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Harrier 809|Rowland White

Harrier 809 : The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds

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April 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. In response, Britain dispatches a naval Task Force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fate hinges on just twenty Sea Harrier fighters against the two hundred-strong might of the Argentine Air Force. The odds against them are overwhelming. British Defense Chiefs' own estimates suggest that half the Harriers will be lost within a week. Against this background, 809 Naval Air Squadron is reformed, trained and sent south to fight. Not since WWII had so much been expected of such a small band of pilots . . . Combining groundbreaking research with the pace of a thriller, Rowland White reveals the full story of the fleet's knife-edge fight for survival for the first time, and shows how the little jump jet went from airshow novelty to writing its name in aviation legend. And of how a small band of heroes won victory against impossible odds.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798200770755
  • ISBN-10: 9798200770755
  • Publisher: Tantor Audio
  • Publish Date: June 2021

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