Sea Harrier Over The Falklands
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Sea Harrier Over The Falklands
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Author : Commander 'Sharkey' Ward, DSC, AFC, RN
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1993-08-05
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands written by Commander 'Sharkey' Ward, DSC, AFC, RN and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-08-05 with History categories.
Sharkey Ward commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron, "HMS Invincible", during the Falkland War of April to June 1982, and was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the command on the tactics, direction and progress of the air war. He flew over 60 war missions, achieved three air-to air kills, and took part in or witnessed a total of ten kills; he was also the leading night pilot, and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry. But what, after all, could 20 Sea Harriers, operating from a flight-deck bucketing about in the South Atlantic, do against more than 200 Argentine military aircraft flown by pilots who, as the raids against the British shipping proved, displayed enormous skill and almost suicidal gallantry? The world knows the answer - now. What is puzzling, therefore, is this book's truthful depiction of the attitudes of some senior non-flying naval officers, and of the RAF, towards the men (and indeed the machine) that made possible the victory in the Falklands. This first-hand account charts, in detail, the naval pilots' journey to the South Atlantic, and how they took on and triumphantly conquered the challenges they faced. It is a dramatic story, leavened with accounts of the air-to-air fighting and of life in a squadron at sea and on a war footing. But it is also a tale of inter-Service rivalry, bureaucratic interference, and the less-than-generous attitudes of a number of senior commanders who should certainly have known better; indeed, some of them might even have lost the war through a lack of understanding of air warfare. The author attempts to put the record straight.
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands
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Author : Sharkey Ward
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2022-03-31
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands written by Sharkey Ward and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-31 with History categories.
The controversial first-hand account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skies Sharkey Ward commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Invincible, was senior Sea Harrier adviser to the Command, flew over sixty missions and was awarded DSC. Yet had he followed all his instructions to the letter, Britain might well have lost the Falklands War. His dramatic first-hand story of the air war in the South Atlantic is also an extraordinary, outspoken account of inter-Service rivalries, bureaucratic interference, and dangerous ignorance of the realities of air combat among many senior commanders. As Sharkey Ward reveals, the 801 pilots were fighting not just the enemy, exhaustion, and the hostile weather, but also the prejudice and ignorance of their own side.
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands
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Author : Sharkey Ward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands written by Sharkey Ward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands
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Author : Nigel David Ward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Sea Harrier Over The Falklands written by Nigel David Ward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Falkland Islands War, 1982 categories.
Harrier 809
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Author : Rowland White
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2020-10-15
Harrier 809 written by Rowland White and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with Transportation categories.
'Utterly brilliant: a fantastically exciting book... This really does read like the best kind of thriller. His best book yet' James Holland, author of Normandy '44 April 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. In response, Britain despatches a naval task force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fate hinges on just twenty Sea Harriers against the two hundred-strong might of the Argentine Air Force. The odds against them are overwhelming. The MoD's own estimates suggest that half the Harriers will be lost in the opening days of the conflict. They need backup. Within three weeks 809 Naval Air Squadron is reformed, trained and heading south, ready for war. Not since World War Two had so much been expected of such a small band of pilots.
Hostile Skies
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Author : David Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-09-06
Hostile Skies written by David Morgan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-06 with History categories.
The gripping personal story of a Falklands Fighter Ace. David Morgan, RAF officer and poet, relives his experiences during the Falklands War in this vivid memoir. On secondment to the Royal Navy when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands began and personally credited with shooting down two Argentine Skyhawks as well as enemy helicopters, Morgan was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Here he recounts his involvement in the first British air-strike against Argentine positions around Port Stanley and describes being first on the scene when enemy jets bombed the landing ships SIR TRISTRAM and SIR GALAHAD. Including the author's heartfelt letters sent back to England to close family and friends, HOSTILE SKIES dramatically recalls what it was really like to fight, live and love during the Falklands War.
Raf Harrier Ground Attack Falklands
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Author : Jerry Pook
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2008-06-15
Raf Harrier Ground Attack Falklands written by Jerry Pook and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-15 with History categories.
During the Falklands war Jerry Pook, a pilot in No. 1(F) Squadron RAF, flew air interdiction, armed reccon, close-air-support and airfield attack as well as pure photo-reccon missions. Most weapons were delivered from extreme low-level attacks because of the lack of navigation aids and in the absence of Smart weapons. The only way he could achieve results was to get low down and close-in to the targets and, if necessary, carry out re-attacks to destroy high-value targets. Apart from brief carrier trials carried out many years previously there had been no RAF Harriers deployed at sea. The RAF pilots were treated with ill-disguised contempt by their naval masters, their professional opinions ignored in spite of the fact that the RN knew next to nothing about ground-attack and reccon operations. Very soon after starting operations from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes the squadron realized that they were considered as more or less expendable ordnance. The Harriers lacked the most basic self-protection aids and were up against 10,000 well-armed troops who put up an impressive weight of fire whenever attacked.
Sea Harrier Falklands 40th Anniversary
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Author : Chris Sandham-Bailey
language : en
Publisher: Tempest Books
Release Date : 2022-05-05
Sea Harrier Falklands 40th Anniversary written by Chris Sandham-Bailey and has been published by Tempest Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-05 with categories.
Raf Harrier Ground Attack Falklands
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Author : Jerry Pook
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2008-06-15
Raf Harrier Ground Attack Falklands written by Jerry Pook and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-15 with History categories.
An “interesting and highly informative personal memoir . . . a much-needed addition to the body of work covering the air war over the Falklands.”—IPMS/USA During the Falklands War, Jerry Pook, a pilot in No. 1(F) Squadron RAF, flew air interdiction, armed reccon, close-air-support and airfield attack as well as pure photo-reccon missions. Most weapons were delivered from extreme low-level attacks because of the lack of navigation aids and in the absence of Smart weapons. The only way he could achieve results was to get low down and close-in to the targets and, if necessary, carry out re-attacks to destroy high-value targets. Apart from brief carrier trials carried out many years previously, there had been no RAF Harriers deployed at sea. The RAF pilots were treated with ill-disguised contempt by their naval masters, their professional opinions ignored in spite of the fact that the RN knew next to nothing about ground-attack and reccon operations. Very soon after starting operations from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, the squadron realized that they were considered as more or less expendable ordnance. The Harriers lacked the most basic self-protection aids and were up against 10,000 well-armed troops who put up an impressive weight of fire whenever attacked. “Prior to this book, very little had been written in detail describing the RAF Harrier GR3 operations during the 1982 Falklands War. This book fills that void very well, providing a wealth of detail in describing the lead up, deployment and day-to-day combat operations of the small contingent of Royal Air Force attack Harriers.”—IPMS/USA
Her Majesty S Top Gun And The Decline Of The Royal Navy
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Author : 'Sharkey' Ward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-27
Her Majesty S Top Gun And The Decline Of The Royal Navy written by 'Sharkey' Ward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.