Part 2, of a two part recording.

Part 1 is here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode268

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.

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. 

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 background on the episode's guests

2:15 BRIXMIS veterans and their stories

6:44 Importance of safeguarding sensitive equipment and intelligence gathering

14:52 Identifying and tracking Soviet equipment

24:06 Scavenging procedures and notable discoveries

30:22 Operation Tomahawk and the risks of tour driving

39:35 Confrontations with Russians and successful escapes

46:17 Use of maps and marking points of interest in the Cold War

58:10 Collecting memorabilia and living conditions in the DDR

1:02:14 Closing remarks and episode extras

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