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528:, France, where he without warning attempted to murder his girlfriend with a pair of scissors, stabbing her several times before being dragged off her by another man present. He was confined shortly afterwards by the local authorities to a French psychiatric hospital. The completion of the 'Skydive from Space' project was abandoned in consequence, and he began receiving psychiatric medical treatment. 373:"One member of the pursuit team recalls the weight of fire that was poured out at them as being like 'a sheet of lead'. Despite the hail of rounds flying around him, Corporal Bruce didn't flinch or hang back for a moment. Instead, he kept his car right up on the tail of the fleeing van, remaining as close as was reasonably possible." 512:
in late 1993 to test a NASA meter called a "tissue equivalent proportional counter" (TEPC) at different altitudes (17,000 ft, 19,000 ft and 21,000 ft), the device measuring the effects upon the human body of radiation at altitude, which would be factored in for consideration of space
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horn and ivory. Linked to this was identifying their methods for illegal export, pinning corruption against those in high places who colluded with the dealers, and helping with the training and equipping of anti-poaching teams for endangered species in general and rhino in particular.
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in 2002 discussed "post-career anticlimax" and stated that "the problem of post-discharge mental collapse and suicide among former special soldiers is increasingly being recognised". Bruce's friend Mark Lucas was quoted as having made this
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for "exemplary acts of bravery" in maintaining the pursuit of an IRA vehicle in a high speed chase while under almost continual fire. Describing Bruce's conduct, military history author Harry McCallion comments:
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light aircraft in which he was a passenger during a flight over the South-East of England, plunging 5,000 feet (1,520 m) to his death. His body was subsequently found on a football pitch at the village of
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In the early 1990s Bruce started the 'Skydive From Space' project, to skydive from the edge of space from 130,000 feet and break the highest altitude freefall record previously set by
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Isn't he afraid he'll miss the world?" Last week, Charles Bruce jumped to his death from a light aircraft. Michael Robotham, who collaborated on his life story, looks for reasons
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on 5 October 1993. Although the expedition was cut short, NASA received the information it had been sent out to acquire from the meter's readings logged during the ascent.
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Display Team, participating in test-jumping, international exhibitions and competitions. At the time of his death in 2002, with nearly 30 years in military and civilian
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in late 1986 Bruce was invited to re-join the Regiment and from 1987 to 1988 he was attached to the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment's 'G' Squadron, 24 (Air) Troop.
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Townend, Peter. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition. 3 volumes. London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965–1972.
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Following Operation Lock, for two years Bruce worked in Washington, D.C. as bodyguard for Lebanese billionaire and former Prime Minister of Lebanon
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McCallion, Harry. Undercover War: 'Britain's Special Forces and Their Secret Battle Against the IRA'. John Blake Publishing, 2020;
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in the 1960s. He trained with Loel Guinness' High Adventure Company and Kittinger. The project was partially backed and funded by
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commenced. He served with 22 SAS 'B' Squadron, 7 (Air) Troop from 1982 to 1986. While with 'B' Squadron 7 Troop, he served with
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After leaving the British Army in 1988 with the rank of sergeant, Bruce worked in a private security capacity for the comedian
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Caygill, Peter. Spitfire Mark V in Action: 'RAF Operations in Northern Europe'. Shrewsbury: Airlife, 2001. pp.42–3 & 258.
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and, after passing its aptitude trials, was attached to 22nd Special Air Service Regiment in April 1982, shortly before the
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and SAS Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Crooke. Operation Lock's primary purpose in Southern Africa was to track down dealers in
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was killed in another SAS operation four days later), who were also killed in the incident which became known as the
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Despite periods of psychological recovery, after eight years of recurring mental illness, and being intermittently
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One of the operations led to the death in action of his Special Air Service comrade Alistair Slater in a
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missions of a longer duration. The expedition was abandoned after the death of Karl Henize from
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in 1973 at the age of 17, and served with the regiment in Northern Ireland in the mid-1970s in
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In late 1984 Bruce was involved with British Army counter-terrorist operations against
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sponsored anti-poaching operation in Southern Africa (1988–1990) led by SAS Founder
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NASA: Press Release: Former Astronaut Karl Henize dies on Mt. Everest Expedition
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In 1982, with other members of 'B' Squadron, 22. SAS, Bruce parachuted into the
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Highway to Hell (An SAS Veteran's Bloody Account on the Private Army in Iraq)
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Contraband: South Africa and the International Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn
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Bruce was an experienced pilot. He held South African, American and British
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On 16 January 2002, Bruce was cremated at Banbury Crematorium in
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Bruce came to public prominence in 1998 when his memoir entitled
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British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
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Skyhawk from Washington, D.C., across the Atlantic Ocean via
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Display Team and achieved his D Rating in April 1979).
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Close to the Edge, The Autobiography of Jim Davidson
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report on the death of Karl Heinze, 23 October 1993
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Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
Fyfield
British Army
Sergeant
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2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Red Devils (Parachute Regiment)
Special Air Service
The Troubles
Falklands War
Queen's Gallantry Medal
QGM
British Army
Parachute Regiment
Special Air Service
Falklands War
Operation Banner
Northern Ireland
Queen's Gallantry Medal
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
fighter pilot
Royal Air Force
Second World War
Ewen Cameron Bruce
Parachute Regiment
private
Operation Banner

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