Couple of uncles on my old mans side served with the FAA during the Falklands, embarked both Invincible and Hermès. Anyhow regarding Desert Shield / Storm we didn’t reply any 9f the Invincible class with SHAR. Only offensive capability and good one was Lynx with Sea Skua scoring hits (I’ve got a copy of Weapons Free written by former SAS/MAS/PAS chief pilot about his adventures from recruiting office to the Arabian Gulf), Junglie Commando (including newly established Sqn) and maybe 3 BAS were around (?) .
What was the decision not to send Sharkey‘s old mob into Desert Storm was it one of the carriers under maintenance and other two different
parts often globe? I’m just chucking stuff into the wind here..
Post Storm, it was Op Provide Comfort and hardly finished cleaning thr desert sand off the Junglie Commandos of desert paint then they and 3 BAs got dispatched on Argus to protect the Kurds...
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