The German Aces Speak: World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important CommandersColin D. Heaton
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.
© 2021 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781666125641
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Ljudbok: 8 juni 2021
Harrier 809: The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds
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- Med
- Förlag
- 38 Recensioner
4.3
- Längd
- 14T 47min
- Språk
- Engelska
- Format
- Kategori
Biografier
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.
© 2021 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781666125641
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 8 juni 2021
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