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Post by phil82 on Aug 23, 2006 14:19:44 GMT 12
I'm an avid reader, across the board really, but there are lots of bookcases in our house, and more than one is full of military stuff.
I've got a number of the most significant books on the Falklands for example, along with more than one on wine and Single Malt Whisky!
The latest two book I purchased are Vulcan 607 which I mentioned earlier, and another that I've just finished called "Hostile Skies:My Falklands Air War" by David Morgan.
David Morgan was an RAF pilot on secondment to the Royal Navy, flying the Sea Harrier, ot "Shar" as it is/was known, and flew on the first air strike against enemy positions around Port Stanley; the raid described by BBC reporter Brian Hanrahan who," counted them all out, and counted them all back".
He shot down a number of aircraft, including two Skyhawks on the same sortie. His wingman took out one of the other two,[of a flight of four] and the fourth barely made it back and was so full of holes it never flew again.
The detail of all the flying, the difficulties, and the action are recorded vividly, and it's a great read!
ISBN 0-297-84645-0 if you want to know.
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 23, 2006 15:03:07 GMT 12
Colin, have you read Nigel "Sharky" Ward's book "Sea Harrier Over The Falklands"?
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Post by phil82 on Aug 23, 2006 15:52:11 GMT 12
I'm aware of it, and thought about buying it, until it was rubbished by a lot of the people involved in the conflict. Sharkey wasn't that popular for some of his views apparently. In 'Vulcan 607" radio silence was supposed to maintained until after the attack had been completed, but he was airborne at the time and of course knew of the raid, and he broke radio silence to wish the Vulcan crew "Good Luck". The Vulcan crew didn't respond, but were reported to be 'livid' at the stupidity.
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