And so we would need to,
And it was a planned
and then both pulled the
And then, the,
to take that Martin Baker
myself then hanging under
time in my life.
After that tumbling sensation
the next thing I was
parachute deployed and that sudden,
that sudden jerk as the
I found myself hanging under a parachute for the first time in my life.
Squadron Leader Bob Ankerson was forced to eject from his Tornado GR 1 when on a mission over Basra during Operation GRANBY in January 1991. Bob was one of seven RAF servicemen to be captured and held as a prisoner of war in Baghdad. They were finally released in March, days after the end of the war.
Iraq
| Role Navigator | Rank Sqdn Ldr | Age 32 |
I spent most of my time in captivity in solitary confinement.
Sqdn. Ldr. Bob Ankerson
All of a sudden you're just two bodies lost in the desert
John PetersI spent seven weeks getting the shit kicked out of me
John PetersWe knew we weren't going home.
Bob Ankerson
Unless I tell him something I'm going to die.
Robbie StewartThey beat us with their pistol butts
John Peters
Once you see the missile you have 3.5 seconds until impact.
David WaddingtonThe Red Cross put themselves in great danger, with only a badge for protection.
Sqdn. Ldr. Bob AnkersonThey took my gun and both my watches, but they didn't find the gold.
Robbie StewartWe just don't know how you're not dead
John Peters