Description
| Product ID: | 9781472818898 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Duel |
| Title: | Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger |
| Subtitle: | South Atlantic 1982 |
| Authors: | Author: Douglas C. Dildy, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector, Pablo Calcaterra |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Air forces and warfare, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Military aircraft, c 1980 to c 1990 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Publishing in the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War, this fully illustrated book examines the actions between Royal Navy Sea Harriers and the French-built Argentine Air Force Mirage III and Dagger aircraft. Following Argentina''s military operation to take possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher''s government launched a major naval operation to return them to British rule. Defending the Royal Navy task force were two small squadrons totalling 20 Sea Harriers (SHARs). Initial clashes between SHARs and Argentine Mirages and Daggers on 1 May 1982 failed to eliminate the Sea Harrier defenders. FAA fighter-bomber pilots relied on daring and courageous ultra-low level attacks, frequently escaping the Sea Harrier''s limited capabilities, against Royal Navy warships and auxiliaries, causing considerable damage during Operation Corporate, the large-scale amphibious operation to repossess the islands. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-09-21 |
