

The British Special Air Service (SAS) initiated Operation Nimrod to rescue the remaining hostages, abseiling from the roof and forcing entry through the windows. The raid, which was televised live on a bank holiday evening, became a defining moment in British History.

The Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop in Hampshire are thrilled to give you the opportunity to hear from a veteran of Red Team, B Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment as he describes the events of the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 at the Museum on Monday 9th March. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear and ask questions of the first-hand account of someone who was there. A Trooper of Red Team that entered the embassy on a caving ladder through the light well. A replica model of the embassy will also be on display for visitors to view.

This special evening at the Museum is set to be a real treat for visitors as they hear this account in the stunning surroundings of the Hayward Hall amidst the many aircraft in the Museum’s collection.

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