FIGHTERS OVER THE FALKLANDS by David Gledhill ( 9781781552223 )

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Title:

FIGHTERS OVER THE FALKLANDS
DEFENDING THE ISLANDERS' WAY OF LIFE

By:

David Gledhill

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

1781552223

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9781781552223

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Publisher:

FONTHILL MEDIA

Pub. date:

1 November, 2013

Pages:

256

Description:

"Fighters Over The Falklands" looks at how the Falkland Islands are defended by RAF air defence fighter aircraft. Covering the period immediately after the Falklands war when the Phantom became the front line of the islands' defence, through to the departure of the Tornado F3s, it captures military life and concludes with why the Typhoon will be a

Synopsis:

"Fighters Over The Falklands" captures daily life using pictures taken during the author's tours of duty on the Islands. From the first detachments of Phantoms and Rapiers operating from a rapidly upgraded RAF Stanley airfield to life at RAF Mount Pleasant, see life from the author's perspective as the Commander of the Tornado F3 Flight defending the islands' airspace. Font-line fighter crews provided Quick Reaction Alert during day to day flying operations working with the Royal Navy, Army and other Air Force units to defend a remote, and sometimes forgotten, theatre of operations. It will also look at how the islanders interact with the forces based at Mount Pleasant and contrast high technology military operations with the lives of the original inhabitants; namely the wildlife.

Illustrations:

200

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Fonthill Media

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Returnable

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