Originally Posted by
MAINJAFAD
Just out of interest how many Argentinian strike missions were aborted due to direct visual contact with a Sea Harrier or warnings from the Stanley Radars? (not counting successful / unsuccessful interceptions)
Is it true that the Argentinean radar was allowed to keep radiating to ensure they knew the Sea Harriers were up?
Originally Posted by
Martin the Martian
As I remarked in the previous thread concerning the committee report, I would like to think that one day an ex-Tornado pilot or nav or two might just take Mr. Sea Harrier to one side and explain a few facts of life to him.
Plenty of them. Not a lot of noise. Maybe they would rather there was not a closer look into some of the events in GW1?
Originally Posted by
Darvan
In Sharkey’s Annex B that tries to summarise the success rate of each participating RAF aircraft in recent combat zones, he forgets to mention the RAF aircraft and aircrew in GW1 that, in the words of General Sir Peter de la Billiere, “Saved the reputation of the Royal Air Force”.
That is not exactly high praise. Which war were the RAF described as "Utterly, utterly useless!"?