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Special Forces Pilot: A Flying Memoir of the Falkland War
Richard Hutchings
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Description for Special Forces Pilot: A Flying Memoir of the Falkland War
Paperback. An exceptional memoir describing operations by, and in support of, the SAS and SBS during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
As a Commando helicopter pilot, the author served with 846 Naval Air Squadron in the Falklands War and was decorated for gallantry (DSC). The author re-lives his part in operations, in particular Special Forces intelligence gathering and direct action missions, including the Pebble Island raid. Events are described in detail including the development of pioneering night operating procedures and the conduct of covert and other operationally sensitive missions. The book includes hitherto undisclosed material relating to Operation MIKADO, the ill-fated Special Forces mission in Argentina with its disastrous consequences for the Task Force. Dick was Captain of the Sea King ... Read more
As a Commando helicopter pilot, the author served with 846 Naval Air Squadron in the Falklands War and was decorated for gallantry (DSC). The author re-lives his part in operations, in particular Special Forces intelligence gathering and direct action missions, including the Pebble Island raid. Events are described in detail including the development of pioneering night operating procedures and the conduct of covert and other operationally sensitive missions. The book includes hitherto undisclosed material relating to Operation MIKADO, the ill-fated Special Forces mission in Argentina with its disastrous consequences for the Task Force. Dick was Captain of the Sea King ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473823174
SKU
V9781473823174
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Richard Hutchings
Now retired Colonel Richard (Dick) Hutchings DSC lives in Cumbria.
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