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	The use of SELFOSS as a location for a Platoon base was significant as the town was the defensive key to the ~~KALDADARNES~~ airfield. The location was the one place where the Brigade suffered a death due to enemy action - as a result of an air-raid -and this will be found described within the War Diary of 1st Tyneside Scottish.		The use of SELFOSS as a location for a Platoon base was significant as the town was the defensive key to the [[Kaldadarnes]] airfield. The location was the one place where the Brigade suffered a death due to enemy action - as a result of an air-raid -and this will be found described within the War Diary of 1st Tyneside Scottish.

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	[[File:JLD_Torrent_under_Selfoss_Bridge.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|River [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lfus%C3%A1 OLFUSA] at Selfoss in 2010]].		[[File:JLD_Torrent_under_Selfoss_Bridge.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|River [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lfus%C3%A1 OLFUSA] at Selfoss in 2010]].





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	The use of SELFOSS as a location for a Platoon base was significant as the town was the defensive key to the KALDADARNES airfield. The location was the one place where the Brigade suffered a death due to enemy action - as a result of an air-raid -and this will be found described within the War Diary of 1st Tyneside Scottish.		The use of SELFOSS as a location for a Platoon base was significant as the town was the defensive key to the KALDADARNES airfield. The location was the one place where the Brigade suffered a death due to enemy action - as a result of an air-raid -and this will be found described within the War Diary of 1st Tyneside Scottish.


			To read the Wikipedia article about the locality please click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lfus%C3%A1 here].


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	[[File:JLD_Torrent_under_Selfoss_Bridge.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|River [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lfus%C3%~~A1Olfusa~~] at Selfoss in 2010]].		[[File:JLD_Torrent_under_Selfoss_Bridge.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|River [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lfus%C3%A1 OLFUSA] at Selfoss in 2010]].

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	[[File:		[[File:FE_Selfoss_Bridge_2_August_1942.jpg\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|Selfoss bridge in August 1942]].



	[[File:		[[File:JLD_269_Squadron_plaque.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|Local Memorial to 269 Squadron]].



	[[File:		[[File:JLD_Selfoss_Bridge_2010.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|Selfoss bridge in 2010]].



	[[File:		[[File:JLD_Torrent_under_Selfoss_Bridge.JPG\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|River [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lfus%C3%A1Olfusa] at Selfoss in 2010]].

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	[[File:		[[File:FE_Aerial_view_Selfoss_March_1943.jpg\|1000px\|thumb\|centre\|Aerial view of Selfoss March 1943]].

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The use of SELFOSS as a location for a Platoon base was significant as the town was the defensive key to the KALDADARNES airfield. The location was the one place where the Brigade suffered a death due to enemy action - as a result of an air-raid -and this will be found described within the War Diary of 1st Tyneside Scottish.

The photographs below are a mixture of historical images and those taken during our 2010 research visit.

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